Hawaiian Coconut Porter
Brewsters Brewing Company & Restaurant - Eleventh Avenue

 

 

 

 

 

Poured into a glass from 355 ml Bottle.

Pours deep black with a decent head.
Smells odd. Metallic.
Tastes good. Dark and black and roasted, what I expect from a Porter. Notes of coconut are there, but much less than expected.
On the tongue: feels like what I expect from beer.

Overall, a good Porter.

 

355mL bottle poured into a small Heineken glass.
L- dark brown with a slight red tinge and a minimal tan head
S- Toasted coconut, roasted malts, vanilla, chocolate, espresso
T- Same as smell although i was hoping for a richer flavor.
F- Slightly bubbly with a nice dry finish.
O- The smell of this beer is phenomenal but the taste leaves your palate underwhelmed. So far haven't had a coconut porter that I'm crazy about.

On tap at 11th Ave location.
Little darker than a cola with little head and some dark malt and bitter coconut aroma.
Taste followed the smell but with a better balance of coconut - quite nice.
Would like a litter heavier mouthfeel.
Overall a solid coconut porter and the best of the 5 beers I sampled.

So...having enjoyed the Maui Brewing version of this style in (relatively) recent memory, it's hard not to compare... That said, this is an enjoyable rendition of the style. It pours deep brown-black with a tuft of rapidly receding tan bubbles. The smell is quite agreeable and understated - chocolate syrup and faint coconut - just enough to know what you are getting into. Tastewise, this is all about the roasted malt, subtle coffee, and a very agreeable coconut to round out the experience. I'm thrilled that I gave this one a chance - it reminds me of warm nights on the lanai, listening to the ocean.

 

A decent porter but there was no discernible coconut in either the nose or the palate. As a regular porter this would be a nice beer, but it failed to deliver the coconut.

I was expecting much but was underwhelmed. There really was not much going on here to separate this Porter from most others - despite the promised cocunut.

650ml bomber poured into tulip 22/11/15

A dark cola liquid with enough clarity to see half way under the large mocha foam that has decent retention leaving a few patches of lace

S lots of coco powder, faint coconut, leafy, earthy, has some hard to place fruity notes, and some sweetened cold coffee

T a little char I didn't really smell, some milk chocolate, what I imagine tanning oil would taste like lingering in the background but that's better then it sounds

M lighter side of medium but very soft and creamy, just a little slick on the palate, coconut and chocolate linger

O nice light and drinkable porter, mild coconut, nice dark roast working for it, nothing mind blowing but a well priced bomber worth a try

Enough going on to please but could use a little intensity, that being said I have no regrets and for under 7$ a bomber I could see myself grabbing another

 

 

Back for 2015, apparently, after a long time gone. Pours ink black, with mocha head--decent retention. Coconut smell is slight, but there (definitely of the candied sort). Nutty, milk chocolate, slight coffee, roasted malt. More coconut and . . . yes, that's a definite candied pecan flavour on the taste. Moderate carbonation, moderate body.

A nice coconut porter. I'm on board.