Pours almost opaque very dark brown with a garnet tint and a tan head of OK retention. Chocolate, coffee, dried prunes and raisins on the nose. Dark & milk chocolate and roasted coffee work together with clean bitterness. Bitterness from hops is medium
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Daniel K.: and so are the hop flavors. Sweetness from malt is medium and malt flavors are high. Medium lightly astringent body and normal carbonation.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:34:58 +0000 ReportDaniel K.: Finish is quite dry with charred toast, chocolate, coffee and prune/date like dried fruit, even sour Cherry like notes. Fairly oxidized,
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:37:28 +0000 ReportDaniel K.: produced 2020/6 and stored warm most of the summer, yet survived the Yayama shelf quite well. I assume it had much more hop character when
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:39:23 +0000 ReportDaniel K.: was fresh. Best American Porter money could buy in Japan (2200yen a six-pack).
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:40:05 +0000 Report