Portsmouth Brewery (NH) Reviews

GregMooreNH	4 Portsmouth Lapanzanator Pours clear, dark mahogany with a light tan head. Aroma is caramel, dried fruit, roast and bread.. Taste is caramel and fig, moving to roast, bread light smoke. Finish matches the taste. Saturday, March 30, 2024
johnnnniee	3.5 Portsmouth Dad Reflex Sample at the NH Brewfest in Portsmouth 10/14/23. Pours a mostly clear deep gold color with a huge pillowy white head that persists. Sweet bready crackery cereal maltiness. Floral spicy earthy hops counter well. Pretty nice. Saturday, October 21, 2023
tfontana	3.6 Portsmouth Wizard Fight 4 oz. pour on tap at Keep NH Brewing fest. Golden yellow with light sparkle, thin cap of off-white head and trace lacing. Aroma is nondescript fruit, a bit grassy/vegetal. Taste is stronger sweet nondescript fruit. Mouthfeel is a bit frothy. Overall, lacks identity. Not super strong. OK. Thursday, July 13, 2023
tfontana	3.7 Portsmouth Dancing Goats Coffee Dopplebock 4 oz. pour from a can at Keep NH Brewing fest. It's a maple-syrup brown, light sparkle, finger-width beige head, light rings of lacing. Aroma is nice caramel, roasted malt, mild nuts. Taste is strong caramel, roasted malt, burnt brown sugar. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied, frothy texture, soft carbonation. Overall, not appreciating the coffee but decent. Thursday, July 13, 2023
GregMooreNH	3.7 Portsmouth Dancing Bear At Bockfest. Pours clear mahogany with a light tan head. Aroma is coffee, caramel, dried fruit. Taste is caramel and raisin, moving to dark roast coffee and bread. Finish is sweet coffee and raisin. Saturday, March 25, 2023
Rasmus40	3.7 Portsmouth Market Street Porter Cask sample courtesy of Grumbo. Thanks. Clear very dark brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate and cocoa. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 021122 Wednesday, November 2, 2022
saxo	3.7 Portsmouth Market Street Porter Sample courtesy Grumbo. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, caramel, nuts, licorice and hops. Nice roasty finish. Wednesday, November 2, 2022
AirForceHops	3.7 Portsmouth Just the Hits 8 oz. draft. Aroma shows light fruit and malt. Flavor shows grapefruit and ends on pine. Moderate bitterness. Very classic and well-made. Thursday, October 13, 2022
AirForceHops	3.6 Portsmouth Wanderlust 8 oz draft. Aroma and flavor are a mirror. Appearance is lightly hazy yellow. Flavor of lemon peel, wheat and a nice peppery yeast. Well made Thursday, October 13, 2022
MrTipple	3.6 Portsmouth Market Street Porter 02Aug2022 Dark roast malts, cacao, chocolate, burnt toast, earthy notes. Hazy, very dark brown, small, creamy, off-white head. Light bitter. Burnt malts, cacao, dark roast coffee, burnt toast, earthy, soft carb, full bod. Very nice, rich, roasty. Cask at GBBF22. Friday, September 23, 2022
madmitch76	3.7 Portsmouth Market Street Porter 3rd August 2022 GBBF Day 2. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, a very short pale tan head. Palate is light and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Good dark malts, smooth dark chocolate, trace of milk chocolate. Smooth pine. Light semi dry finish. Monday, September 19, 2022
Desverger	3.7 Portsmouth Market Street Porter Cask@The Great British Beer Festival 2022 - Dark sweet and light roasted malty, with notes of cocoa and caramel, medium body and nice soft cask carbonation, dark malty finish. Friday, September 2, 2022
Theydon_Bois	3.7 Portsmouth Market Street Porter Cask at GBBF '22 day 1, 02/08/22. Light black with a moderately appointed tan covering. Nose is dark malts, mellow roast, earthy fruits, cocoa powder. Taste comprises earthy roast, chocolate biscuit, charr, toffee, dried fruit rinds. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Solid flavoursome porter. Monday, August 22, 2022
Grumbo	3.8 Portsmouth Market Street Porter 5/8/2022. Cask at GBBF 2022, day 4. Pours clear very dark brown with a small bubbly beige head. Aroma of liquorice, ash, roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee, molasses, vanilla, touch of smoke/meat. Medium sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, smooth, soft carbonation. Very moreish. Sunday, August 14, 2022
harrisoni	3.4 Portsmouth Market Street Porter Cask gravity at GBBF 2022. dark chocolate flavour. yes some juicy conditoon lovely dark chocolate. decent Tuesday, August 9, 2022
stevoj	3.5 Portsmouth Libeeration Taster at brewpub. Bright golden, clear, ring of head. Sweet herbal aroma, mint. Taste is fruity, herbal, tea and light minty notes and floral. Saturday, May 28, 2022
stevoj	3.3 Portsmouth Torn and Frayed IPA Taster at brewpub. Clear, bright amber pour. Malty aroma, sweet. Taste is caramel, malty, light bitterness and dry. Saturday, May 28, 2022
stevoj	3.2 Portsmouth Vienna Lager Taster at brewpub. Copper colored pour, clear, wispy head. Light malty aroma, caramel. Taste is malty, toffee. Pretty standard Vienna. Saturday, May 28, 2022
stevoj	3.4 Portsmouth Mountain Priest Medium clear brown , sparse off-white head. Toasty malt aroma, nutty. Taste adds light sweetness to the dark malts along with a touch of chocolate. Saturday, May 28, 2022
GregMooreNH	3.4 Portsmouth Roggenator Rye Bock At BockFest 2022. Pours dark ruby amber with a light beige head. Aroma is peppery rye, caramel and roast. Taste is caramel, moving to peppery rye and roast. Sunday, March 13, 2022
DJMonarch	3.6 Portsmouth Ginga Ninja Cask Stillage at GBBF 2011, Earl's Court 04/08/2011 Spiced aroma. Golden bronzed coloured fruity and spicy with a ginger flavour. Smooth on the palate with a hint of bitterness in a malt finish. Tuesday, January 11, 2022
GDTRFB	3.7 Portsmouth Diggler Double IPA Pours slightly hazed deep gold into a tulip. White head with excellent retention recedes leaving scant sheets. Sweet caramel and herb aromas. Thick and slick with dark caramel, earthy meadow and pine upfront turning to mulitgrain sourdough before the hot pine finish. Tuesday, December 28, 2021
tfontana	3.1 Portsmouth Hop Harvest Ale - Cascade And Comet Taster pour on tap at the 13th annual NH brewfest. It's a honey brown with tons of sparkle, finger-width creamy foam head. Aroma is subtle herbal. Taste has a pretty traditional/West Coast feel with bitter grapefruit, resin and cracker backbone. Mouthfeel is light side of light-to-medium bodied with frothy texture, average-to-lively carbonation with dry, crisp finish. Overall, mostly bitter with virtually no aroma. Too carbonated. Not floating my boat. Wednesday, October 20, 2021
tfontana	3.8 Portsmouth Imperial Pumpkin Porter- Bourbon soak wood chips, Vanilla Taster pour from cask at 13th annual NH Brewfest. It's a murky dark brown (Yoohoo) with no head, no sparkle. Aroma is strong pumpkin spice and vanilla, roasted malt. Taste is as aroma. Not getting bourbon. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with smooth, thick texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, decent strength and nice pumpkin but disappointing lack of bourbon. Wednesday, October 20, 2021
AirForceHops	3.8 Portsmouth Imperial Pumpkin Porter- Bourbon soak wood chips, Vanilla 13th annual New Hampshire Brewfest cask. Aged on bourbon soaked wood chips and vanilla. I get mild vanilla and some pumpkin on aroma. Flavor shows mild gourd and some vanilla. Bourbon is very slightly noticed. Respectable cask. Saturday, October 9, 2021
GregMooreNH	3.5 Portsmouth Octoberfest Pours mahogany with a light tan head. Aroma is light caramel, bread and roast. Taste is light caramel and light raisin, moving to roast and bread. Finish is sweet raisin and roast. Thursday, October 7, 2021
Ron	3.3 Portsmouth Torn and Frayed IPA on tap at the Brewpub with Patty for dinner. Just hamburgs and salad. This IPA poured a somewhat hazy golden color with a white head. Aromas of bitter citrus hops. Tastes of the bitter hops. Monday, September 27, 2021
martijnkkb	3.2 Portsmouth Murphys Law Red Ale Zwakke smaak Friday, August 13, 2021
AirForceHops	3.2 Portsmouth Milk Stout - Cacao Nibs 8 oz. draft. Aroma is roast, chocolate, weak coffee. The flavor is decent. The negative is the thinner / watery body. Don’t mind me I drink a lot of imperials. Just ok. Friday, July 23, 2021
AirForceHops	3.6 Portsmouth Selkie 8 oz. draft. Aroma is toffee, toasted grain, kelp? I had to look up sugar kelp. Don’t know if it brings anything to the beer. Flavor is toasted grain and toffee. Good body and texture. Like it better then I anticipated. Friday, July 23, 2021
AirForceHops	3.3 Portsmouth Lime Sour 8 oz. Draft. Aroma is lime and soft sour grain. Flavor is just as light as the aroma. It does have a refreshing quality about it. Average overall. Friday, July 23, 2021
GregMooreNH	3.5 Portsmouth Lime Berliner Weisse Pours hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is citrus, caramel and lacto. Taste is rich caramel, moving to tart lime zest and wheat. Finish is caramel and lime. Saturday, July 3, 2021
GregMooreNH	3 Portsmouth Killer B Braggot Pours hazy amber with a white head. Aroma is honey and hops. Taste is honey, moving to building hop backbone. Finish is hoppy honey. Saturday, July 3, 2021
GregMooreNH	2.8 Portsmouth Dirty Blonde Ale Pours light golden with a white head. Aroma is light caramel. Taste is light caramel, moving to thin hops. Finish is the same. Saturday, July 3, 2021
GregMooreNH	3.5 Portsmouth Black Cat Stout Pours black with a thin, tan head. Aroma is light cocoa, coffee and molasses. Taste is brown sugar and light chocolate, moving to coffee. Finish is sweet chocolate and coffee. Saturday, July 3, 2021
Goodgrief	2.8 Portsmouth Libeeration On cask at PB. Golden color, mild haze, small head. Lots of coriander on nose and tongue. Very herbal. Also sweet and grainy. I hope it helps with the menopause. I should have stuck with the other offerings. Sunday, June 27, 2021
Goodgrief	3.8 Portsmouth Torn and Frayed IPA On tap at Portsmouth Brewery. Cloudy amber pour, totally opaque. Sweet caramel with a tangy funky tangerine sweetness. Almost peppery. I was really liking this, very unique. Sunday, June 27, 2021
GDTRFB	3.3 Portsmouth Surrender to the Flow December 27, 2021 Pours hazy mango into a tulip. White head with little retention recedes to mottle surface. Sweet grapefruit and pine aromas. Earthy tangerine and hot caramel upfront turning to sourdough and pine in the lasting finish. This is a totally different recipe than earlier this year... hazy and clocks in at 7% - rating is the re-rate - minor tweaks with the same end result... Original Rating: March 22, 2021 - 6/4/6/4/13 Pours clear deep gold into a tulip. Bright white head with medium retention recedes leaving trailing spiders. Candy corn, sourdough and treacle aromas. Sharp with cardboard, sourdough, smarties and hot caramel upfront turning to dry earthy hop in the medium length finish. More west coast than NEIPA. Monday, March 22, 2021
GDTRFB	3 Portsmouth Torn and Frayed IPA Pours clear bright amber into a tulip. White conglomerate head with good retention recedes leaving spider lacing. Tangerine and pine aromas. Soft with stale sourdough and pumpernickel upfront turning to sweet caramel before turning to bitter dirt and pith in the lasting finish. Not as bad as the sum of it's parts... Thursday, March 18, 2021
GDTRFB	3.7 Portsmouth Saison Dans la Maison - Peach Pours hazy light gold into a tulip. White head with little retention recedes to hug rim. Sweet apricot and peach aromas. Soft and sweet with light wheat and oats upfront turning to mild peach fuzz before the medium length earthy peach pit and marshmallow finish. Sunday, March 14, 2021
GDTRFB	3.6 Portsmouth Young Pup Pours deep mahogany into an English pint. Tan head with good retention recedes to skim surface. Dark caramel and sourdough aromas. Soft with treacle and brown bread upfront turning to mild earthy bread crust in the medium length finish. Saturday, March 13, 2021
ozzie299	3.5 Portsmouth Maibock Tuesday, September 22, 2020
ozzie299	3.7 Portsmouth Liger Lager Tuesday, September 22, 2020
ozzie299	4.3 Portsmouth Black Cat Stout Tuesday, September 22, 2020
ozzie299	4.5 Portsmouth Torn and Frayed IPA Tuesday, September 22, 2020
ozzie299	3.9 Portsmouth American Pale Ale Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Beese	3.5 Portsmouth Oatmeal Stout Cask at GBBF, Earl’s Court on 04/08/2010. A pretty sweet beer for an oatmeal stout without adjuncts. Nice and smooth, with dark malt and brown sugar notes. Glad I got to have this on cask rather than nitro. Saturday, August 15, 2020
Beese	3.5 Portsmouth Bottle Rocket IPA Cask at GBBF, Earl’s Court on 04/08/2010. Deeper colour than most IPAs. Pine and grassy aroma with some toasted malt hints. Bitter and assertively dry flavour. Friday, August 14, 2020
Beese	3.2 Portsmouth Coffee Milk Stout Cask at GBBF, Earl’s Court on 05/08/2009. A good milk stout, but just a little sweet for me. Milk and sugar in coffee isn’t a flavour mix I like, so slight impact here. However, a well made beer with good body. Friday, June 5, 2020
saxdude	3.6 Portsmouth Stephan Urquell Czech Pilsner Nice and light. A nice drink for a sunny evening Saturday, April 11, 2020