Black Stone Porter

A London-style porter from Victoria, British Columbia, Black Stone Porter is a 6% alcohol ale from Driftwood Brewery. Sold in great looking 650mL bombers, the beer is very dark, with some amber highlights and a bountiful fog of tan head.

Black Stone has an engrossing nose that mixes chocolate, leather, and dried fruit. Dark chocolate is the most prominent flavour note, but there is a subtle taste of pipe tobacco in there, too. The finish is quick and fairly bitter.

With a nice aroma/flavour, decent potency, large format, and beautiful label, there wasn’t much to complain about when I drank Black Stone. True, the flavour isn’t especially memorable, but it is clearly a well-constructed beer with little downside. I definitely recommend giving this offering from Canada’s west coast a go if you spot it at your preferred beer seller.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10.