Brouwerij de Molen Winterporter Porter at 6.7% ABV (2014 Advent Calendar #19, 330ml, bottled 10/06/14 best before 10/06/19)
Pours opaque black with two fingers of foamy medium beige head, great retention, moderate lacing. (4/5) Nose is roasty malt, toffee, dark boozy fruit. (6/10) Taste is moderate sweet, mild bitter, light sour. (7/10) Medium to full body, moderate carbonation, off dry slightly sour finish. (3/5)
I wish other brewers would label their beers like De Molen does. Front label has Degrees Plato, ABV, EBC (colour), and EBU (bitterness). Back label has bottling date and best before. IS THAT SO HARD??? Not to mention, they make a decent beer. I’ve never had a De Molen I didn’t like, and this is no exception – I was tickled pink when I pulled this out of the calendar. It might not have been quite as good as I was hoping, but still a solid port. I was pretty surprised by how boozy the flavour is, since it’s “only” 6.7% ABV – it feels like a bigger beer. (14/20)
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