Gnarly Barley Imperial Korova Milk Porter

Last Saturday saw the 2nd Annual GnarBQ at Gnarly Barley Brewing, and along with that, the release of their newest beer, Imperial Korova Milk Porter. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to make the event, but I did get a bottle of it (thanks, Chuck P!). This is how Gnarly Barley describes Imperial Korova:

This is an Imperial version of our Baltic Oatmeal Milk Porter. This beer is Cold fermented in order to allow the malts to shine. You can expect to taste sweet notes of chocolate and coffee with a slight hint of alcohol on the finish.

The bottles were bottle conditioned, and should age well. The beer pours a very dark brown to black, with very little head. The first thing I got from the aroma was dark chocolate, and the taste followed. There’s little to no hop presence in either the aroma or flavor, so the big malt bill shines. As it warms, I get some coffee flavors, but the dark chocolate is still dominant. The finish is easy with no bitterness coming through at all. Mouthfeel is medium, and

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