Week 27 of 52
Town Hall Lingonberry Milk Porter
No longer available on tap
June 29th thru July 6th
American Porter Description
Inspired from the now wavering English Porter, the American Porter is the ingenuous creation from that. Thankfully with lots of innovation and originality American brewers have taken this style to a new level. Whether it is highly hopping the brew, using smoked malts, or adding coffee or chocolate to compliment the burnt flavor associated with this style. Some are even barrel aged in Bourbon or whiskey barrels. The hop bitterness range is quite wide but most are balanced. Many are just easy drinking session porters as well. Courtesy of Beer Advocate.
Overall Rating based on 4 reviews
3.5 of 5 stars
Brewery Information
Town Hall Brewery
1430 Washington Ave S
Minneapolis, Minnesota
www.townhallbrewery.com
Happy Hour
Monday thru Friday 3:00 to 6:30. House pints $3.75.
Photography
Courtesy of Erin Reichelt. View more on her flickr set.
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Kris says The return of the lingonberry
August 25th, 2008
By some strange, but good, curveball thrown by the beer gods I was able to try this brew over the weekend (August 23 to be exact) while at Town Hall for pint club. Not sure if they ran across some extra or purposely reserved some. Either way, I was mighty excited to be able to give this a try. Unfortunately, even with a beautiful raspberry brown color staring out at me from the glass and a cranberry raspberry aroma wafting up I was disappointed. There was not as much overall flavor and not as much tartness as I had expected. The lactose was evident and that was pleasant. I’m still glad I got to try it but now less disappointed than I had been previously about missing it in July. I think with some work, this could be a good beer. I’m hoping they’ll try it again in the future.
Josh says Lingonberry with a touch of Milk Porter
July 15th, 2008
This was my first Milk Porter and I wish I could evaluate the style but the lingonberry aftertaste was so strong that it really was hard to evaluate. This is a smooth beer with a very sour, but not hoppy, aftertaste making for a unique drinking experience. Rett and I sampled this right after work while sitting at Town Hall’s patio on a beautiful summer day so that may skew my review more positively. I might order this beer again next time they have it but certainly not two in one sitting.
flashmcduff says Few infusions
July 15th, 2008
Luckily, I was able to snag two of the Infusion series beers before they ran out. The raspberry stout was already gone. The chocolate milk porter was almost a meal by itself and may have been great topped with whipped cream. The lingonberry milk porter, I would describe as a not-too-bitter milk porter with a hint of berries at the end. Tart, but definitely not overpowering. I don’t think I noticed the berries right away because I blew my palate away with chips and guac before hand.
Rett says Like a smooth Surly 2
July 14th, 2008
When Josh and I got to Town Hall on Thursday we were disappointed to see two of the three infusion beers crossed out on the menu. Fortunately, they still had the Lingonberry. It reminded me a bit of Surly 2, but definitely less potent. Where Surly 2 made me scrunch my face like the Sour Patch Kids, this really smooth. More my style. I guess this was the milk porter at work? Anyway, it was enjoyable, but not enough that I wanted two of them. So we moved on to Life Double Red Ale.