Pudge 72 Porter
Lunar Brewing

Had a pint of this at the pub and liked it enough to take home a growler.

Poured from the growler into a Guinness pint glass.

A - Pours a very deep brown, just a hair away from black. Nice 1 inch tan head after a strong pour, but poor retention. No lacing.

S - Bitter chocolate and roasted grain dominate the nose. I found the aroma to be fairly straight forward. A little less bitterness and a little more complexity would be nice. It reminded me a little too much of the negative aspects of burnt coffee.

T - Dry, but pleasant. Bitter chocolate with minimal sweetness dominates up front. Roasted malts balance out the middle. Finishes very dry. Complemented by earthy hops and a nice hint of warmth from the alcohol.

M - Nice thickness, but felt a little bit overcarbonated. A creamy head with good retention would have complemented the bitter taste nicely.

D - This is a nice assertive porter. It doesn't get distracted by any sweetness, which might be offputting to some, but I quite enjoyed it. It'd be very easy to have a few pints of this.

The "72" represens seven grains ad two hops.

Pours out a light blak, to dark cola brown, to dark ruby with a nice one finger tan head. No retention, but good bubbling. The aroma is dark chocolate, burnt toast, some semi sweet coffee, and a wet barley field. Pretty inviting session porter aroma if you ask me.

The taste and palate starts with a syrupy, yet dry chocolate. Then the earthy hop turn that into more of a morning roaste coffee in the middle. The palate starts wet, but once the hops have their say, its burnt dryness from the middle to the finish. Thidryness helps give this beer a burnt chocolate and coffee bread finish that I really like.

I had one pin at the bar, and had to fill my growler so I could give it areveiew that would do it justice. Try and get a pint as soon as you can. While supplies last!!!