This award winning porter by Rogue doesn't disappoint. Double Mocha Porter is exactly what I expect from
a chocolate beer and the excellence I know I’m going to get from Rogue Ales.
Aesthetically, I’m a fan of Rogue’s painted bottles; and
this is one of them. Besides looking
good there is a practical reason for painting the bottles . . . the less light
that can penetrate the bottle to skunk the beer the better, as far as I’m
concerned.
This beer pours dark as dark with a fluffy coffee-with-cream
colored head. The aroma is simply chocolate
and espresso . . . drooool. I didn’t
really drool but my mouth thought about it.
Double Mocha Porter is a very smooth and drinkable
beer. For an 8.5% ABV beer that’s a
dangerous thing. Luckily, we only had
one bottle.
Overall, this is an excellent Rogue offering. Two thumbs up.
1 comment:
I am sorry but even though I respect your opinios strongly, I have to say this: I believe, there is no place in a reputable decent ale for chocolate or no place in a reputable decent chocolate for ale. Maybe, I am a purist, when it comes to ales, or more importantly when it comes to chocolate, but I think the two should never meet unless you are enjoying a bit of one another separately and maybe decide to put them into the pie-hole at them same time as individual entities. That can be almost heavenly - but to mix both tastes together in a single concotion is, in my mind, sacrilegious!
All the best,
Glenn B
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