CS9 - Tykes Brown Porter

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Permalink Reply by Tom C on June 13, 2013 at 8:02am

Varient - UK Yeast

Appearance Deep ruby/brown,  Good clarity, Sadly no head

 

Aroma Dried fruit (cake?), Dusty roasted malt, Licorice, Slight hop note behind the malt but hard to define.

 

Flavour Grainy roasted malt, Chocolate, coffee & vanilla, Berry fruit & citrus.  After reading the notes I thought I could get "Terry's Chocolate Orange" in the aftertaste, but that could be the power of suggestion!

 

Mouthfeel Medium/light body in contrast to full rich flavour, Moderate carbonation, Dry finish

 

Overall Very rich and satisfying for a relatively light beer, Lovely for sipping in front of the fire but a session would be too much.  Maybe some wheat/carawheat in the grist would help form a head as that's all that was missing.

Permalink Reply by DP on June 17, 2013 at 8:35pm

Varient
US Yeast

Appearance
Deep brown. Poured vigorously and got a head that lasted nicely. Good lacing. Crystal clear.

Aroma
Rich chocolate and I couldn't decide whether it was a roasty or hoppy smell but it was good and I'm going to go with hops after looking at the recipe.

Palate
Full bodied. Soft carbonation

Flavour
Slightly acidic. Finished dry. Very flavoursome.

Overall
I really enjoyed this. I was reeling a bit at the time from the Happy Monday IPA just prior and didn't keep very good notes but remember ooo-ing and ahh-ing a bit. Nice work.

Permalink Reply by Tilt on June 18, 2013 at 10:41pm

Hey thanks fellas.  You're right on the money with the dryer finish and lighter mouthfeel.  This started life as a Robust porter but somewhere between the Beersmith theory and the missed strike temp, different sparge technique and a new 70L kettle it became a lighter weight brown.  The plan next time will be to beef the grist amount up by 5 grav points and do a hotter mash.  I get the dried fruit too Dash which had me thinking it might be the mix of the three crystals in combo with the yeast.  I'm still undecided about which yeast I like more so keen to hear what others think.

Permalink Reply by Luke Davey on June 29, 2013 at 1:59pm

Varient: B 

Appearance: crystal clear, dark red, small fine light brown head that lasts the glass, no sediment. 

Nose: Heavy roast malts, with a faint chocolate note.

Taste: Nice balanced roast malts, hints of a citrus and mild hop taste that carries through, mild chocolate notes.

Mouthfeel: Nicely carbonated, medium body. 

Overall: A very impressive beer. I wouldn't have picked it as Terrys Chocolate Orange without reading your recipe beforehand. However, keeping that in mind I could identify the chocolate and citrus notes. Cheers Tilt! 

Permalink Reply by Matt Smith on June 29, 2013 at 8:52pm

Just what I needed on this dark cold evening. British yeast, served straight from my cellar (aka my ridiculously cold spare room that is perfect cellar temperature). I get a nice dried cocoa note in the aroma with a hint of orange/jaffa in the background. In the flavoury a very nice milk chocolate type sweetness comes first then gets dried out on the back of the tongue as the roast kicks in. Body is great, not too sweet or cloying or too roasty dry either.  I'd be interested in where this finished out.

A great little rich and restorative beer. Cheers!

Permalink Reply by Tilt on July 5, 2013 at 9:57pm

Thanks Matt,  FG on this was 1.012.  I've come to the conclusion that the body, mouthfeel and esters on the British yeast version were better - more fullsome and chocolatey, but unsurprisingly the hop brightness and slightly thinner consistency of the BRY 97 made for a crisper brown porter with more of that dusty cocoa sensation.  I like both and am now contemplating which yeast to try the recipe with next.  Maybe Denny's or Wyeast 1469?

Permalink Reply by paul m on July 5, 2013 at 8:26pm

Hi Tilt,

this ones been lurking in my fridge from the onset. Your bottle had no label on neither did an other. So i drank yours with no expectation. It had a white cap and D2 PORTER. Am i right?  First impressions were this tastes like Boundary Road Chocolate Moose. And yours is ball parks better.  yours is more suble and less in your face than the boundary road offering. I'd never buy chocolate moose again. Pretty sweet, What does the Carafa special three do? good clarity. thanks

Permalink Reply by Tilt on July 5, 2013 at 10:00pm

Thanks Paul - but I can't claim credit for that one - the D2 bottle was MattD2's brown porter.  I thought I'd written on all of mine with black caps - that other one you've got is probably the one

Permalink Reply by paul m on July 5, 2013 at 10:27pm

sweet, yours is the last one left. cheers Paul

Permalink Reply by Stu H on July 16, 2013 at 9:55pm

Variant: UK yeast.

Appearance: Very very very dark red/black. Clear, very small head.

Aroma: A little smokey, roasty, spicy. Didn't really get any hops.

Flavour: Very delicious! Not too bitter, nor astringent. Somewhat sweet. Long on the palette which I enjoyed!

Mouthfeel: I felt it was pretty full bodied, low carbonation.

Overall: I really enjoyed this, and could definitely session a few. Thanks!

Permalink Reply by Dan on December 9, 2013 at 7:57am

This one slipped through the cracks and was forgotten at the back of the fridge for the last 4 months! It took a while to figure what it was, as I haven't brewed anything dark for a while, I knew it wasn't one of mine.

I didn't write anything down or try to over-analyse it. I really liked this beer though. It had a beautiful brown/red colour and crystal clear. Carbing was spot on - nice lacing to the bottom of the glass. Roasty with choc, toffee, toasty goodness.

All round a great beer mate - cheers!

Permalink Reply by Tilt on February 23, 2014 at 8:36pm

Sorry Dan - just saw your reply.  Thanks mate, I'm keen to do the next variation on this one over autumn so your post reminded me to get it into the lineup.