Oxbow Brewing Company Town Line Porter

Town Line Porter

 

Oxbow Brewing Company in Newcastle, Maine, United States 🇺🇸

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Score
7.35
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 14
American Robust Porter

American-hopped porter brewed with spelt.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Pours black into an English pint. Mocha head with good retention pancakes and recedes leaving spider lacing. Dark chocolate and licorice aromas. Medium bodied with dark chocolate, licorice and espresso upfront turning to soy and pumpernickel in the soft, medium length finish.

Tried on 13 Jan 2026 at 00:23


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Single from that bottle shop in Nashville. You know the one. Sleepy time in the fridge for like 8 months. Canned 12/20/24... it's porter.

Pint glass at home. Tall tan head that cleanly recedes. Dark brown body with some vino highlights.
Licorice & unsweetened choco nose with a bit of ash.
Dark & sharp malt, bitter char, red wine dark fruit, subtly pleasant acid & accompanying sweetness. Lingering astringent char.

Drinks thin & easy. Like.

Tried from Can from The Filling Station on 14 Dec 2025 at 01:13


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Black beer with a big tan head. Chocolate and light red fruit aroma. Chocolate and roast flavor. Medium bodied. Chocolate and roast linger with light fruitiness.

Tried on 08 Jul 2025 at 21:28


7

Canned from planet wine. Brown to back pour. Roasted malts. Some nuttiness. Pretty nice for the abv

Tried from Can on 20 May 2025 at 01:46


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

16 ounce can. Mostly translucent dark brown color. Large, rocky tan head. Subtle roasted malt aroma hints at cocoa. Roasted malt flavor has notes of chocolate and mild coffee. Medium bodied and earthy. Dry, malty finish.

Tried from Can on 04 Aug 2021 at 04:41


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at Eat Bar, pours a root beer brown with some sticky, white head. Nose is solid, bread, caramel, nutty, earthy, grainy. Nice. Flavor has cola and caramel and malt. Very chewy with grains. A bit of cold smoke too. Dry finish. 8 4 8 4 14

Tried from Draft on 23 Sep 2018 at 17:40


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft sample at Dominion Wine & Beer. Dark brownish black with light tan head. Aromas of malt, roast, dark chocolate. Tastes of roast, dark chocolate, malt. Medium body with a dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 29 Apr 2018 at 22:41


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at Blind Tiger. Pours black with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has dark grains and roasted malts with earthy chocolate underlying. Flavor has bread and dark grains with light roast with a hint of chocolate.

Tried from Draft on 23 Apr 2018 at 02:53


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8

Draft at Salud. Dark brown color tan head. Earthy aroma. Taste has dark roast light body. Easy drinking.

Tried from Draft on 14 Apr 2018 at 15:29


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Beer Table to Go, NYC tap: pours black with a light beige head. Aroma is chocolate with hefty bits of coffee and a generally robust character. Taste is sort of bitter. Body is very smooth. Generally low sweetness. Overall solid beer. A good porter from a saison brewer.

Tried from Draft on 09 Feb 2018 at 04:21