Johansson's Dining Room, 11/9/08

Johansson's Dining Room
Westminster, MD
Sun., 11/9/08, 12:00pm
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House Brews:
Honest Ale
Whistle Stop (Red Ale)
House Porter (B)
Hoodlehead IPA (J)

House Porter:
Deep opaque brown. No head, just a rim of foam around the edge of the glass. Chocolate and coffee malts apparent in the aroma - they are bitter smelling. Thankfully the flavor is more roasted than bitter. Flavor is good, body is weak and carbonation is nearly non-existant. The result is a pleasant coffee-like feeling in the mouth that vanishes as soon as you swallow. No evident hops to make a flavor linger. If they tweaked the body/carbonation, it'd make a huge difference. 7.9

Hoodlehead IPA:
No head. Not enough carbonation. Unfiltered, which is unusual for an IPA. The initial taste is a little weak, but the swallow had a nice combination of hops and malts. Body is good,, but not great. Warms up ok. 8.1