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Northwoods Poplar Porter

Northwoods Poplar Porter

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A Porter brewed by
Northwoods Brew Pub

Eau Claire, Wisconsin USA

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282.4/5.02.42/5.0-1English pint, Stem glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Rich, medium bodied, and nearly black, our porter has a pleasant roast character backed with a touch of chocolate.

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 BeerPrince (1701), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 27, 2004  
Nice Porter. Pours black with a small diminishing head. Aroma of cocoa and light espresso. Flavour is chocolate but rather thin. Nice smooth creamy finish.


 MIBRomeo (1889), Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Nov 26, 2005  
dark brown white well laced head. Light roasty aroma hints of chocolate. Smooth palate good coating. Flavor is roasted malt and grain some light bitter chocolates.. an ok porter.


 fordest (1778), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/513/20
Dec 6, 2007  
GABF. Dark pour. Aromas were a little watered down. Some roastiness on the flavor, but not much else. Just OKAY


 JPDIPSO (4286), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 12, 2005  
Chestnut to mahogany color with a small light tan head. Light roasted malt aromas with a hint of smoke. Dark chocolate. light roasted malt and peat. Fairly simple, but OK.


 Pigfoot (2225), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Sep 4, 2005  
Dark brown, transparent at the bottom, with little head, swiftly degenerating into a sad, bubbling ring of faint cola-ish carbonation. Aroma: roasty and bitter, notes of cocoa and coffee, ...not bad. Taste: Far too faint in the mouthfeel to really count as a porter, this enters the mouth limply, and exits just as weak. Trickles of dark, chocolatey flavors, waft over the palate, then drip away. Doesn’t really make much of an impression anywhere. Really needs to have bigger body to be a porter worth it’s roasted barley, and this ain’t working. No chewiness, no girth. But, I suspect this brewery was built around low expectations and pleasing the common denominator above all else. Oh, well...I’ll give this half-credit for at least coming close to being a good porter, without becoming a total abomination. And must say I’ve noticed that the darker beers of this breweries bottling are the least offensive, and the closest to their marks. More in the brew to hide the flaws?



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