As the season of dark rich beers draws to a close I always feel a little sad. Not that the summer ales are not without merit, but I love a good dark beer. To say farewell I want to share with you two nice porters to close the season with.
First up is Knee Deep Brewing Tanilla. It is a vanilla porter made from "grade-A Tahitian vanilla beans". This fairly sweet porter definitely had nice strong vanilla powering through over caramel, coffee, and chocolate notes in the malt body. While I did enjoy the flavor and smoothness of this brew, it is a bit sweet for my personal preference and almost makes itself a desert beer. On the bright side, you don't have to say goodbye to this porter as it is a year round brew for Knee Deep.
Second tonight is Bell's Brewery's simply named Porter. Who needs a fancy name when you have a great beer? Bell's porter is a beautiful rich roast malt body with coffee, dark chocolate and caramel woven through. With a mild sweetness and finish on the drier side it was a delightful beer and one I could drink over and over. Lucky for me, it is also a year round selection! In case you missed it before, I reviewed Bell's winter seasonal cherry stout and was in love. This is a sign that I should try more Bell's beers. And you should too.
So I actually proved my own title wrong in this blog entry. It may technically be the end of the season for dark beer, but you can still get a phenomenal porter if you know where to look. So many beers, so little time. Stay tuned for many more great beers to come including a Sam Adams Blackberry Whitbier. For now, Cheers!
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