Coldblooded
Siren Craft Brew

 

 

Pours night black in color with a beige spongy head.

Smells of roasted coffee beans with a fruity, nutty complexity to it, complimented by scorched malts and dried earth.

Has a fantastic silk and smooth mouthfeel which gets enriched by a finely nuanced level of carbonation, making this quite refreshing.

Tastes of whipped cream covered coffee together with s spoon full of rock sugar, bitter chocolate and lighter molasses. Turns sweeter then with hints of milk chocolate, toasted nuts and burned blueberry bush. Finishes smooth and creamy with a lingering roastiness and bitter chocolate among lighter nuts and honey.

Another great nitro offering, which showcases a well balanced porter, benefiting from a world class mouthfeel.

440 ml can, from Être Gourmet, Belgium. ABV is 5.0%. Very dark brown to black colour, moderate beige head. Aroma of malts, chocolate and mild coffee, some vinous hints too, a faint hint of smoke. Smooth mouthfeel. The flavour is slightly on the dry side, again with notes of roast malts, chocolate and mild coffee, a certain fruitiness of dark fruits (prunes, blackberries) makes the beer very drinkable, noticeable bittering hops in the finish. Easy drinking, enjoyable.

Blind-tasted except for the beer's name and brewery/country, zero reviews below read (yet!)...
L- Very black. 5mm pale tan foamy head. Holds pretty well (@+15mins).
S- Coffee and log fireplaces.
T- Big coffee, toasty, charry
F- It walks a middle path. Neither rich nor dry, satisfying yet sessionable if you're into quite big relatively pungent black beer,
O- I imagine the baseline here is quite trad for a porter, the end recipe being the notably amped up smoke and charring.
440ml can BB: 07/12/2021 Bought direct from Siren as part of a pick-your own consignment to London.

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