Beer Tasting: Live Long & Porter

In mid-April, roughly two months after brewing, I did a formal tasting of Live Long & Porter.

• The Basics
• Starting gravity = 1.050; final gravity =  1.016; abv = 4.5%; estimated IBU = 30
• Aroma
• Coffee and a hint of chocolate. Nice.
• Appearance
• Creamy, tan-colored head, very persistent. Dark brown beer with good clarity.
• Flavor
• Chocolate, coffee; some maltiness behind it. Finish a little more bitter than perhaps I like.
• Mouthfeel
• Carbonation is good, but body is pretty weak.
• Would I brew this again?
• Probably not in this form; it's a good enough beer (and the aroma absolutely nails what I love in a porter), but the body is too thin, which really detracts from the overall beer. For the next iteration, I would probably add a bit more carapils and crystal malt, as well as perhaps some flaked oats.
• Overall rating: 
• 5.5/10