Beer No. 56 – Founders Porter
Too often in a fit of “oh shit the baby’s going to wake up, poop everywhere and need to be changed, fed and played with” I don’t let the beer mellow, to come down a few degrees. I started this review in haste before deciding to take my own advice. Glad I did.
STYLE: American Porter
ABV: 6.5%
LOOK: Unremarkable, the midpoint between oily and soda. An appalling lack of lacing. What head?
NOSE: We’re off to a rather good start. Over a foot away, I can smell the chocolate and red fruits as it pours. Better as it warms. Smoother too. We’ve gone from metallic to mid-range coffee.
MOUTH: It settles into coffee and lightly burnt malts. Not the extraordinary failure I thought it was at first. Medium body, dirty, barn doors, green pear. It has to be sessionable, but not because the ABV is relatively low. It simply lacks something robust, be it flavor or texture.
Beeradvocate Rating: 95
ratebeer Rating: 100
Hayward Abbey Rating: 82
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