Strong smell of coffee. Tastes like coffee up front, then smooths considerably. Aftertaste is a mix of coffee and dark malt, with a mild lingering coffee flavor in the background.
4 out of 5 stars.
Smog City Coffee Porter
Category Archives: Porter
Short’s Michigan Porter
Mild aroma of dark chocolatey malts. Tweaks the palate with dryness from the yeast and quickly fills in with clean dark malt flavors. Finishes fairly clean with hints of dark chocolate lingering on the edges.
Canned 11/11/2024, drank on 11/30/2024.
4 out of 5 stars.
Dark Sky Brewing Death’s Door
Nice dark malt aroma. Taste is smooth, without a bite, with nice flavor. Flavor is broad with dark malt and some sweetness. Interesting combination of dark malt and rye. Finishes work very little lingering flavors after a bit of sweetness fades.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Throne Brewing Graham Cracker Molasses Porter
Slightly sweet aroma. Broad palate of flavors, but finishes very clean and with no apparent bite from hops. Slightly sweet aftertaste lingers a bit, but overall tastes fairly light. Surprising this is a 6.8% beer.
4 out of 5 stars.
Short’s Chocolate Wheat
Dark malt aroma, but not overpowering or sweet. Slightly crisp on the palate, but scatters in all directions without leaving a strong taste. Moderate dark malt taste in background with hints of light hops and a mild yeast taste.
Canned 11/22/2023, drank on 12/21/2023.
4 out of 5 stars.
3 Floyds Alpha Klaus
Aroma of faint dark malt. Slightly thick sweet maltiness in first taste, which immediately translates to a dryness, with some hop flavor coming in on the backside. Leaves palate fairly clear with a hint of dark malt sweetness and some hop bitterness. Very tasty.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Old Nation Night Farmer
Clean aroma of slightly sweet dark malt. Full malt flavor spreads out across the palate, then finishes somewhat dry, with a clean lingering dark malt taste.
4 out of 5 stars.
DuClaw Sweet Baby Jesus
Aroma of mild chocolate and fresh peanuts mixed in. Interesting flavorful taste that dips in and out, hinting at strong flavors, then suddenly disappearing. Seems like it’s gonna settle in on a mild roast coffee flavor, then that, too, fades away. Very flavorful, and the dry finish leaves it not too heavy/sweet for another drink.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Petoskey Robusta Nut
Very sweet aroma, not quite bourbon like but similar. Sharp flavor bite of sweetness like dark chocolate, quickly followed by strong (but not overpowering) coconut flavors. Finishes witha mild dark malt roastiness that’s smooth.
4 out of 5 stars.
Short’s Black Cherry Porter
Clean dark malt aroma with hints of fruit sweetness. Taste is initially one of sweet cherries but quickly is replaced by a dry coffee-like dark malt taste. After a few more drinks the coffee flavor mellows out and a nice residual cherry sweetness is left.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
