Skullsaw Porter
Burial Beer Co.

 

Had this on 2018-07-13 in Columbia, PA from a 16oz canned on 2017-10-11

A - Moderately clear dark brown with a massive 4-finger pillowy tan head with decent lace.

S - Lightly toasted grain, touch of molasses and sweet potato. Pretty mild aroma though; but pleasing.

T - Medium toasted grain with a touch of char. Sweet potato sweetness and flavors are a nice compliment. Semi-sweet chocolate. Earthy spice. Appropriate roasted and hop bitterness for balance in the pleasing, lasting finish.

M - Medium body and medium-high carbonation (perhaps a bit too much for a porter).

O - Basically a well-done porter with sweet potato flavor and sweetness for variety.

 

 

a beautiful porter with sweet potatoes, better probably in autumn than early spring, but the flavor is incredibly and its another wonderfully well constructed burial beer, i cannot wait to visit these guys next month! deep chocolate brown colored brew from the artful can, a lathery sandstone hued head rises up, some lace lingers as i drink it down. i dont smell a ton of the potatoes, although it does have a sweet and starchy property, its more about the malt here, dark chocolate and baked dark bread, with an essence of coffee grounds and high mineral wet dark soil, very earthy and complete. the flavor is great with the sweet potato, they taste boiled and cooked up, not raw and crunchy but soft, even whipped like they are ready for the table. its an awesome complexion with the dark malts in here, great balance, and the coolest part is there is no appreciable spice or sugar add. no maple or molasses or marshmallow, no clove or cinnamon or ginger, so many of these fall down that rabbit hole, this one keeps it simple and i think it results in a more drinkable and unique beer. smooth and chocolatey going down. do they make this one all year? i feel like i want to revisit it again come october chilly nights...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poured from the can into a nonic pint glass.

Dark and nearly opaque body appearance, with a nice mahogany brown quality. Head creation is a solid three fingers of rich lather and tan color. Creamy filling with excellent formation upon the pour, real nice looking porter.

Nice solid aroma. Thick senses of cream and dark cocoa nibs, a little bit of bitter roast but this sort of sweet almost vanilla like smell comes off real nicely. Touches a little fruit sweet as well. Quite a great bouquet going on here.

Palate seems to stick to basics, but done very well. Milk stout like body and feel, with touches of a bit of sweetness that is kind of earthy. Mid palate has classic chocolate and light roast qualities, but there's just a bigger touch of sweetness with a nice almost pine and earth bitterness. Interesting finish that's almost earthy and peppery in flavor with some soft roast qualities.

While it's a take on a special ingredient, there's only a little bit of distinct character. In the end though, the beer comes off more as just a solid porter worth drinking.

 

 

Porter brewed with North Carolina sweet potatoes. Poured from a can into a New Belgium tulip. The pour is very dark, not quite black, and sports a luxurious long-lasting fine khaki head. The nose is a little faint, but I get some roast, some sweet toffee, and what can only be described as freshly-baked brownies.

Medium body with a firm feel. The roast hits you first, reminding you that this is a real porter. It intensifies to espresso around mid-palate, then it all starts to fade. The sweet potato is there, but it's a little overwhelmed by the roast. Overall, a good porter, but I think it could use a little more sweetness to balance all that roast.

This beer is a bit of a puzzle to me. It pours a deep brown-black with a frothy tan head. The nose has plenty of interesting spices to it - from the sweet potatoes, of course. It's odd - the beer is technically classified as a porter, but it could just as easily be a spiced or herbed beer. The taste and mouth feel are quite unique... seems to be a bit of nutmeg, and it feels like it almost pops in your mouth.

Very odd. Decent, but only a novelty to me - couldn't drink more than half a pour. Smaller cans are recommended.