Honey Porter
Cape May Brewing Company

Nice dry porter

 

Canned 11/6/24

I could've sworn I reviewed something from Cape May before but apparently this is my first one. I know for a fact I've tried a few of their beers without review, this one included as it's the last of a six pack I picked up when visiting a friend in Jersey a few months back. I'm a sucker for honey in beer so I already know this will get a good review. Let's dive right in

Pours a very dark reddish brown with 2 fingers of soapy light tan head that slowly fades to a thin cap and leaves decent lacing

The nose presents a great balance of roasty and sweet notes. I'm picking up on aromas of bread crust, biscuity malt, medium roast coffee, honey, red grape, vanilla, cocoa powder, and a touch of earthy hops

It's quite similar in taste though a bit drier than the aroma would lead you to believe. On the front end of the sip I'm tasting cocoa powder, raisin, leafy hops, dark toast, sweet honey, black cherry, and light vanilla. The swallow brings notes of milk chocolate, red grape, vanilla, bread crust, black cherry, black tea, light honey, and almond

A medium body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation, resulting in a slick beer. Finishes a tad sticky but dries out over time

Yeah, as expected this is damn solid all around. I'll definitely be picking up more of this

Darker creamy beige head sits over an opaque black brown pour. Chocolate cocoa nose prevalent. Coffee taste and roasted malt meets with peanut butter. Evenly balanced mouthfeel which is mostly laid back, and dovetails with a decent warming from the 5.4%. Enjoyable brew with a semi dry finish.

 

 

Poured chilled from a can into a 16oz pint glass. Appearance is a deep brown with a 3 finger khaki head. Head dissipated fairly quickly with no discernable lacing on the glass.
Aroma is faint. Some roasty malt, coffee, and distant hops.
Taste follows the nose. Roasty sweet malt, coffee, some hops on the back.
Mouthfeel is light-medium. Fair carbonation bubbles. A little 'thin' for my taste in a porter. Picking up a bit of warm honey in there now.
Overall this isn't a bad porter. Fairly balanced....leans slightly sweet thus the name. Very drinkable and I would probably get this again.

 

Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a black color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of honey, roasted malts. Taste is coffee, roasted malts, a hint of honey. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer.

12 oz can poured into a nonic pint glass. Look is dark brown with some reddish highlights, with a rocky light tan head that falls off slowly. Some lacing left in the glass as you drink. Smell is coffee, roasted malt, nutty, maybe a touch of hops. Taste is roasted malt, nuts, coffee, baker's chocolate, a bit of sweetness in the end. Feel is medium bodied with nice carbonation that gives it a bit of liveliness. Overall, solid, tasty porter from New Jersey. ABV is easily manageable so you can have a couple.

 

2023-11-19
12oz can served in a tulip. Born 100323. Gifted to me from @jonphisher.

Pours dark nutty brown with a very large, fluffy head that deflates slowly, leaving huge clumpy lacing and a thick, lumpy cap. Smell is light roast coffee, bread and biscuit, lightly yeasty.

Taste is nice bitter roast, strong toasted nuts, honey is vaguely noticeable, maybe a bit of a semi-sweet chocolate bitterness.

Mouthfeel is just on the light side of medium, pretty clean and smooth. Overall, very nice porter.

This beer poured an opaque very dark red/black color with a sizeable tan head that dissipated slowly. The aroma is very mild. The taste is nicely bitter/sweet with predominantly chocolate and coffee flavors.

Purchased as part of a 6 pack of 12 oz cans.

L- Inky black.

S- Dark roasted malt with a hint of
sweetness!

T- Beautiful tangy dark roasted porter
flavor very well balanced with the
honey!

F- Surprisingly full mouthfeel for a low
abv porter! Creamy, very fine
carbonation!

O- This is a winner in my book!

 

 

Look: It pours dark brown with a light brown head. Head retention is very good.

Smell: There are roasted aromas with light chocolate and low dark fruits in the background.

Taste: It has roasted flavors with very low coffee notes. There are dark notes very low in the background. It has a bit of spice to it and a hint of honey.

Feel: It has a medium body with a finish that is on the sweet side.

Overall, an easy drinking porter, but the honey is hard to pick up.

 

L: Deep brown body with a dense light brown head

S: Chocolate, roasted malt, a touch of honey sweetness

T: Roasted malt and coffee are the dominant flavors. Not detecting any honey, but that’s okay.

F: Medium bodied and smooth

O: Nice porter from an excellent brewery

Poured this from a can.
A: Pours a dark amber, chocolate soda brown color with a tan head with excellent retention and lacing.
S: Sweet, roasted chocolate candy notes with cereal undertones and subtle hints of sweet honey.
T: sweet, roasted chocolate notes with hints of of meatiness; subtle sweet finish that is pretty dry.
M: medium bodied, but a little on the thin side.
O: ok feel and taste; decent beer overall.