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5th Brewiversary Maple Porter

Vital Statistics: Batch Number: 87 Style: Porter Brew Date: 7 June 2014 Original Gravity: 1.058 (14.27 °Plato) Final Gravity: 1.007 (1.80 °Plato) ABV: 6.7% ABW: 5.2% Calories per pint: 248 Estimated IBU (Rager): 27.2 Estimated IBU (Tinseth): 21.1 Mash Temperature: 157° Mash Efficiency: 66% Days in Primary: 50   Days in Secondary: 0 (kegged on 27 July 2014) Ferm. Temp. Notes: 68-70° Yeast Used: 1098 British Ale Apparent Attenuation: 88% Real Attenuation: 72% Rating: 3.90 Entirely Consumed: Yes (finished 27 March 2015) Availability: 243 days	Recipe: 8 lb Maris Otter 14 oz English chocolate malt 8 oz Crystal 60° 32 oz grade A dark maple syrup added after boil 4 AAU (11g @ 10.1% AA) Northern Brewer @ 60 4 AAU (11g @ 10.1% AA) Northern Brewer @ 20 4 AAU (11g @ 10.1% AA) Northern Brewer @ 5 Wyeast 1098 - British Ale
General Notes:
Tasting Notes: Tasting notes taken 27 August 2014, 31 days after kegging. Dispensed from kegerator into a clear mug. Appearance: very dark amber-brown hue with a fair bit of murky haze. Head poured two fingers of creamy tan foam which recede slowly, albeit leaving no lace. Really quite good for a porter; I'm satisfied. (4) Smell: roasty and toasty robust porter aroma with a surprisingly good dose of maple character. I assumed that the syrup would all ferment out, leaving nothing of the original maple. I am quite pleasantly surprised though; not only does the maple come through, but there are none of the cidery notes I was afraid of based on some of my other sugar-addition beers. It also adds a much nicer character than honey. Despite the expense, I'll definitely be using maple syrup again. (4) Taste: a rather light porter character with a very slightly mapley finish. Overall the flavors are quite subtle, but the total effect is smooth and balanced. A little more chocolate character might be nice, but in general I'm quite pleased. (3.75) Mouthfeel: well-carbonated with a medium body -- again, more body than I would have guessed based on my extraction rate and the recipe itself; perhaps that 157° mash temp did its job. I think it's great. (4) Drinkability: a highly quaffable porter, even at 6.7%. Those fermentables add up quick! It's not hot or alcoholey at all, and goes down very smooth. I'm quite happy with it. (4) Overall score 3.9 (B+). I'm really happy with how this beer turned out. I think if I hit target efficiency, it might be a 4. I've never used English chocolate malt before; it was a whim purchase while at the LHBS. I think I might do this with a full pound of said malt if I do it again.
Hops Table Hop Variety Addition Time AAU AA% Quantity (g) Type IBU (Rager) IBU (Tinseth) Notes Northern Brewer 60 4.00 10.1 11 Pellet 16.0 11.7   Northern Brewer 20 4.00 10.1 11 Pellet 8.2 7.1   Northern Brewer 5 4.00 10.1 11 Pellet 3.0 2.3