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MacTarnahan's Brewing Company is located in Portland, Oregon. They were one of the first craft breweries to open in Portland during the resurgence of brewing in Portland. Portland has come to be one of the epicentres of this resurgence of craft brewing in the United States. Of this particular beer they say: "A deceptively dark holiday ale, decking the halls with cheer."
This brew is a nice and dark brown, so dark that from a distance you would think it is black, it is only when you are bringing it to your mouth you can notice the deep brown colour. It has a great head, which disappears within a minute or so.
It smells of deep chocolate malt and bitter hops. Gives the impression that it will taste like an English Style Bitter.
The first sip brings maltiness quickly overtaken by the bitterness of the hops which linger on the tongue as it gradually fades away.
It has a very slightly thick feeling as you drink it, not as thick as one would expect with the depth of colour and it being called a porter.
Overall a decent addition to the holiday special edition beer category, most definitely not your run of the mill porter. I can't wait to have one with some good pub fare.
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