Coal Porter (Atlantic Brewing Company)

Ahhh...one of my favorite beers here in Maine. Atlantic Brewing Company brews some great beers and their porter is one that I always look for on tap, but its also excellent out of the bottle. Something I found on their site that I didn't know was that Atlantic actually cellars this one for six months before it leaves the brewery.

Pours almost pitch black with a thin coffee colored head. If you hold this up to a light you still can't see through it, there is a lot of dark roasted malt going on with this one! The smell is very roasty, malty and that of dark roasted coffee. Its such a great smelling beer! Along with the coffee comes hints of hoppiness. Its almost perfection!

This is a rich tasting beer. This is the type of beer that people that say "I don't like dark beers" live in fear of. But those of us who enjoy a nice, full flavored beer definitely know this one is not to be missed. This one finished with a nice bitter hop taste that mixes well with the malty sweetness and the almost burnt toast taste. Believe me, put it altogether and you have an outstanding porter and an all around outstanding beer.

BEER FACTS

Name: Coal Porter

Style: Porter

Brewery: Atlantic Brewing Company

Location: Bar Harbor, Maine, USA

Container: 12 oz. bottle

Malts: Pale, crystal, Munich, chocolate, and black malts

Hops: Target & Willamette

ABV: 5.8%

IBUs: ?

Brewed in Maine