New World Porter
Avery Brewing Company

Is this for real? I haven't done a review of this beer i first started banging in the late 90s? Ok. So Avery is/was (I dunno Crooked Stave puts out some bangers nowadays) my favorite Colorado brewery, almost always good, cross section of styles, usually good quality and affordability.

This pours dark brown. Hits a 4/5" beige head, great retention. This is the porter appearance you were looking for. The aroma is entirely roasted malt and bittering hops. Just straight up "new world" porter territory.

Taste imparts roasted two row barley, light chocolate malt notes, light coffee from all that roasted malt notes. Runs around 55 ibu I would guess, bittering hops firm, yet not oppressive or dominating. This is like one of those super consistent and prototypical kind of new world/American porter recipes, tried and true. Its totally out of style in this era of dumping candy and shit into a dark beer where you sludge it up into Chicago pour territory. But if you want a great, traditional, no frills beer to bang yourself at 6/$10, you got yourself a deal right here.

Had this on draft.

A: pours dark brown/black tan head with nice retention and lacing
S: pretty roasted malt taste; subtle sweet alcohol and chocolate taste
T: sweet, chocolate roasted notes with subtle alcohol notes with a roasted, chocolate aftertaste
M: pretty smooth but a little thin; pretty decent overall
D: nice mouthfeel and taste combo; decent drinking beer overall; decent beer overall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look - Thin body, small head
Smell - Roasty malt aroma
Taste - Thin chocolate roastiness
Feel - Thin mouthfeel
This beer is a great example of a porter and as a big fan of Avery it definitely doesn't let me down