Cowboy Coffee Porter

Brewer: Big Sky Brewing Co.

Style: Robust Porter

ABV: 6.4%

IBU: 32

Serving Type: 12oz. bottle poured into an English pub glass.

Beer is a very dark brown, with little to no highlights, but not quite black. A coarse, brown head is quick to form and fades to a thin film. There is a rich aroma of coffee and chocolate, with a hint of smoke.

Tastes of black coffee and roasted malts. Smokiness is still present, though less so than on the nose. No hop flavor, and the bitterness is well hidden by the coffee and malt. Really, comes off more as a slight astringency from a dark roasted coffee. Beer is well carbonated, and light to medium in body. A very easy drinker, flavors are intense but don't linger.

My score: 4/5

Beer Advocate: B

Rate Beer: 93/100

Pintley:

Big Sky opened in 1995 in Missoula, Montana. Last year, they brewed beer in the neighborhood of 40,000 barrels, easily making them the largest brewery in Montana.