Soothingly affixed dark-roasted Icelandic coffee theme picks up polite molasses-smoked brown chocolate influx, black cocoa dalliance, nutty caramel-burnt sugaring and toasted coconut sedation. Light espresso, macchiato and soy milking deepens fudgy mocha penetration while cola, walnut and hazelnut illusions gain mild hop-charred peat soiling. Minor metallic oxidation found in deep recess of Arctic moderation.
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RUSHING DUCK BEANHEAD COFFEE PORTER – NITRO
On tap at Ambulance, sedate nitro version offers soft Guatemalan coffee bean roast that sours above bittersweet cocoa and resinous dark chocolate illusions (and recessive black pepper snip). Oily coffee finish lingers lightly.
TIN ROOF PARADE GROUND COFFEE PORTER
Affable moderate-to-medium-bodied porter brings initial French roast coffee simmer to dark-roasted mocha malting and oily hop resin, gaining bittersweet black chocolate influence by the mild cocoa-beaned hazelnut java finish.
PHILADELPHIA JOE COFFEE PORTER
Slick medium-bodied slacker lets bland dark-roasted malt astringency overwhelm any serious black coffee flavoring. Lacking necessary hop-charred bitterness as well as contrasting creamy mocha sweetness, nebulous porter’s passive molasses-smoked espresso influence wanes.
SIXPOINT 3BEANS
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, rich and creamy limited edition Baltic Porter’s way more extreme than typical stylistic competition. Soothing Stumptown coffee roasting overrides hefty 10% alcohol volume. Modest oak aging dries out cacao-husked cappuccino, espresso, vanilla, molasses, Kahlua and black chocolate subsidies. Fudgy hazelnut midstream sweetens up-front java bittering and minor wood-smoked hop char.
EPIC BLUE LAW PORTER
Lactic spruce-tipped porter pits stove-burnt coffee souring and lemony grape esters against smoked chocolate malting. Peanut-shelled walnut, cola and Brazil nut char deepens oncoming blackberry-pureed blueberry and raspberry tartness.
SOUTHERN TIER DARK ROBUST PORTER
Smoothly soft-toned porter brings mild dark-roast coffee bittering to crisp-watered mineral graining and delicate hop char. Wispy molasses, cocoa, cola and walnut undertones fade below dark chocolate malting. Serve to novice dark ale imbibers as splendid easygoing crossover.
KANE MORNING BELL COFFEE PORTER (2013)
On tap at Andy’s Corner Bar, stimulating ‘Imperial Milk Porter’ packs Rook’s Sumatra dark-roast coffee bittering into rich mocha setting. Milk-sugared dark chocolate, cappuccino and espresso tones hang in the balance as copious coffee bean influence dictates awesome flavor profile.
HARPOON EL TRIUNFO COFFEE PORTER
Mighty straight-up dark-roasted coffee bean theme really hits the mark with superb accuracy. Creamy coffee richness soaks dark chocolate, vanilla, espresso and hazelnut undertones, finishing with a convincingly effective hop-charred black coffee bittering. A masterpiece initially imbibed on tap at Andy’s Corner Bar.
MIDNIGHT SUN ARCTIC RHINO COFFEE PORTER
Dominant dry coffee bean essence and smooth clean-watered crisping override reedy hop-charred bittering. Dark-roasted chocolate malting and murky black cherry undertones struggle finding ground as fiery butane-oiled acridity derails initail java promise.
RUSHING DUCK BEANHEAD COFFEE PORTER
On tap at Cable Beverage, rich black coffee roast inundates wood-burnt hop bittering and oats-charred dark chocolate malting. Green coffee bean extract sweetens by the time Blackstrap molasses, pine sap, hickory smoke, cocoa and espresso undertones deepen its lusty resolve.
PORT CITY PORTER
Fine coffee-roasted medium-bodied dark ale seeps mildly creamed brown chocolate-y vanilla sweetness into soothingly dark-fruited dried fig, stewed prune and date nut bread illusions as well as tobacco-roasted peanut shelling and molasses-lined cocoa nibs panoply.
