So finally we had some rain yesterday, a good day for sitting in the window and sipping on a nice dark beer. I kept my porter until today, though. When I was browsing, there it was, sitting proudly on the shelf, all in its brown bottle, like a cone of chocolate. Onso porter might not have that chocolate touch, though, being porter rather than stout. There will probably be a little fruitiness to it, which is acceptable. Now that it's not 100 damn degrees out, even a little black beer stickiness won't be so bad. Cerveza Rodonda, show me what you got.
Extra foamy, and I'm a little surprised the bottle didn't overflow on opening. The head is barely tinted beige, but the beer carries a pretty good dark color. It's dark brown, not black, but good enough. There isn't a strong puff of aroma at first, but letting it sit out allows just a hint of pickled plum to waft out and settle over the area near the bottle. In the glass there's more of a light raisiny scent. The taste also has a lot of dried fruit rather than fresh, prunes and raisins over plums or apples. As a porter I would expect it to have some fruit to it, and along these lines. It's a very subtle and unassuming flavor, displaying a little heft in the mouth but going down softly and not leaving hardly anything behind. Left to its own devices, the beer develops a wisp of smoke in the aftertaste, adding some interest and complexity to a solid but otherwise simple brew.
Supplier: Birra Y Paz
Price: €3.70
