Colonial Honey Porter report

After 8 days in primary and 6 days in my serving keg (the last 4 with pressure for force carbonation), the Colonial Honey Porter (see recipe and instructions here) was ready for tasting. I pulled out my small tasting glass to give it a try.

As you might have guessed, it turned out great. One of the great things about home brewing is that your batches are ALWAYS better than any beer you can buy, as long as you use quality ingredients and make a reasonable effort to keep things sanitized. The only (very minor) issue with this batch is that I would have liked for it to have a bit more of a chocolate taste, so maybe I'll use more chocolate malt next time -- I'm thinking 6 oz. instead of 3. I can't say it wasn't pleasant having to fill my small tasting glass three times to come to this conclusion.

All in all, honey porter is a great beer -- a good porter has all the nice characteristics of a full dark beer, and the hint of honey makes it all the better. It's probably my favorite beer to make at this point (this is my second honey porter). My kegerator has been empty for about a month now, but with this new batch ready to go, I'm expecting the usual influx of friends to help with the tasting.