Founders Porter - Friday Beer O'Clock Selection 3-25-2011
I've selected Founders Porter for this week's Beer O'Clock Selection. I've heard some good things about it and had it sitting in the queue for a while now.
ABV: 6.5%Appearance: Poured like Texas Gold, with a very dark and heavy appearance. Pour formed a light brown but very thin head that dissipated quickly leaving behind a equally modest collar providing spotty lacing at best. Opacity is pure black on this one allowing no light through the glass. Aroma: Cocoa, Chocolate and caramel dominate followed by light coffee and slight roasted malt notes. It's super appealing and invites you right in.Taste: Delicious! Lots of chocolate all the way through with roasted malts, coffee, molasses and a surprising amount of hops along the way. Some acidity in here as well. As it warms, hops become more prominent and lend a more bitter chocolate taste. Finishes with nice bitter sweet chocolate, cocoa and hops. All in all, much more complex than I expected. Feel: Body is on the heavier side as was expected with some noticeable carbonation, but it's also pretty smooth, leaving a creamy velvety film behind. As it warms, there is an acidic burn that becomes more evident. Drinkability: Very good drinkability. Appearance, aroma, taste, and feel are all winners here coming together to create a very nice brew. I enjoyed this one a lot, but don't allow it to warm too much to get the most out of this one. It's best on the colder side in my opinion.
