Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter
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Loading ...Porters are my thing. And let me tell you, I really love this porter. I’m drinking a beer that hits on all cylinders.
Here’s how the Otter Creek website describes the Stovepipe Porter:
Stovepipe Porter is made in the traditional porter style, and is a favorite with all porter lovers. Ruby-black in color, Stovepipe Porter has a rich palate and a roasted, hoppy aroma. It is delicious on its own or with a meal, and tastes great with chocolate.
“Rich palate and roasted, hoppy aroma” — right on. Many porters go for smokiness and overshoot. I can enjoy an extremely smokey porter in small doses, but if a porter has little else to offer, forget about it.
Yes, Otter Creek’s porter is smokey — a quality that dominates the aroma — but this is no one-dimensional beer. There’s a lot of flavor, and each sip seems to hold something new.
Along with the mild smoke, there is an easy-going, herbal bitterness from the hops that melds with the roasted malt and an underlying sweetness, creating a wonderful, robust flavor. The mouthfeel is decadent, smooth and silky.
The beer leaves a chalky aftertaste — and while that doesn’t sound very appealing, it’s really quite good. In fact, the dryness seems to encourage the next sip. And then the next.
The Stovepipe Porter is 5.4% ABV and 30 IBU.
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