Raspberry Porter
Appearance - 4.0 Pours a thumb of pale beige head over a clear brown body that is easily penetrated by light. Good head retention and lace. Smell - 2.5 Sweet Belgian fruit lambics come to mind, as do redskin lollies. A little chocolaty malt gets through, but this doesn't smell anything like a normal porter. Taste - 2.5 I am again, immediately reminded of fruit lambics, but without the sour. A very light porter grainy with a touch of cocoa and coffee, very little bitterness. This allows the sweet yet tart raspberry to shine through, though not completely overpowering the other flavours. Still, it is too thin and too sweet for my liking. Mouthfeel - 2.5 Light to medium bodied which feels wrong for a porter. Moderately carbonated with fine bead, actually a little watery. Drinkability - 2.0 I wouldn't drink it again. OVERALL - 2.75 Some may enjoy the raspberry porter, but for me it is a hybrid style that does not work. I'd be interested to try a fuller bodied porter, with more roasted malt used as a base for a similar beer. As it is, I see this as a beer for people who don't really like beer, hence the low score.