Porter
White Squirrel Brewery

Classically porter and certainly robust, the White Squirrel brewers reach to the British version of the style for understated complexity, depth and balance.

White Squirrel Porter pours with a dark brown bark and coffee color, capped with a dainty sepia swirl. Roasty, toasty, chocolaty and with the delicacy of dark fruit and seared sugars, the scent is both coffee and cocoa-like. Robust sweetness of caramel, toffee and nuttiness are wrapped in a cocoon of coffee and toasted marshmallow roast.

As its sweetness relaxes on the middle palate, the ale turns to moderate roast, once again fueling a columbian blend of coffee with a hint of Ethiopian fruit, soil and campfire quality. Hints of fruit reveal a soft undercurrent of plum, grape and fennel before the hops deliver a broad and woodsy bitterness on the finish. An almond-like nuttiness provides a smooth vanilla after palate.

Medium full in body, the beer's textures show a glimpse of weakness and flatness nearing the finish while a hint of cola presents a short weakness. A pep of sherry and tea come with the bitterness while a long aftertaste of burnt cream and coffee looms.