Nu-Teleporter
Mankato Brewery

Mankato Brewing Nu-Teleporter Porter, 5% ABV, 35 IBU. Pours black with a nice two finger tan head. Aroma is malt and chocolate, and taste follows, with moderate sweetness, and slight bitterness. Excellent mouthfeel, overall outstanding.

Appearance: Pours a nearly jet black color with a small, but dark tan head. SRM of 23-24. (3.50)

Aroma: Strong aromas of chocolate upfront, but only for a second before it transitions into a huge caramel popcorn/kettelcorn, nut, hazelnut aroma. Finishes with a strong caramel, pecan, nuts, and hazelnut fresh popcorn aroma. (4.25)

Flavor: Strong caramel popcorn/kettlecorn, nuts, hazelnut with some mild notes of roasted brown sugar. The flavor quickly diminishes into a lingering caramel popcorn flavor that dissolves quite completely into a clean and watery finish. (3.50)

Feel: Lighter-bodied. Low carbonation. Finishes flat and clean on the palate. Some light lingering caramel popcorn flavor, but ultimately clean and flat. (3.25)

Compared to Stockyard Oatmeal Stout 4/2/21: Pours a similar color, a darker, but milder head. More nutty and caramel aromas. Less bittersweet chocolate, espresso roast, and cream.

Overall: This beer sort of blends desert stout with a dry black lager. Not really sure what it wants. Flavors of a desert stout with strong caramel, popcorn, and nuts/hazelnut flavors. Actually smells like walking past a kettlecorn station at a ballgame. But the body and flavor are completely dry and flat, making it drink extremely clean, but leaving the tongue desiring more lingering flavors. Good aromas, but could use some work balancing the flavor with the body and mouthfeel. (Final Rating: 3.66)

 

Nu-Teleporter pours a black color, with a small, barley lacing head. Big sweet chocolate aroma, with lots of hazelnut. Taste is creamy, lots of chocolate and hazelnut; tastes like a candy bar. Good body and feel. Overall, its a sweeter desert beer, with big flavors.