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Testing the carbonation on my Oktoberfest. Had to get a second pint just to make sure

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English Porter. My quest for an English Porter that checks all the buttons will continue. This one is quite drinkable and has a lot to offer (nice body, chocolatey but not roasty to keep it separate from my Stout, color is about right, head and lacing are decent) but it won’t make the cut thanks to a boneheaded late hops addition that I’m kicking myself for. I read that Sabro offers a nice coconut flavor and thought that that might pair nice with a Porter. Well, first off, it probably wouldn’t have and secondly, the coconut is nowhere to be found. I’m getting tropical and citrus which, hey…for an IPA, sign me up! But, for me, its an obvious clash with the rest of this beer. I should have known better. Not a failure though, and my hope is that this late addition will likely be the first thing to fade. It certainly won’t go to waste, and I will keep on circling the white whale.

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Megary said:
English Porter. My quest for an English Porter that checks all the buttons will continue. This one is quite drinkable and has a lot to offer (nice body, chocolatey but not roasty to keep it separate from my Stout, color is about right, head and lacing are decent) but it won’t make the cut thanks to a boneheaded late hops addition that I’m kicking myself for. I read that Sabro offers a nice coconut flavor and thought that that might pair nice with a Porter. Well, first off, it probably wouldn’t have and secondly, the coconut is nowhere to be found. I’m getting tropical and citrus which, hey…for an IPA, sign me up! But, for me, its an obvious clash with the rest of this beer. I should have known better. Not a failure though, and my hope is that this late addition will likely be the first thing to fade. It certainly won’t go to waste, and I will keep on circling the white whale.

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Well you may not detect coconut from Talus either which is related to Sabro i found.
And I get hints of Coconut with this Talus hop.
Others such as AKA GASH Slugg cant stand Sabro because of the said "Coconut" flavour.
Interesting how we can percieve different things :)

Dam fine looking beer nonetheless megary!
 
Megary said:
English Porter. My quest for an English Porter that checks all the buttons will continue. This one is quite drinkable and has a lot to offer (nice body, chocolatey but not roasty to keep it separate from my Stout, color is about right, head and lacing are decent) but it won’t make the cut thanks to a boneheaded late hops addition that I’m kicking myself for. I read that Sabro offers a nice coconut flavor and thought that that might pair nice with a Porter. Well, first off, it probably wouldn’t have and secondly, the coconut is nowhere to be found. I’m getting tropical and citrus which, hey…for an IPA, sign me up! But, for me, its an obvious clash with the rest of this beer. I should have known better. Not a failure though, and my hope is that this late addition will likely be the first thing to fade. It certainly won’t go to waste, and I will keep on circling the white whale.

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I have used Sabro in a porter and the coconut came thru quite well.
 
Talus-all
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Now for @Megary on the nose right up its mandarins/Orange blossom the citrus thing sure stands out.
But unfortunately i get a mix of coconut topical fruit type in the flavour.

I gave a missus a snifter test and asked her "do you smell coconut" she sighed and said "oh not again yeah sorta" so take that as a non beer drinkers take lol:p!

I think this paired with citra would be a smashing beer


Here is a side by side of a different beer Larry (your mates brewing pale ale) and my Tallus-all.
Now not the same recipe (I don't know Larry's grist recipie ect ect i wish) I just thought of it half inebriated lol!
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Ok so left is Larry and right is er Talus:)
Pretty similar if you ignore the clarity...
They are both lite golden colored.
Larry. ---------------- Tallus
Aroma
Corn/pear. ------------------ Floral/citrus

Flavor
Caramel/corn. / ---------- Full bodied tropical
Lingering flavour /--------- creamy - Smooth
Similar to aroma------Maybe slightly sharper
Smooth bitterness / ----------More body
Crisper/lighter. / ------#- Fresher


Anyhow here is a last gulp lol
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Blowing my own trumpet here a bit but never did a commercial/HB side by side I bought a case of the Larry.
Anyhow I prefer mine only because its fresher and because I brewed it!:)
 
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Trialben said:
Well you may not detect coconut from Talus either which is related to Sabro i found.
And I get hints of Coconut with this Talus hop.
Others such as AKA GASH Slugg cant stand Sabro because of the said "Coconut" flavour.
Interesting how we can percieve different things :)

Dam fine looking beer nonetheless megary!
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Thanks. It’s actually pretty good to be honest, but it wasn’t what I was aiming for. That’s the frustrating part…spend all this time thinking and dreaming of a flavor profile, do the research, look at other’s recipes, plan, tinker…and then that first sip tells me I missed the mark. In hindsight, it really wasn’t hard to see this coming. But the fun part is trying again. And the fun part far outweighs the frustrating part.
I’m going to go running back to EK Goldings, if she’ll have me. :)
 
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