Homebrew Review : Tubedinoz Cherry Rye Porter

Homebrew Review : Tubedinoz Cherry Rye Porter
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Appearance:
Beers opens with a good hiss, pours nice and dark with a tight  tan head. Keeps a decent head for a bit then dies down in the glass to keep a tight bubbles cap. Very dark and opaque, more like a stout in appearance than a porter.

Aroma:
I have let this beer sit out for a while so that it can warm up. Served at just cool to the touch. The nose on the beer is fantastic! I pick up coffee/roast/spice/fruitiness with a vanilla/smoky finish. A nice complex bouquet which keeps on developing as the beer warms. There is a slight hint of alcohol heat, but you really have to look for it, and I mean really have to look.

Mouthfeel:
Nice carbonation, nice and low but has an effervescent quality, which keep the flavours moving around the palate. The body of the beer is light to medium leaning more towards medium. Body coats the palate and leaves those complex flavours to linger.

Flavour:
The flavour of the beer is similar to the nose. Complex and moreish. Nice smooth, upfront bitterness which eases into a complex spicy malt finish with a hint of the cherry fruitiness. First thoughts, big coffee notes, vanilla, spice and smoke. As the beer continues to warm up, the coffee subsides and the smoky finish is more prominent. There is a subtle alcohol heat on the finish behind the smoky/fruity flavour.

Overall:
Another cracker of a brew from Dean. Very easy drinking, only "fault" I can pick up is a hint of alcohol, but you really have to look for it. The beer is complex and a great sipping sessionable beer. The flavours just keep on coming and developing, coffee/vanilla/smoky/fruitiness and a subtle cheery fruitiness. Would I buy this at the bottle store? Yes I would! Would I tell Dean to brew it again? Hell yes!