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Sea Dog Riverdriver Hazelnut Porter

Sea Dog Riverdriver Hazelnut Porter - Porter

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 Percentile 
71
overall
Brewed by Sea Dog Brewing (Shipyard Brewing Co.)
Style: Porter

Topsham, Maine USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2753.27/5.03.26/5.05.6%52.1English pint, Stem glass
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Commercial Description:
Four different malted barleys combine to create a distinctive, full-bodied beer with a roasted nuttiness, uniquely enhanced by a hint of hazelnuts. Smooth and creamy with the nose of the Willamette hop, this porter is a beer style unto itself.
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 JK (2946), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 2, 2007  
Purchased at Trader Joes, St. Louis Park, MN. Pleasant vanilla aroma. More vanilla in the flavor, and they weren’t lying about the hazelnuts because these are here in strength. A good beer.


 badgerben (3587), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 31, 2007  
Dark brown color with no head. Holy crap this smells like a bucket of hazelnuts! Big vanilla taste with more piles of hazelnuts. Dry finish. A little overkill on the nuts for my tastes, but not too shabby.


 BDR (2139), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 30, 2007  
Dark brown hazelnut nose. Little head. Creamy finish with lots of hazlenut and a little porter kick.


 DragonStout (1380), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Mar 16, 2007  
Pours a nice gloomy color with a khaki head. On the nose it smells like fresh brewed coffee and Nutella.Very good flavor with the roasted nuts being the most dominant.Coffee and choclate show up right after words.Nice body and it finishes like coffe does, slightly bitter.This would have to be my favorite out of all SeaDog and Shipyard brews.


 gnoff (3560), Göteborg, Sweden
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/102/57/20
Mar 11, 2007  
(Bottle at Delirium Café, Göteborg) Clear dark red-brown color, big nice tan head that dies too fast. Muddy chocolate nutty scent, also solvents. Spritzy sweet green apples and roasted malt taste. Spritzy high co2 mouthfeel. Medium bitterness. A bit sickening nutty sweet aftertaste.


 ElGaucho (1730), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/512/20
Mar 10, 2007  
Bottle. I did not see any reference to hazelnut on the label before sampling it. Has a very distinct hazelnut aroma which I couldn’t put my finger on initially, calling it peanut butter chocolate. Very dark, reddish brown body that is mostly clear with bubbles. Large, light tan head. Excellent lace and decent head retention. Very hazelnutty flavor. Too dry and a little overly carbonated for a porter.


 beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 22, 2007  
Not as much hazelnut comes through as the rogue hazelnut brown, but still a nice subtle addition that makes this porter unique. I got a lot of mineral flavor out of this beer, slightly metallic at times, which distracted from the sweet roasty flavors. Chocolate flavors blend well with the hazelnuts, with a good roastiness and milky flavor. Pours dark brown with a tan head that falls fast. Nice beer but the mineral flavors were a little distracting.


 mynameisjonas (206), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/57/20
Feb 20, 2007  
real good porter. nice nutty flavor to it. hazelnuts are ever so slight. very good beer



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