Tabula Rasa
Second Chance Beer Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter Regular|
Score
7.04
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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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7.3/10
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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
7.6/10
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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
7/10
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
5.2/10
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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
7.4/10
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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
7.6/10
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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
8.6/10
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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
6.8/10
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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
6.6/10
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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
7/10
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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