The Fox and the Hunted
18th Street Brewery - Gary Taproom

Copenhagen 16/5 2019. 47,3 cl can from Mikkeller Webshop. Drawing of a sneaky Fox with a long and even sneakier shadow on the can.

Pours opaque dark brown with light beige head. Settles as dense, 1 cm thick layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. No Lacing.

Aroma is intense, sweet and roasted. Caramel sweetness, bitter coffee. Dark roasted malts. Hints of licorice.

Light carbonation. Medium thick, oily texture.

Flavor has pretty strong sweetness followed by a medium strong bitterness. Aftertaste is surprisingly bitter. Lingering.

A refreshingly bitter porter with a solid roasted, coffee streak.

Pours a dark mahogany brown and settles black in the glass. Roasty malts are most prominent on the nose, with a bit of cocoa as well and a little resiny hops.

The cocoa and roasty malts are most prominent on the taste and very good, and the little bit of resiny hops are a nice addition and work well with the creamy mouthfeel.

16oz can, PKG ON 11/02/23
thanks to Ron for the mixed case of 18th Street beers from his local brewery in Hammond, IN
L: thick dark pour with a tall foamy khaki head
S: roasted barley, French roast coffee, dark cocoa
T: dark cocoa, dark roast coffee, roasted barley, char, ash, earthy hops
F: fuller side of medium for body, ample carbonation, balanced finish with cocoa and roast lingering
O: I swear I’ve had this before - maybe I missed a review? Very good robust porter! Thanks, Ron!

I got a can of this beer off the single shelf from my local beer store just around the corner. It poured an opaque dark with thin tan ring head that is not leaving any lace. The scent had roast and hints of chocolate. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with dark roast malt base and subtle hints of coffee and chocolate. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a good beer.

 

Can courtesy of izzyismyrott as part of blind box.
L: Almost black, with a thick dark brown head that fizzles down pretty fast.
S: smoke, chocolate.
T: Chocolate malt but not sweet, roasty, wheat/brown bread, coffee.
F: pretty thin-bodied.
Overall: Solid porter. Looks massive but ends up being an easy - drinking dark beer.

 

A - Pours dark and nearly opaque, with a minimal tan head, no lacing, but lovely.

S - Superb roast, chocolate and brown bread, coffee and a bit of alcohol warmth.

T - The open is a sweet brown bread, mild chocolate and sweetness in the mild, and slightly bitter coffee note in the finish.

M - Middle of the road weight, soft carbonation, and dry finish.

O - Quite superb porter with the exact flavor profile I like to seek out.

 

Fairly good porter that had decent balance and aromas but didn’t quite pack enough of a punch in the flavor department. 11/5/19 date printed on can. Pours a dark brown, almost black color with some tan head and very spotty lingering lacing. Smells of mild roast coffee, milk chocolate, faintly toasted nuts, bread, caramel and malt. Taste follows the nose, a little distant and weak for my taste. Smooth mild thin mouthfeel with decent carbonation. I like my porters a little more robust and powerful. Disappointing as I want to love beers from this great Indiana brewery.

 

 

 

 

 

Aroma is dark/toasted malts and mild coffee. The flavor is dark/toasted malts, chocolate/mild coffee and a slightly burnt toast/acidic/dryish finish.

 

Taste: very roasted dark smoked malt, rich, molasses, dry balanced finish. dark toasted coffee bean malt nose. Black, opaque, tan head and ring of lace. Medium full body.