Porembski Home Porter:

Evenin’ folks! Every once in-a-while a opportunity comes across my sampling table and I want to share it with you, and today is one of those days. Today we sample a locally made home brew, something born out of that mysterious area known as the Highlands of the Lake by a good family known as the Porembskis. Via a unnamed source (his initials are Jace Alexander) I acquired a bit of this dark brew in front of about 8 of Fort Worth’s Finest this morning (really!) and I have to say, the risk was worth the reward. The Porembski Porter is a nice home brew that follows the note that all porters should: coffee. Much like the previously reviewed Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout, this brew has nice subtle notes of coffee that make this another one of those rare breakfast beers. Can’t really comment of the head of the beer, none formed with a beer that was now on it’s third owner and really, it drank like a chilled coffee, but more on that in a minute. The nose was subtle, with the major smell being that of coffee and booze (shocking!) and I knew this would be enjoyable. The taste was good, a very muted taste profile with nothing jumping to the front of the line but all are noted: coffee, caramel and silky smooth malts. A good beer, I see it as a good base beer, something that could have any number of flavor profiles added to it, but I’m not the brewer, just the consumer and I enjoyed what I had. Thank you for the sharing with me my good friends, Alix and Jace.