Review - The Tap Brewery's Charlie's Porter
"Using enough chocolate malt to please any dark beer fan does it's name come from a chocolate factory? who is Charlie? we don't know but we're sure there is a Charlie out there that deserves to have a porter named after him." -- The Tap Brewery
The Porter from The Tap is a fairly impressive offering, as it provides a very drinkable beer in a typically heavier category. It pours a dark, murky, dark chocolate color with a medium brown, fizzy head. Excellent lacing. Aroma is of sweet malts with a distinct presence of milk chocolate. Very aromatic. This, however, is where the switcharoo occurs. Initial taste is moderately bitter, with a dark chocolate, bitter taste, ramping up to a heavy bitter finish with sour notes and a long duration. Lightly carbonated, it is medium bodied, but light for the style. It is creamy, but creamy in the way that skim milk is creamy. Moreso than water, but clearly not whole milk, which make this a very drinkable porter.
Reviewed on January 9th, 2007 with Amber and Andy
| Type: | Porter |
| ABV: | 5.8% |
| Source: | Draft |
| Score: | 20/30 |
