Churchill's Finest Hour 2012 - Port Brewing Company / Pizza Port

Sean9689

Illinois

4.33/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Sample at DLD 2012. Thanks to Joe!

A - Pours black, mocha head, spotty lace.

S - Chocolate, smooth booze, brownies, light oak, burnt sugars and some roast. Really well-done and spot-on barrel aging with this stout. It's just simply "on" right now.

T - Drinks like it smells. Chocolate brownies, oak, smooth booze, and light roast. Alcohol is well-integrated and smooth for how young this beer is. Finish is roasted dark chocolate.

M - Full body, rich and smooth, creamy finish.

O - I need more of this beer...my sample wasn't enough for me. Looks like I'll have to trade for a bottle here soon, because it's too good not to have again. This is the best example I've had fresh out of the 3 years, IMO.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2012 17:25:35 | More by Sean9689

writerLJBerg

Oregon

4.33/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

22oz courtesy of HopHead84. Thanks! Took a nice full pour of this since I brought it to a tasting.

A: Pitch black with a quarter inch mocha head. Slides off the glass.

N: Lots and lots of fudge. A little bit of prune. Caramel, vanilla, plenty of well integrated bourbon.

T: Sugar, bourbon, chocolate. Plenty of ground coffee. Alcohol is evident but it doesn't detract. Some sweet cherry and molasses.

M: Coating and decently thick.

O: Really glad to try this. Big and round and sweeping. A full snifter is more than enough, so I was glad to share with some BA's.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2012 02:46:34 | More by writerLJBerg

TK5150

Maine

4.33/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A- Pours black with a fizzy small brown head that recedes to a ring around the glass. Alcohol legs on the glass.

S- Bourbony oak, vanilla, molasses. Slight chocolate. Not the most massive aroma.

T- Bourbon, oak, vanilla, coffee, dark fruits, with slight chocolate mousse and heat on the finish. I didn't pick up on as much chocolate as everyone says there is in this beer, which was a bit disappointing. Enjoyed it a little less as I got towards the end of my glass (though I still enjoyed it).

M- A little too carbonated for my liking for an imperial stout. Light side of full bodied. Somewhat smooth.

O- A very nice imperial stout. Reminds me A LOT of GI Bourbon County, but not as good. If given the choice, I would definitely have Bourbon County over this. While I really like this beer, I gave up too much in trade for it.

Serving type: bottle

12-13-2012 01:20:07 | More by TK5150

tarheels86

California

4.3/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

651mL copper wax 2012 ed thanks to Emily! Pours deep black. Medium, spritzy reddish head. Awesome savory, tawny bourbon nose: malted milk balls, rendered fat, smokey bacon, dried guajillo pepper. Wow. Taste is lighter than Serpents Stout, tangy, rich dark chocolate, butter, lactic semisweet chocolate, cocoa butter. Palate is not sticky sweet or even dense- very fluffy and light with mega cocoa butter. Awesome. One of the best barrel characters I’ve experienced. Classic. 11/8/2012 9/4/8/5/17=4.3

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2012 21:32:53 | More by tarheels86

rudzud

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Huge thanks to Bill for sharing some of his bottle at The Armsby Abbey's Stoutfest 2013 after I shared one of the worst beers I've ever had with him. Reviewed from notes. Poured into a tulip.

A - Poured a clearish dark brown hue with a thin mocha head that left a light, light halo. Quite nice and appealing.

S - Roasty nuts and malts. Very tiny amount of vanilla, nice bourbon and oak with some solid bourbon booze.

T - Taste is very nice. Good chocolate, bourbon notes, some booze, nice malty roast, sweet candy elements. Really nice and smooth.

M - Mouthfeel is solid. Boozy but creamy.

O - Overall a solid Imperial Stout. The best beer I had that day by far.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 00:30:10 | More by rudzud

birchstick

Missouri

4.1/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours black with a nice chocolaty looking head on it. Nose consists of resiny milk chocolates with soft, sweet oak wood. Taste starts off with silly milk chocolates that move into even deeper rich milk chocolates. Almost milk shake like. The chocolates yield a bit to some oak, but the milk chocolate holds strong and finishes it off. Mouth is full and creamy. Overall, this is really nice if you like chocolate beers. A little one dimensional as chocolate and oak are the two biggest and most dominant players in this beer and there are no strong traces of other layers of complexity present.that being said, the flavors are bold and delicious.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2012 02:57:16 | More by birchstick