Dynamic Proportions (4.4%)
Bent Hill Brewery

 

Had this at a restaurant in Vermont.

Pours black/dark brown. Barely formed a head, looked more like cola than it did beer. Kicked down plenty of raspberry chocolate like notes though.

Taste was easy going, I like session strength stouts and this was cool because of how much raspberry and chocolate flavor it packed into a low abv beer. I wouldn't call the mouth feel thin (a fave technique of low information reviewers) relative to what the beer is (not an imperial stout). The sweetness of it is offset by the dryness of the raspberry. I didn't really coconut out of it, couldn't compete with the raspberry and chocolate. Fell short on getting out the roasted malt notes. Adjuncts just too powerful in the taste profile for more nuance (roasted malt/coconut) to come through in a meaningful way. But I still liked it.

This was one of those rare sticker cans that I didn't keep the sticker. Would buy a single of it again just for that reason.

 

 

Can to nonic pint glass.
The appearance was a pure dark brown close to black color with a small cap of a nutty tan foamy head swiftly sliding off. No lace.
The aroma had a huge dry sweet to toasty and roasty coffee beany toned even keeled dark chocolate to subtle milk chocolatey goodness. Crisp subtle coconut slyly moved in underneath.
The flavor makes a great play to balance between the roast, the sweet and a crisp bitter coffee bean character. Coconut is subtle and sweet. Not much of an aftertaste but somewhat roasty, nutty and a toasty sort of warming wafer-ness.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied. Fairly decent sessionability about it, nothing distracting. Good carbonation and ABV. Smooth finish with some roast but not burdensome, just noticeable.
Overall, nicely done American porter with a low key coconut quality calling for this to be a fine Spring beer.