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Southern Tier Porter

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80
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bottled
common

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unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4543.38/5.03.37/5.05.2%69.7English pint, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
Porter is our darkest beer, but not necessarily our strongest. It is widely held that the darker the beer the stronger the beer, but this is summarily false. The contribution of color comes directly from the color of malt that we use. Some malt is roasted to achieve dark color and coffee-like flavor, which in turn get transferred to the beer. Our Porter is richly complex with overtones of chocolate and espresso beans followed by a subtle flavor of hops. It’s a nourishing beer without being too sweet or filling.
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 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Dec 16, 2008  
12oz bottle-pours a rich light brown head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-chocolate/anise, vegetal, some earthy hops. Taste is dark malt-ashy/tar, vegetal, secondary earthy/woody/chicory hops. Not my taste. Full body. Thanks decaturstevo for picking this out.


 MoDog (917), Griffith, Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 10, 2008  
Poured from a 12oz bottle and served in an English pint glass. This beer poured a sleek, near-black with some mahogany highlights around the edges of the glass. A thin head of tan foam quickly faded away, leaving little lace. The aroma included freshly gound coffee, milk chocolate, and some caramel. Mildly roasty. The flavor contained some moderately bitter coffee and roasted malt, along with a balancing hop bite. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied and had light to moderate carbonation. Not bad. A pretty standard porter.


 GuilTTy (532), Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/510/20
Dec 7, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a clear deep brown with no head whatsoever. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee and a hint of smoke. Flavor of coffee, bittersweet chocolate and toffee. Very watery texture and weak finish. Not a great effort from a very respectable brewery.


 riversideAK (2671), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 6, 2008  
Bottle from dkachur Thanks. Aromas of roast, chocolate, and earthy hops Dark brown pour with a thin head that didnt stick around for too long The flavor has notes of light roast, chocolate a mild sweetness and an earthy finish An easy drinking porter that I didnt feel had too much going on really


rednapx3 (27), , Isle of Man
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Out of a Southern Tier variety pack as the "mystery beer" Listen up, whoever doesn’t like this has issues. . . What can you say ? A Porter with just enough hops to balance out the finish to make this a great porter ! Pours with a great dark color, the head wasn’t really there, just a tiny head but with nice color. . . Great malt flavor with, a dash of chocolate and a touch of dark coffee. . . The after taste just got me thinking, wow, i thought porters were so so. . . . but not this one !


 taalhiker (179), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 28, 2008  
From bottle. Part of January Dayton Beer Tasting event. Pours dark borwn/black with tan head. Simple malt aromas mix with coffee. Tastes include chocolate, espresso and a hoppy finish. Decent but not a standout.


 ilovedarkbeer (1333), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 27, 2008    Updated: Jan 24, 2009
Black brown pour with a small tope head. Nose: chocolate, coffee, roasted malt. Taste: mouthfeel is medium taste is chocolate and roasted malt with a bitter back end. Pretty standard, nothing exciting, and kind of weak. Additional notes of cocoa powder and burnt mini wheats. (nice call andrew)


 satan165 (566), River Grove, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/101/56/102/514/20
Nov 27, 2008  
aroma of some roast but not much. color is dark but still translucent, filthy orange around the edges. flavor has some roast but almost no bitterness. little to zero chocolate/coffee. mouthfeel is decidedly thin. a disappointment to even call this sessionable. true, its lack of challenge makes it prime for repeated drinking but its lack of character makes it too irratating for this drinker.



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