Slumbrew Porter Square Porter [Beer Review]

I’ve been wanting to try this beer since I first heard about it. I love Porters, I love Taza Chocolate so on paper this beer was perfect for me. The Porter Square Porter pours a deep dark brown with a creamy tan head. There’s an excellent earthy aroma to the beer, and while there’s hints of cocoa it doesn’t smell overly chocolaty. I chilled the beer around 50 degrees, I find that a lot of chocolate beers tend to open up around this temperature and it was spot on for this beer. The depth of flavor to the malt is really what sold me on this, it’s just insanely smooth and roasty. There’s oats and wheat in addition to the traditional pale and roasted malts, something I can’t recall having in any other porter I’ve tried. Those additions are what give this beer it’s smoothness.

The chocolate is imparted by use of nibs, bits of actual cocoa bean, and a result the chocolate flavor imparted is subtle and extremely balanced. The finish is smooth with with roasted nutty flavors and just a slight hint of chocolate. I brought a bottle of this over to a friends place, planning on sharing with friends...I should have brought more than one, it was gone within minutes with almost everyone raving about it. Do yourself a favor and pick this up if you can.