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Port Brewing Santas Little Helper

Port Brewing Santas Little Helper

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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Port Brewing/Lost Abbey

San Marcos, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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3613.95/5.03.94/5.0Winter9.5%75.8 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Everything but the kitchen sink…Great Western Premium Two Row, Wheat, Carvienne, Caramunich, 95-115, 135-165L Crystal Malts, Chocolate, Roasted and Black Barley and Pale Chocolate. We also add some Brown Sugar and some Dark Belgian Candi Sugar to boost the Original Gravity. The beer is hopped with East Kent Goldings, Mt. Hood, Liberty, and Challenger. It is unfiltered with an OG of 1.094 and 10.0% ABV. Proprietary Ale Yeast.

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 walleye (821), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/516/20

Sep 16, 2007  
Got this in a trade with cquiroga, thanks Chris. poured black with brown head. aroma chocolate covered with brown sugar, malt, coffee, molasses.flavor, alcohol, bittersweet chocolate, dark fruits hints of raspberry as it warms

 radiomgb (1761), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 28, 2008  
Very dark brown in colour with a lingering thin beige coloured head, very light and patchy lacing. The aroma is lightly roasty, some chocolate, some alcohol and a moderate sweetness. The flavour has more alcohol showing up, mildly sweet, chocolate but its a bit chalky, roasty throughout. Lightly sweet and alcoholic mouthfeel, medium/light body, medium carbonation. Finishes warming with moderate amounts of alcohol, bitter and lingering.

This gives the word "disappointing" a new meaning. The thin body and high alcohol burning hurt this one for me.

650ml bottle obtained in a trade with rustychiles, thanks Rusty.
Opened on March 25, 2008.
No date.
Score: 6/3/6/3/13


Update:
I was able to get another bottle of this from TheCheeseMan and I have to say that it was very nice. Lots of chocolate in this and the alcohol wasn’t as noticable. Dark fruits, coffee and vanilla are all there. Very well done. The score is for the second bottle as the first was obviously off.


 BrotherGrendel (155), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 23, 2008  
Black hue with a big tan creamy head. Nose is milk chocolate, roast, molasses, and a touch of coffee. Flavor is sweet chocolate malt with brown sugar and syrupy molasses, some light hops in the middle, finishes mild and sweet. Palate is medium-bodied with a creamy smooth texture and mild carbonation. A solid chocolate stout from Tomme & Co, very little alcohol perceived at ~10%, a great stout treat!


 Hophead22 (174), Redlands, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Aug 21, 2008  
22oz. bottle. Poured jet black, dark tan head. Aroma of mollasses anbd dark fruits, sweet malt. Very smooth and rich. Glorious beer.


Lagunitasfan (53), San Diego, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
Aug 19, 2008  
On tap at brewery for Pre-Stone brunch. Way dark color with little head. Remarkably smooth and flavorful, but still had a little bite of bitterness. Reminded me of another San Diego area brewery’s really good choco/oatmeal stout. I think this would be a really good stout for people who claim to like beer but say stouts are too bitter and heavy. Nice beer.


 jsh12bama (215), Alabama, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Aug 18, 2008  
Draft @ brewery. Pours black with tan head. Aroma of chocolate and roasted malt. Thin mouthfeel. Alcohol definitely present. Mild burn in the finish. Pretty good.




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