My wife's family is from Western Massachusetts and I am lucky enough to have a mother-in-law that stocks the fridge with Berkshire Brewing Company beers whenever we come and visit. What a great little brewery located just north of Northampton and just south of Greenfield. All of their beers are either on tap, in growlers or in bombers...no six packs. You can't go wrong with anything they brew. If you are ever down in Mass. be sure to be on the lookout.
The label of the Drayman's Porter shows the founders of BBC being, well...draymen. A drayman was the driver of a dray, a flat wagon that could be loaded and pulled by a team of horses. Behind the label is some heavenly goodness that pours a deep, dark brown almost black with a big thick, creamy, coffee-colored head.
Smells very much of sweet malt, cream, chocolate and espresso. If you give it half a chance it will remind you a bit of a chocolate fudgesicle. All the great smells of a great porter.
Taste very creamy, sweet and then the bitterness of the hops and the roasted malts kick in and balance things out just right. What a smooth beer, it just slides down your throat and leaves you wanting another sip almost immediately. As it warms there is some dark fruit complexity that meshes will with all of their great tastes. If you can find this on tap plan on getting comfortable.
BEER FACTS
Name: Drayman's Porter
Style: Porter
Location: South Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA
Container: 22 oz. bottle
Malts: Chocolate malt & ?
Hops: ?
ABV: 6.2%
IBUs: ?
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