Coffee & Beer - Imperial Porter (Mostra)
AleSmith Brewing Company

On tap at John's in pdx today.

The beer pours the expected blackish brown color with good head retention and considerable sticky lacing. On the nose there's burnt toast, vanilla, coffee, dark chocolate and a hint of licorice. The flavor profile replicates the nose pretty closely in this imperial porter, though there's a roasty quality I'm not entirely in love with. Still, this is a pretty tasty porter. Mouthfeel is medium bodied to full, with a moderately long finish. There's a hint of bitterness in the finish as well that helps to buoy the moderate sweetness. Alcohol is pretty well integrated into the flavor profile, so drinkability is OK.

Not a great beer from Alesmith, but a pretty good one nonetheless.

 

Big chocolate and nice roasty malt and coffee aroma and flavor. Might be my favorite from the 6 beer series. Fairly rich and robust with a touch of vanilla.

 

Canned 4/14/24. Poured at 56°. One finger of dark tan mixed bubbles head; good cap retention; heavy ring, medium heavy lacing; thin legs on swirl; dark brown body with some clarity at the ruby edges. Nose is sweet malt a d coffee. Taste follows with roast coffee and sweet malt up front; some vanilla on backend; mild bitter roast finish. Silky smooth feel; medium light body; light carbonation; no warmth from 10% abv. Overall a tasty coffee Porter that ticks the boxes; thin for 10%, but the alcohol is well hidden; well done.