Port Brewing Hot Rocks Lager

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Dunkel
San Marcos, California USA

22oz bomber courtesy of cbkschubert, thanks craig! pours a dark, reddish brown with a thin, bubbly, off-white head and solid lacing. aroma is very nice with toasted, rye malts, lemon zest, sweet caramel and cherry, prune, and fig notes with touches of balsa/cedar wood, boiled peanuts, and a hint of floral hops. flavor is quite good as well and definitely unique with nutty, mildly sweet rye malts up front backed by fruity notes of black cherry, prune, and orange peel with hints of honey, cola, and caramel. palate is medium bodied and nicely carbonated with a dry, nutty malt, and slightly fruity finish. overall, i thought this would be a pale lager but i was pleasantly surprised. solid brew.

Clear mahogany with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and rye bread. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, caramel and chocolate. Finished sweet.

Bomber. Cloudy dark brown with small tan head. Aroma of caramel, bread, unidentified hops, light fruit and some earthy stuff. Taste is lightly bitter and finishes with stronger bitterness. Nice mix of malts and hops, both make themselves prevalent. Very drinkable, very enjoyable, lots of flavor, won’t drag ya down.

Pours black/brown with almost no head/carbonation. Tastes like roast malts and some light hopping. Very drinkable and really nails the style.

dark brown, smooth yellow head. aroma is caramelly, smooth, hoppy, soursh , flowery spicy. flavor is spicy, caramel, faint licorice, complex, faint dark fruits. woody bitter.

22oz bomber. This has been on my Want List for awhile now. Pours a very deep muddy brown that becomes nearly opaque with the yeast sediment tossed in (bottle conditioned lager????). There is little carbonation here, practically no head and no lacing. Aroma is toast, rye, raw grains, some caramel, burnt wood, dark cherries. Taste is rich and full: lots of dark cherries, rye toast. Excellent bittering hops. Would be the biggest kick-ass session beer if it came in six-packs. But alas.

Bottle:   Burnt caramel, very dark, moderate frothy off-white head, little lacing.   Malty nose, slight biscuit, faint caramel.   Biscuity maltiness on the tongue.   Minor sweetness, a little bit of chalk on the backside.   Mealy too.   Seems fairly hefty, even a bit thick.   Finishes a little sticky.   Body and mouthfeel are heavy.   Lingering cereal, malty, mild sweetness.   Fairly tasty.

Botella. Deep amber brown colour, small beige head. Aroma of roasty caramel and malt with honey and a bit of spice. Good mouthfeel. Pleasant bitter spiced caramel deep malty bit tobacco flavour. Dry deep malty caramel finish. Well balanced brew.