Breckenridge Imperial Porter (Small Batch)

Posted on 20. Nov, 2009 by Dallon Bartleman in Breckenridge Brewery

The Breckenridge Imperial Porter poured a jet black and I knew it was going to be a delicious porter that I had never tried at this point in my life. Made in Colorado this beer is an Imperial Porter named after the 18th century luggage porters in London. I took a few quick wiffs of the brew and was not that impressed, it smelled like I had expected it to, but a little more bitter. If you have tried a good porter than you would know what to expect. It tasted like it smelled, bitter but a tasty porter that matches much of its counterparts, sweet with a small hint of mesquite and coffee. The mouth-feel was excellent, a very smooth and refreshing feeling that goes all the way down. At 7.5% ALC. by vol. I would suggest this beer to anyone who likes porters or who has never tried a good porter because it is very mellow and has great drinkability.

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One Response to “Breckenridge Imperial Porter (Small Batch)”

Ricky

20. Nov, 2009

I think the Porter smelled like a strong Porter. I expected to taste the alcohol with how it smelled. Overall I didn’t get a very dark burnt smell which I hoped for but it had more of an average porter smell. Usually Imperial Porters are strong or potent all the way around but it didn’t have quite what I was expecting. It had great head as you can tell from the pictures and the lacing was superb. The color was a very dark brown. The taste was a little alcoholish and slightly more sour than I expected. I can pick up hints of coffee and chocolate maybe even slight hints of fruit like Raspberry. I really expected more but overall this was still delicous. It’s hard to compete after all the different beers we’ve tried… You will have to step up your game!