Pours as close to black as you can get, only narrowest waves of light pass through. The aroma is shy and unassuming, hints of toffee and roasted malt, but no big coffee or hop aromas.
The initial taste is dominated by a big malt, roasted to the edge of stout, delivering bitterness without sharpness and gentle sweet undertones. A rather smooth middle leads to a finish that refuses to assert a dominant claim on the beer, mellow hop bittering mixed with the slightest of toffee sweetness.
5/10 A capable balanced porter, but lacks anything to distinguish it from even the most average rivals.
That's a shame, I'm always expecting great beers out of SN.
ReplyDeleteSeen that Brewdog is about to unleash a porter...? Very excited....
http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/the-profoundly-puzzling-alice-porter