Barley Days Yuletide Cherry Porter

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Picked up a 500ml bottle from the brewery. Pours a huge frothy beige head and has a vert dark amber/coppery appearance. Some thick dirty lacing remains. Aromas are malty, some earthy type hops and also has the cherry notes, quite subtle. Flavours are mostly roasted malts, fruity, hints of plums. The cherries are fairly apparent but more in the finish. Not bad.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

This beer pours a beautiful reddish-brown colour with a brownish head that lingers. Lots of black cherry in the aroma, roasted malt, and smoke. Flavour is more of the same. The big thing I liked about this beer was that it was smooth and went down well. Not the greatest tasting, but the smoothness makes up for that.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

500ml draught
5.5% ABV
The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
May 5, 2011
$7.95
The beer was a solid ruby red, with a light brown foamy cap. The aroma was roasted malt, cherry, and floral hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was dark malt, coffee, and cherry. Very drinkable.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 5

Says "beer brewed with cherries" on front label. Pours a dark red-brown colour with a soapy cola-coloured head that dissipate fast leaving not much. Roasted malt nose with lots of hop and hints of cherries and coffee. Flat mouthfeel and pretty thick. Pretty much the same for the flavours. Roasted malt, a bit of coffee with a touch of cherries and the hop taking over most of it. I find there is a little confusion with the tastes and aromas trying to mix together, but not really getting along all that well. Would like to try other cherry porters to see if it is the same.