Jonas Porter
Equinox Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poured on-tap at the brewery and served in a shaker pint, the beer is a dark, brown to black coloring, with a light tan head. Nose of roasted coffee bitterness, subtle chocolate, and hints of caramel. Flavors are heavily roasted and bitter forward, followed by a blast of smooth chocolate and cream to balance. Very nice. Smooth, slightly dry, with a roasted coffee aftertaste and building bitterness. The finish is dry and clean. Very nicely crafter Porter.

 

 

 

Pours black with a nice khakie head. Aroma is dark and roasty with some burntness; roasted barley, black coffee, and some bakers chocolate. Flavor is bold. Dark roastiness that offers some burntness and nice bitterness. Coffee beans, dark chocolate, roasted barley, with an evolving aftertaste of burnt coffee. A creamy, medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, another great dark beer from Equinox. Equinox can really do no wrong in my eyes when it comes to brewing a stout or porter.

 

 

 

 

 

This great little porter appeared dark, nearly black and opaque in my pint glass. The head was very thin, light and tan. Despite the lack of volume, it left some nice lacing and rings down the glass.

The beer smelled of dark, roasted malts and burnt toast with coffee and cocoa notes melded in. The body was medium in character with some really fine bitter chocolate overtones in the taste. Very agreeable!

The rich, roasted, chocolate taste takes this porter to a slightly higher level than its smell and appearance would suggest. Well worth checking out...

Reviewed from my notes dated 1/5/12

 

Poured a dark black/brown. Almost opaque, but red hints in the light with a thick cap of tan that sticks around and leaves huge walls of sea foam lace.

The aroma is dark chocolate and roasted coffee, some earthy notes throughout with a hint of smoke.

The flaovrs follow with a nice balance between roasted flavors, toffee, and caramel. Nice dark chocolate and earthy hops balance things out.

Overall, a bit thin, but a great tasting and easy drinking porter. Very nice balance of flavors.

First had: on tap at their brewpub

Poured a brown-black with a nice cap of tannish head that retained as a patchy layer. Roasty aroma, as would be expected. Dark malts in the taste, coffee notes, slightly earthy, with a definite hop presence in the background. Smooth, even if a bit on the thin side; just over the median of being medium-bodied. Interestingly complex, and easily drinkable.