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Elysian Perseus Porter

Elysian Perseus Porter - Porter

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88
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Brewed by Elysian Brewing Co.
Style: Porter

Seattle, Washington USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2603.53/5.03.51/5.05.4%86.2English pint, Stem glass
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Commercial Description:
A wine-dark beer, extremely drinkable and of medium weight, named for the slayer of the Gorgon and rescuer of Andromeda. Perseus Porter is slightly smoky with black and chocolate malts; bittered with Columbus and finished with German Northern Brewer hops.
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 mlist55 (210), media, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/57/104/515/20
May 23, 2007  
Pours black in color with a tan head. Chocolate nutty and sweet nose. Chocolate, molasses, some bitterness seeming to become more bitter and darker in flavors (molasses and dark chocolate) as it warms up. Easy to drink and a once again a decent beer.


 Maria (6056), Thisted, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
May 3, 2007  
Thank you Tom (After4ever) for this very nice porter, that has a lot of flavour and a low ABV. It’s black-brown with a tan, creamy head. The aroma has notes of chocolate and roasted malt. The flavour is smooth, nice and relatively light - but yet full-bodied and nice - and above all: It’s uncomplicated and very charming. it has light sweetness, light chocolate, coffee and licorice and a rather nice bitter finish. A nice surprise! 2053


 beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
May 2, 2007  
This is just an awesome porter, very heavy stout like build, smooth on the palate with a heavy weight to it. Pours black with a tall tan head. Very roasty chocolate flavor with a dry cocoa and bakers chocolate finish. Good balance with the hops. Just a realy well made beer.


 blankboy (3165), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 22, 2007  
Bottle courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a very dark ruby-brown with an average size diminishing tan head. Aroma of lightly roasted malt, chocolate, hops and a hint of coffee. Flavour’s a little roasty with some chocolate and a good amount of floral hops and a short bitter finish. Medium bodied. Pretty good Porter, I easily drank a bomber and would gladly have it again.


 holdenn (1432), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Apr 11, 2007  
22 oz bomber that I picked up at Sams for 4 bucks. Although I haven’t been super impressed with Elysian, they aren’t bad brews and are at a good price. This one is no different. Pours black in color with a tan head. Chocolate nutty and sweet nose. Chocolate, molasses, some bitterness seeming to become more bitter and darker in flavors (molasses and dark chocolate) as it warms up. Easy to drink and a once again a decent beer.


 BrewDad (2363), Olympia, Washington, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 1, 2007  
Taster at Tangle Town Brew Pub
A dark brown nectar from the brewing gods. This was a great porter. Loved the rich deep chocolate malts and the slight use of hops to balance it out. A tasty drink for all.


 buckybeer (666), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Mar 27, 2007  
Bomber from Liquid Solutions. Pours black with medium tan head. Nice tan lacing also. A real nice looking pour. Aroma is chololate, malts and faint hops. As it warms the aroma seems to get more milky. Flavor is roasted bitter malts, cocoa, light smoke and light hops in the finish. Body was just a tad thin but overall it was pretty damn good.


 shigadeyo (2210), Harrison, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Mar 22, 2007  
2006 Vintage... Elysian Perseus Porter pours a dark brown color with a foamy tan head that leaves some lacing. The aroma is weak milk chocolate. Roasted malt and coffee are most noteworthy in the flavor when this beer is at colder temperatures. Once it comes up in teperature somewhat, the aroma becomes more more like semi-sweet chcolate and the flavor shifts a a dark chocolate and cocoa. The finish is robust and roasty with notes of black coffee and blackened/burnt malt. The palate is soft, smooth, and mellow, but the carbonation level seems like a bit too much for this beer at times. This is good, but seems somewhat weak in aroma and flavor at colder temperatures. However, once it warms it really seems to open up and the aroma becomes more rich and the flavor deepens a little. Don’t let it warm up too much though because then it seems to get a little bit yeasty and much more dry... This was the second beer from Elysian Brewing that I have tasted and I am very impressed with their beers (especially at the very reasonable price that they go for!). Like "The Immortal IPA", this beer is well balanced, flavorful, easy to drink, and very enjoyable overall... 22 oz bottle (5.4% ABV) from first trade with bitbucket in November 2006. Thanks Bob!



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