The Espresso Porter has a
sweet and bitter aroma combination that blends coffee notes with a sweet
caramel lilt. The flavour is that of a sweetened iced coffee, with
brown sugar notes. There is some bitterness here, but it manifests more
as java than as hops.
Unlike my favourite
coffee porters, this effort from Palmetto focuses less of the grainy
bitterness of a potent French roast, and more on a sweetened cuppa joe.
That’s not to say that it doesn’t work—just that I was expecting my
coffee black and got cream and two sugars. Palmetto’s Espresso Porter
has a beautifully enticing aroma and nice strength. The flavour is less
remarkable and far too sweet, but it isn’t disagreeable by any stretch.
Mostly, that’s not how I take my coffee. If you’re a cream abs sugar
aficionado, this might be your ticket.
Rating: 6.5 out of 10.
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