January 25, 2010

Speakeasy Payback Porter

Despite their being fairly local to me, I haven't had most of Speakeasy's offerings. The ones that are readily available are styles I don't tend to enjoy, so I haven't gone out of my way to try them. But I saw this in the store yesterday, and figured I should give it a go.

Smells roasty, with hints of coffee and chocolate. More coffee than chocolate in the flavor, though, and just a hint of green hoppiness. Normally I don't go for hop notes in stouts and porters, but it doesn't really offend me here.

Maybe my anti-hop stance is softening? This is worth trying - it's nothing incredible, but it seems like it'd have broad appeal.

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