Back to the beer reviews after a couple of different type of beer posts. I found a lovely looking Toasted Coconut Chocolate Porter to try, part of Caldera's Kettle Series limited releases. Lets get right to it.

Caldera Brewing Company - Toasted Coconut Chocolate Porter

Stats

• Brewery: Caldera Brewing Company - Ashland, Oregon.
• Alcohol Content: 6.2% by volume
• IBUs: 24
• Company Description: Caldera's Toasted Coconut Chocolate Porter is a Robust Porter incorporating in house toasted coconut chips and natural liquid chocolate. Super smooth and flavorful, this dark porter is a dessert in a glass. One of Caldera’s top selling beers and comes in at 6.2% Alcohol by Volume.

Presentation
I sampled this beer from a 22 oz dark brown bottle with a single main body label. Had the classic Caldera Kettle logo and a tropical themed background with shiny silver border and a large coconut in the back. The beer bottle had a paper collar when I received it touting a 97 rating from RateBeer. Not sure who RateBeer is but it was highly regarded by that site. I have seen Caldera beers in 12 and 22 oz bottles and 12 oz cans, so not sure what the difference is between cans and bottles, I know the 22 ozers are more limited series releases.

The Beer

• Appearance: Pours a dark brown with a nice tan head of foam that lasted a bit (with a relatively agressive pour).
• Aroma: I detected the coconut and chocolate aromas wafting from the beer.
• Taste: Oh my, this was smooth and slightly sweet with a nice chocolate taste and hints of coconut. The coconut was not as prominent as one would expect but I think that added to the sweetness. A lighter beer than one would expect.
• Mouthfeel: Smooth and slippery, slide off the tongue and down the hatch. Sweet finish.
• Drinkability: I think this is a drinkable beer controled by the sweetness and the serving size. At 22 oz, one of these is plenty for me in a night. The sweetness is awesome but could grow tiresome with a large amount consumed.

Rating and Final Thoughts

I rated this a lofty 4.5 on Untappd, the initial tastes were pure luxury, I think it best when drank in moderation though. Two friends had an average rating of 4.13 and Untappd in general (9200) gave it a 3.97 so a well liked beer. As stated above, i really liked it, a porter, a chocolate porter, a toasted coconut chocolate porter, you keep making it sound better, yummm. Right up my sweet spot. Winner! Plus BeerRate liked it with a massive 97 rating (I assume out of 100 not 1000)

4.5/5

Thanks for the read, I appreciate any comments made. I will have to see how my beer consumption is over the next few days to see if it makes it into #beersaturday Week 40 contest. Cheers all!