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Beer Review #44: Elevator 1810 Oktoberfest

12 Saturday Jan 2013

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Appearance: Wildly hazy with a rust to copper-like color. The head is just slightly off-white and dissipates quickly. While pouring this beer seems quite volatile, but the carbonation dies down after only a few seconds.

Smell: Interesting. Quite subtle, but I get a lot of spices and toastiness. The aroma is just slightly sweet in a very enticing way.

Taste: I get an immediate bitterness that is quickly cut into by sweet malt. It’s got a thin to medium body that doesn’t really do it a lot of favors. A bit of hops comes through in the end, but that mainly just brings back the bitterness which is not balanced very well.

Overall: I was not a huge fan of this and could never see myself ordering it when out on the town. 65/100. That bitterness is just too much to get over and I love bitter tastes. Oh well.

Up Next: I’ll tell you later.

Beer Review #43: Left Hand Black Jack Porter

11 Friday Jan 2013

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Appearance: I was awestruck by the beautiful deep amber color of this beer as I poured it into my glass. It was nothing short of perfection. Once in the glass it takes on an impenetrable darkness with a this light tan head. My room is very quiet  an I can hear the carbonation coming off of the Black Jack as well. I’d call myself speechless, but I am typing this so…

Smell: I stuck my nose to far into the glass and when I inhaled I got a bit of liquid. I don’t know why I’m sharing that. Now that that’s been cleared up, the smell is a bit of a let down. There’s really not much there save for a bit of roasted grain and a very slight coffee aroma.

Taste: Again, a bit of a let down. There’s an immediate taste of alcohol that really cuts in to the other flavors. I get the sweet roasted malt taste that is typical of a porter along with the familiar coffee taste, though the coffee is very tame. There is a bit of hops in the finish, but one really has to focus for it. The sweetness of the malt is balanced, and I really appreciate that, but there’s not much else going on here.

Overall: From the marvelous appearance of this beer I was a bit disappointed after tasting it. It’s definitely not bad, but I would not recommend it over half of the porters that have been featured on this site. 72/100.

Up Next: Elevator Brewing Co. 1810 Oktoberfest.