Collective Arts Brewing Collective Project: Imperial Porter Imperial Porter at 8.6% ABV | 50 IBU (C$4.79 at Quarry Park Calgary Co-Op, 473 ml, bottle date 20-Dec-2017, acquired 14-Feb-2017, reviewed 19-Mar-2017)
Appearance: near opaque black with one finger of dense beige head diminishing gradually to a thin cap, moderate lacing. (4/5) Aroma: chocolate syrup, coffee, vanilla, toasted bread. (8/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate-high bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium slick body, moderate-low carbonation, smooth and slick bitter and mildly warming finish. (4/5)
Solid. Sweet chocolate syrup dominates on the nose, balanced bittersweet on the tongue. Despite the inky and forbidding appearance, the body is relatively light, yet sufficient to support a moderately emphatic bitterness and a well-integrated alcohol presence that manifests only as a pleasant warming. No hesitation at all in recommending this one. (16/20)
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