BOTW: Great Divide St. Bridget’s Porter

The Great Divide Brewing Company is one of Colorado’s many fine brewers. (I’ll review Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout soon, but let me just say that you should get it!) I’ve selected their Great Divide St. Bridget’s Porter as my first Beer of the Week (BOTW). This beer has been around for more than a decade, but it may not be one that fans of the porter style outside of Colorado have tasted.

This beer pours black with red-amber highlights. Nice lacing that lingers before slowly dissipating. Chocolate and coffee smells are clearly evident, as are hints of roasted malt and floral hops. Feels thick in the mouth. Thin-to-slightly creamy and dry feeling. Tastes of dark chocolate, burnt rye, and mocha. Very rich and yet not too dry but reating the dryness that makes stouts and porters what they are. The beer finishes with a slight hoppy bitterness, fizzy carbonation, and a warm alcohol feel. Very nice example of the porter style.

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