Smuttynose - Baltic Porter

As always the point breakdown for a beer is as follows:
Appearance (0-3)
Aroma (0-4)
Taste (0-10) [Hop/Malt Balance (4); After Taste (3); Mouth Feel (3)]
Overal Impression (1-3)

Kewi-
- Appearance (3)
Great porter appearance; black good dark foamy head
- Aroma (3)
Very Strong aroma. May scare away the casual drinker. Not a bad aroma, a tad on the intimidating side.
- Taste (7) (hop/malt 2, after taste 3, mouth feel 2)
Strong roasty taste, malt comes through over any real hop character throughout. First impression though and it sticks throughout is the roastiness of this brew.
- Overall Impression (2.5)
This is a great beer to have just 1 of; it would be hard to drink more than one of these in a sitting for even an experienced porter drinker. Perfect hanging out and relaxing drink after work. I think it would go rather well with a juicy steak.
Total - 15.5


Amanda
- Appearance (3)
- Aroma (3.5)
- Taste (9) (hop/malt 3, after taste 3, mouth feel 3)
- Overall Impression (3)
Total 18.5



...to be continued, as I can not read Amanda or Rockney's writing. Penmanship people.

Syracuse Brewer's Market Starts a Blog!

It's the day after Christmas and the folks at the Brewer's Market are hanging out to watching football and drinking Christmas beers. This year Rockney Roberts, one of the partners, received a red metal bucket filled with local and delicious craft brews from his Aunt. (Thanks, Aunt Gloria and Uncle Dominic.) Rockney and his wife, Amanda Roberts, a local designer, have filled their Christmas bucket of brews with Syracuse, NY snow to chill the brews for drinking. Finally, the relaxation is setting it.

Kevin Williams, the other partner of the Brewer's Market, is watching his NY Giants team as his enjoys Middle Ages' Dragonslayer, an Imperial Stout. It's rich black-brown color, dark creamy brown head, delights the eye and rolls over the palate with it's roasty flavor.

The goal for the Brewer's Market's Blog is to bring the joy of beer to the Syracuse, NY area. "We would like to bring people together with taste, color, and pure beer fulfillment", says Amanda. "I would also like to see the Brewer's Market become a beer store that will bring the community of Syracuse, NY and it's surrounding areas closer because of the love of beer".

Joy to the World, thanks to delicious brews with good friends and family!