Port Love
Brewery Vivant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.29
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Brewery Vivant, pours black with a small brown head. Aroma exudes intense port barrels upfront, with moderate roast and a bit of dark fruits. Flavour is rich and complex, with a wonderful port barrel character upfront—the sweet red wine really comes out. Then the roasted malt shows itself and blends with the vinous character very well. Big but elegant. This is lovely.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2020
at 22:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Port Love Shadow. 1 pint can. Pours a very dark brown with moderate tan head. Aromas of dusty roasted malts, dry dark chocolate and old wood. Flavors follow same with a light vinous sweetness (port?), Very dry. And dusty...
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jun 2019
at 02:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Love Shadow aged in Port Barrels, 9.8% ABV. Very nice, giving off a vinous port profile without growing sweet, placing a wine-laced chocolate-anise imperial stout front on top of an oaken, vanilla-tinged boozy mocha finish. Date, black cherry, and molasses all take hold, but who cares; this beer's about the port and the roast, both of which play well together. Tasty pint.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2019
at 03:37