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Dino’s Dark
Lake Louie BrewingArena, WI
USA
http://lakelouie.com
Style: Porter
Eddie’s Rating:
(Recommended)
Comments:
All of which has absolutely nothing (except for the name) to do with tonight’s review, Dino’s Dark from Lake Louie Brewing, although Dino (the dog) was dark, which is a mild but still somehow weird coincidence.
Even though dogs are outstanding, this is actually a beer review, so we’ll talk about the beer. Dino’s Dark is a lighter, hoppier, spring-only version of Lake Louie’s highly rated Tommy’s Porter, a beer that normally doesn’t come first to mind when a light, summery beer is in order.
Dino’s pours a dark, sediment-y amber with about a half-finger’s worth of mottled, dirty-white head. To be honest, it’s not a very pretty beer in the glass. But looks aren’t everything. The brew’s aroma is coffee-tinged malt, with some smoky notes in the background.
The beer opens with a soft, rich mouthfeel, with a body on the bigger side of medium. Smoky, earthy malt is right up front, followed immediately by richer, sweeter coffee notes that mellow the sip out. A shot of hops follows, bringing everything to a close a little earlier than expected … even though the finish is plenty long for a “spring” beer.
Despite the fact that I’m too lazy to review it, I’ve had Tommy’s Porter, and Dino’s Dark is, indeed, a bowdlerized version of it. It doesn’t mean that this is a subpar beer, or even subpar porter. On the contrary, this is a decent porter that can hold its own with a majority of the dark, malty ales you’ll come across in the Midwest, and beyond. Recommended.
Reviewed by Eddie Glick on June 10, 2008.
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