beer_name: Old Viscosity
text: This seems to be the only Port brew I can find around LA consistently (aside from the Lost Abbey stuff) so I figured I'd give it a try. A: Looks like a stout, pitch black but just a bit of brown film as a head. This beer literally looks viscous when poured. S: Not too much. Tons of coffee and maybe a little bit of hops as well. T: Huge coffee flavor and tons of sweetness. Some very mild hopping with some citrus in the background. Lots of flavors going on here, although it was hard for me to pick out specific stuff. Some things I thought I noticed were cinnamon and chocolate, as well as a bit of a tart flavor which I assume is from the bourbon barrel aging. MF: Thick, heavy and smooth. This one has tons of warming and a very big alcohol feel. The mild bitterness at the end makes this hard to gulp, so sipping is the way to go. D: Very unique beer. It almost seems like a Russian Imperial stout/barleywine fusion. A heavy hitter with TONS of flavor. It was frustrating for me to not be able to identify specific flavors, but still quite good. With the ABV, though, don't make any plans if you're going to drink this beer. Not at the top of my big alcohol beers, but I'd drink it again.