Sea Dog Riverdriver Hazelnut Porter

This beer is a former gold medal winner and I think that it has the taste to back it up. This was my first ever porter and I loved it.

Great porter. It is not too hoppy like some people make this style. Rich and decidely sweet, this is the best I have had of this style. I really taste the hazlenuts, which add a candiefied bubble gum feel. Good color and scent is very close to the beer. Sometimes beer smells better then it tastes so its a high compliment. Get some

Great porter and I got it for $0.84 at Trader Joe’s! Pours a dark brown with a light brown head. The aroma and taste is godly- a beautiful mixture of hazlenut, coffee, mocha, roasted malt and some smoke with a very slight touch of maple syrup. I can't stop sniffing this brew. Has a perfect level of sweetness. Pretty complex. Mouthfeel is full, round and creamy. Leaves a nice slightly burnt aftertaste. Good head retention. Highly recommended! This is my favorite porter to date.

this is absolutely marvelous! I’m rating this against other porters I’ve tried and the wonderful toffee aroma and smooth as can be drinkability impressed the hell outta me!

Sea Dog Riverdriver Hazelnut Porter is a dark brown to black ale with a creamy, blotchy, mossy beige head. It leaves great lacing. The aroma is of chocolate, hazelnut, vanilla, biscuits and crackers. It is roasty and slightly sweet. The hops smell a little medicinal. It is medium-bodied and pretty smooth. It’s a little chewy and a little slick. It has a full dark roasty flavor. It starts with hazelnut and maybe vanilla, then it turns a bit salty and then bitter, like juniper. The flavor elements are all pretty independent. This is much better than the first time I rated it. That last bottle must’ve been skunked! [First rating: 7 Aug /2007] Riverdriver Hazelnut Porter is a deep solid brown ale with a hue that’s leaning toward aubergine. The head is tan in color, splotchy and lively. The retention is great. The aroma is very hard to miss: hazelnut and coffee with maybe something minty in there. It has a medium-light body with a dry, slightly numbing, finish. The flavor is not focused like the aroma. The coffee aroma doesn’t translate to a roasty flavor here. Diacetyl is present. The flavor is a little... barfy. There is a chemical off-flavor here that I can’t place, but can smell after I’ve tasted it. Is it skunked? A bad bottle? I’ve had this before and it was good. [Aroma: 7; Appearance: 4; Flavor: 4; Palate: 3; Overall: 9]