6.8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

~ 8 oz pour on tap at the Elliott Bay Burien location. Pour is black with some minimal hazed ruby, capped off by a one inch tan head. Nice sheets of lacing appear as the head falls. Nice looking beer. Aroma of big red wine Syrah and oak wood notes. There is a soft Port / Sherry grape sweetness. Under that maybe light roast, though its really overpowered by the red wine. Taste is mostly about the Syrah red wine, very much verging into sweetish Tawny Port territory. The Porter notes are almost not present, and the oak and wine became even more pronounced as the beer warmed. Finish had some grape skin tartness and finally some of the roastiness you might associate with a Baltic Porter. Palate is medium full, mouth coating and very much dry like a wine. As mentioned, the finish was hot, tart and a bit roasty. Overall, way too much wine and Port for me.