Second Chance Beer Company Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa

 

Second Chance Beer Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Porter Regular
Score
7.04
ABV: 6.2% IBU: 33 Ticks: 18
This is the most award-winning porter in the country, having won a Gold Medal at the Great American Beer Fest in 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2020. It is balanced towards the malt profile, medium-dark chocolate with light notes of coffee on the nose. On the front palate there’s prominent rich chocolate, medium-full bodied, soft sweetness, and finishes with drying toastiness.
 

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7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

pours near black with a one finger light tan head. Roasty, chocolatey aroma. The flavor is dark roast malt, coffee, and chocolate. It’s medium bodied, a quite tasty porter.

Tried from Draft at Dicky's 21 Taps on 21 May 2025 at 06:22


7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

Can. Pours opaque mahogany, medium brown head, good lacing. Aaron's is smoky, cocoa, ash. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body.

Tried from Can on 14 Nov 2024 at 03:45


7

Taster @Great Americano Beer Festival. 21/09/2023. Color negro opaco corona de espuma beige aromas y sabores tostados, cacao.

Tried from Can on 22 Sep 2023 at 13:35


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Tap @the source. Small goblet. Russet, clear, very dark amber pour. Basic toast, mellow earth, boring. Taste is dirty earth, toast, scootch of vanilla, mellow, basic. Thin, short acid, expecting. Whatever.

Tried from Draft on 10 Dec 2022 at 02:46


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

On tap at Nason’s Beer Hall in San Diego. Opaque dark brown color. Small beige ring. Roasted malt aroma is subdued. Flavor is roasted malt with sweet notes of chocolate and cardamom. Smooth from the oats. Some residual bitterness in finish. Tasty.

Tried from Draft on 30 Jul 2022 at 05:51


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Roast and nut, dark chocolate. Black pour with good head and lacing. Bittersweet finish. Good, nice drinking Porter. Can.

Tried from Can on 19 Jul 2020 at 19:57


8.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Top-notch porter, roasted and layered, with a lovely caramel-chocolate center laced with smoke, espresso, cherry, and a hint of pine, finishing dark and bitter. Not Founders, but in the neighborhood.

Tried on 19 Jul 2020 at 01:28


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

Can. Blackish beer with a light brown head. Roast and light chocolate aroma. caramel and roast flavor with light chocolate. Medium bodied. Roast and caramel linger with light chocolate and light nuttiness.

Tried from Can on 25 Apr 2020 at 18:35


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Taster at Rose's in Old Town San Diego. Pours black, with a medium, foamy, tan head. The aroma is mild coffee, dark chocolate, and walnuts. Sweet and malty, with a touch of bitterness. Heavy body, with a sharp, creamy palate. Solid, simple porter.

Tried on 30 Jan 2020 at 16:24


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

Can. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Roasted malt, chocolate, coffee. pretty good.

Tried from Can on 01 Sep 2019 at 10:31