Another Sam Adams beer. I always think Sam Adam's are such straight froward beers that they could be used for beer competitions to base the style on, or as calibration beers for to make sure the Judges are all judging the same. Just regular drinking beer.
There is a nice roasty, malty smell to this beer with a touch of caramel. The color is a very dark brown almost black, clear but too dark to see though. The foam is nice and thick, with brown bubbles.
This beer tastes malty and rich, with some coffee and caramel flavors. There is also a nice hop spice to the beer that complements the malt well. There could be some other spice flavors, more than just hops, but I am not getting them. The mouthfeel is a bit thin for such a dark malty beer, but I've seen the thin mouth before on porters. The finish is clean with a hint of chocolate.
I am not sure what makes this a "Holiday" porter, it's just a regular porter as far as I can tell. Malty and and easy drinking beer, nothing too fancy. Like a Sam Adams beer, it's beer and it's fine, nothing amazing nothing bad, just beer.
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