Mad River Steelhead Scotch Style Porter

Mad River Steelhead Scotch Style Porter
Mad River Brewing Co.
Blue Lake, California


Man is this stuff filthy! Unidentified detritus was falling off from the cap when I pried open the bottle (so much so that I thought a piece of my tooth had broken off somehow in the transport of liquid to glass); chunks of debris are sloshing hither and thither in the dark morass of the tumbler; and the beer itself is river-bottom muddy brown-black with an aquatic foam filled with living organisms. I can see why there's a fish on the bottle because you're doing some dirty water trowling with this porter. Soul-warming smokiness and a creaminess begetting a lactoid's wet-dream. If you curl your tongue enough after the taste subsides you can even feel the lather of the alcohol scrub brush bringing suds to your tastebuds. Pop in a soft, tart, fruity sweetness and you almost have enough here to make love to the bottle, though I highly advise against it, muchacho. But man... this is a great porter! Let me call you Mr. Stouty if I may, sire.

- Wörtwurst