Thick blackened malts (amber, chocolate, pale, and crystal) combine with generous hop fusion and dirty grain bracket for unusual non-traditional porter appeal. Differs from competition since coffee-mocha exchange resides in backdrop instead of dominating, but paltry roasted finish needs better distinction.
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(RIDGEWAY) SANTA’S BUTT WINTER PORTER
Amiable ruby-maroon English porter humorously celebrates Saint Nick’s wide posterior with off-dry mocha frontage, roasted coffee sequel, and toasted barley bottom. Tobacco-dried plum wine and port illusions enter the fray beside grape tannin souring. Sedate watery finish sops mild malt creaminess.
SAMUEL ADAMS HOLIDAY PORTER
Lactic chocolate chalking never restricts sugary Christmas spicing, debonair coffee-espresso nicety, mild fig-date souring and sharp nut sear of rocky tan-headed maroon-bodied porter. Frothy mocha-molasses broth deepens seasonal cinnamon-nutmeg clip, scanty coriander-currant dip and peanut-shelled hazelnut, butternut and pecan snips. By phenol vanilla finish, toasted Fuggle hop char embitters tobacco chew spew and ashen tar-like thicket.
SUMMIT GREAT NORTHERN PORTER – 20th ANNIVERSARY
Ebony-hued 20th anniversary celebrator (2006) placates wood-smoked chicory coffee waft with deep-roasted hop bittering and molasses-thickened tar mudding and tobacco chew acridity. Impending black chocolate influence fortifies burnt toast base and dry walnut din.