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Southern Tier Porter

Percentile
80
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bottled
common

on tap
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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 sfontain (506), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Jan 30, 2007  
Quite dark brown; very little tan head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, roast, caramel, and light vanilla. Flavor predominantly chocolate, coffee, and roast; moderately bitter, hoppy, roasty finish. Medium-thick and frothy; mildly sticky. This is a solid, if forgettable, above-average porter.


 Ughsmash (3999), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jan 27, 2007  
Bottled. Poured a clear, deep garnety/brown with a nice initial cap of tan head that receded to a fine film. Nose was nicely burnt with dark chocolate and medium roast coffee coming through. The flavor had a pleasant cold coffee base with grainy chocolate and burnt dark malts on top.. mild coffee bitterness. Not too complex, but an enjoyable drink. Just shy of medium-bodied. Not bad.. not great.


 Styles (1653), Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 15, 2007  
Dark brown, no head. Sweet chocolate aroma, light coffee background. Flavor exactly on par with the aroma, tapers off in the finish to almost nothing. Body/mouthfeel rather thin and watary. Just average, rather bland porter.


 bgburdman9 (823), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/516/20
Jan 11, 2007  
Bottle shared by sliffy. Pours pretty black with a light brown head. Great chocolate and roasty aroma with a little sweetness. A little thin on the body. Flavor was pretty roasty but this really wasnt to bad.


 sliffy (1966), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 11, 2007  
Bottle thanks to drewbeerme: Dark brown pour with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, and chocolate. Flavor, some fruits, roasted malt and chocolate. Nothing special, but it’s not bad.


 GRM (1252), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 7, 2007  
Brown bottle, 355 ml, trip to Beers of the world avec Dum, Ian and Lubière,purchased on August 26 2006; eye: black with a espresso head, opaque; nose: roasting, cocoa, dark chocolate; mouth: roasted malt, light acridity, bitterness, cocoa, finale in roasted malt then dryness then a hint of smoke, lightly creamy, mildly bitter, medium body, quite carbonate; overall: good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 355 ml, voyage à Beers of the world avec Dum, Ian et Lubière, acheté le 26 août 2006; oeil : noire avec mousse espresso, opaque; nez : torréfaction, cacao, chocolat noir; bouche : malt torréfié, légère âcreté, amertume, cacao, finale en torréfaction puis sèche puis une petite pointe de brûlé, légèrement crémeuse, moyennement amère, corps moyen, assez carbonatée; en résumé : bonne


 Jine (896), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Jan 6, 2007  
Nov. 10th ’06 Provided by biznizness on the camping weekend. Another fairly good brew from Southern Tier. Pretty much your standard definition of a porter with a few quirks and such.


BuffaloBrewed (42), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 22, 2006  
12oz. bottle. Poured a dark chocolate brown with a thick light tan head. The beer had a fairly sweet smell with note of licorice and roasted malts. There seems to be some fruit to the nose as well. The taste is malty and slightly bitter, but balanced. Good brew.



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