Bottle from Drinkstore [120414]
Red amber, beige head, good lacing
Aroma of slight red fruits, slightly musty, touch of alcohol, surprising lack of aroma
Taste of sweet fruity caramel, red berry fruits, hedgerow fruits, some bitter hops, slight yeast ester, slight grassy, touch of candi sugar
Palate - soft carb, medium to full body, oily, smooth. Finish soft sweet malts, some sweet red fruits with a fairly long rather bitter tail
Overall - Reasonably good, but the least impressive of the BPBP beers I’ve tried so far

Bottle from Drinkstore [030414]
Pitch black, big frothy beige head, good lacing
Aroma - slight dark caramel, slight port, very faint nose
Taste of smooth silky dark malts, soft roast, some bitter dark chocolate, alcohol well hidden
Palate - soft carb, medium body, smooth. Finish of smooth dark malts, slight roast, slight earthy finish
Overall - Good porter

Bottle from Martins. Dark brown to black with a medium tan head, good lacing. Dry smoky chocolate, some nut with a creamy spiced finish. Lingering dry roast finish

Bottle from Martins. Dark reddish brown with a firm tan head. Aroma of raisin with a bit of hop. Flavour is fruity jam, nut and a dry tart bitterness. Finish is dry fruit.

Cola like pour into the tulip glass, small tan head that dissipates quickly leaving a little lacing on the glass. Faint aroma, not near as much as I would have expected. Traditional porter notes of roasted barley, nutty taurine, some floral hops, hints of vanilla. Taste is equally mild, roasted nuts, toffee, some seaweed brininess, nice bitterness in the finish. Good carbonation level, present but not overwhelming. Overall a solid porter that isn’t going to knock your socks off but is a fine addition to a meal.

I love that the brewer wanted to go big here, and although this fell slightly short in the flavor department, this was overall a solid beer. Poured reddish brown into the tulip glass, large white head that lasted throughout the life of the beer. I gave this one a wide berth thinking that the flavor would expand the more it warmed up, but it was cellar temperature when opened, so there wasn’t a whole lot of opening up left. I think what was lacking especially was more hops, perhaps cascade or centennial to give it a big grapefruit nose. Overall solid but with a little tweaking this could be something really special.

Bottle from Drinkstore, Dublin [060114]
Masssssive gusher (lost 1/3 bottle), huge off white head, very dark brown
Aroma of soft roast, some chocolate, brown toasty malts, yeast, some fruits, bit nutty, hedgerow fruits, little vegetal
Taste of rich brown malts, dark plain dry chocolate, soft roast, dab of nutty malts, dark earthy fruits, unusual, the earthy fruits are a bit odd
Palate - soft carb (eventually), medium body, mouthcoating palate, dry. Finish is more fruity, linger of dark chocolate, dry, dark fruits
Overall - Good beer with some unusual qualities

Bottle from Drinkstore, Dublin [101213]
Hazy light orange, huge frothy white head, some lacing
Aroma of soft belgian-like yeast, light spicy notes, soft wheat, touch of orange, slight hint of clove
Taste - Yeasty, big spicy peppery, saison-like flavours, soft clove, yeast esters, some bitter orange, floral notes, sweet fruity malts, bitter lemon zest, overall pretty strong flavours, complex
Palate - Medium carb in glass but very fizzy from bottle, medium body, bit oily and quite sticky, tangy bitter sweet palate, bit over acidic though. Finish as main flavour, rather dry, very sweet fruity malts background with bitter citrus lemon zest hop, tangy spicy yeast in the linger - I did find the palate a little over aggressive.
Overall - Big kick of flavour in this, that’s for sure! - enjoyable stuff - did have a flavour profile of a beer considerably stronger

Bottle. Hazy lemon orange with a pocked marked head. Citrus wheat aroma. Lively yeast with a bucket of tropical fruit, pepper and dry fizzy wheat. Tangy bitter finish.