Night Rider - Port Brewing Company / Pizza Port

sfoley333

Brazil

4.22/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Had on cask at pizza port several times in the last couple of weeks. Poured into a pint glass a cascade mocha waterfall into a jet black color with dark tan head. Smell is chocolate and coffee but very light in the smell dept. Taste is chocolate, roasted malt, milk and cream with a hint of coffee and alcohol(very little alcohol heat for 9.5). The mouthfeel on cask is insane, the smoothest creamest stout on cask I have had in a while diffently in the top 1% for mouthfeel. The mouthfeel along with taste make this an easy drinking beer on cask at 9.5 % alcohol.

If you have a chance to have it at the port c-bad get it off cask if possible. The cask version blows the regular ontap out of the water due to the mouthfeel.

Serving type: cask
@ Pizza Port Carlsbad, 571 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad

02-18-2008 06:00:20 | More by sfoley333

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.1%

05-19-2013 03:44:51 | More by spycow

Devinph

California

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%

02-07-2013 04:25:04 | More by Devinph

t0rin0

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

12-10-2012 03:46:57 | More by t0rin0

beerpadawan

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

08-25-2012 16:32:24 | More by beerpadawan

UCLABrewN84

California

3.98/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad in Carlsbad, CA.

Pours an opaque black with a foamy dark khaki head that settles to an oily film on top of the beer. Foamy streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of dark roasted malt, cocoa, and some slight coffee bean aromas. Taste is much the same with a stronger coffee-like flavor and a medium amount of roasty bitterness on the palate after each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is quite tasty but very roasty.

Serving type: on-tap
@ Pizza Port Carlsbad, 571 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad

08-07-2012 01:09:22 | More by UCLABrewN84

Viciousknishs

Virginia

4/5  rDev -4.1%

07-18-2012 02:04:24 | More by Viciousknishs

CPditka

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%

07-01-2012 07:58:07 | More by CPditka

nickfl

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-04-2012 18:41:04 | More by nickfl

John11486

California

4/5  rDev -4.1%

02-16-2012 20:10:47 | More by John11486

SoCalStout

California

4/5  rDev -4.1%

02-07-2012 00:56:44 | More by SoCalStout

acurtis

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -4.1%

01-08-2012 01:55:45 | More by acurtis

whartontallboy

New York

4/5  rDev -4.1%

01-01-2012 01:24:49 | More by whartontallboy

fox227

California

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%

12-20-2011 22:12:08 | More by fox227

imyourhero21

California

4/5  rDev -4.1%

12-07-2011 00:16:48 | More by imyourhero21

brandoman63

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.1%

11-21-2011 20:01:37 | More by brandoman63

TheRealDBCooper

Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands

5/5  rDev +19.9%

11-14-2011 23:24:00 | More by TheRealDBCooper

nanobrew

California

4/5  rDev -4.1%

11-14-2011 16:34:58 | More by nanobrew

DCon

Missouri

4.35/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Enjoyed on-tap @ Pizza Port Brewing in Carlsbad, CA for $6. Tapped from the Black Non-Labeled Tap Handle into a 9oz Tumbler Glass.

Aroma- Big espresso smell and alcohol aroma from the start. Can also tell there is a very nutty, roasted malt character hanging out here. A bit of dark chocolate is noticed as well. Very intense but then has a lighter ending on the nose.

Appearance- Received with a .5 finger of dark brown head. Body is a Deep Brown, opaque color and leaves behind tremendous lace!

Flavor- Starts off nutty, with tons of espresso, and rich. Has tons of roasted malts, a hop that is well balanced but still plays a high role, and a unsweetened chocolate flavor that is sharp. Alcohol flavor is around at the finish but not as big as others I've tried.

Mouthfeel- Full Bodied, Low Carbonation, Thinner than most Double Stout and has a light alcohol warming. Leaves coffee behind on the palate.

Overall Impression- What a treat! The body was perfect but then feels thinner than most Imperial/Double Stouts. Roasty, Nutty, and has great complexity. I would say this is my favorite beer @ Pizza Port WITHOUT a doubt! Will be looking for Old/Older Viscosity soon and then compare.

Serving type: on-tap
@ Pizza Port Carlsbad, 571 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad

07-16-2011 06:52:20 | More by DCon

ehammond1

California

4/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On Tap

Churchill's Pub & Grille
San Marcos, CA

Black color with a thin espresso-colored head. Looks oily and mean--some lacing down the glass.

Roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee in the nose. While all those aromas sound typical, and even standard, this one packed quite the aromatic punch--along with a touch of sweetness, perhaps a vanilla?

Flavor follows the nose almost identically.

Big, relatively thick mouthfeel.

No complaints--it does all the simple things very well. Roasty, chocolaty, a touch of coffee--all comes together to make for a very nice big stout.

Serving type: on-tap
@ Pizza Port Carlsbad, 571 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad

07-14-2011 20:17:19 | More by ehammond1

AgentZero

Illinois

3.93/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The second of 16 Pizza Port beers I drank this night.

A - Black color with a fine mocha head. Surprising bit of lacing on the sides for the type of beer it is.

S - Chocolate, roasted malts, light coffee. Really more chocolate than anything else.

T - Taste follows the nose, with chocolate, light coffee, roasted malt, and a touch of bitterness on the end.

M - Fairly full bodied with some medium level carbonation.

O - Easy to drink for an imperial stout. Solid beer, but not awesome. No problems drinking it though.

Serving type: on-tap
@ Pizza Port Carlsbad, 571 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad

07-10-2011 21:43:29 | More by AgentZero

hamilton23

California

4.03/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Pours very dark brown, almost black with lots of creamy brown head.

S: Chocolate, hops and burnt bread.

T: Very hoppy and bitter on the front end with some residual sweetness. Burnt coffee is pervasive. It was much more bitter than I expected.

M: Loads of carbonation. Slightly dry.

O: A decent beer, but could have used just a little less hoppiness and bitterness.

Serving type: on-tap
@ Pizza Port Carlsbad, 571 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad

06-24-2011 04:14:29 | More by hamilton23

soze47

Massachusetts

4.2/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Reviewed from notes. This was one 4.5 oz. taster of a flight of four I sampled at PP Carlsbad.

This one is almost pitch dark brown. There are nutty and acrid roasted malt tones on the nose. It is sweet for a chocolate stout, but as you drink, some very strong, well-balanced bitterness comes into the secondary and linger flavors. It almost starts like nutty milk chocolate and finishes like dark cocoa powder.

Nice beer. Very surprising that it checks in at a wopping 10%. Nice and drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap
@ Pizza Port Carlsbad, 571 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad

06-06-2011 23:38:53 | More by soze47

MasterSki

Illinois

4.05/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

On-tap at Haymarket. Served in a 4oz stange.

A - A finger of light mocha foam settles to a partial cap, thicker collar, and splotchy lace. The body is pitch black.

S - Roasty charred malts, bitter dark chocolate, diner coffee, some heavy dark bread and yeast.

T - Charred and roasted malts, dark chocolate, some pumpernickel bread, very low sweetness and a bitter espresso finish.

M - Smooth, medium-full body with lower carbonation. Sticky and chewy texture and extremely well-hidden alcohol.

D - A solid Imperial Stout, and perhaps more traditional than most I've had from the West Coast. However it's a bit too bitter and roasted for my palate. Well-execute nonetheless and proof that Pizza Ports can make things other than hoppy pale ales of varying strengths.

Serving type: on-tap
@ Pizza Port Carlsbad, 571 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad

05-26-2011 19:20:20 | More by MasterSki

kbutler1

Minnesota

4.15/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Draft. Poured at Toronado San Diego into a tall tulip glass. Pours a dark brown/black color with a slight tan head that laces at is settles. Nice roasty aroma of coffee, chocolate, and slight booze. Medium/heavy mouthfeel. Sweet dark chocolate start with a nice and balance bitterness. Roasted finish. At 9.5 this goes down fairly easy with little booze evident in the flavor.

Serving type: on-tap
@ Pizza Port Carlsbad, 571 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad

01-10-2011 15:44:19 | More by kbutler1