Sandy Paws
Heater Allen Brewing in McMinnville, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Baltic Winter|
Score
7.39
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When Rick started the idea for the brewery he was living at the beach. When trying to come up with a name for the Holiday beer he pictured his dog coming back from the beach with her paws covered in sand. Thus the name Sandy Paws was born. Sandy Paws is typically a Baltic Porter, rich and malty with slightly spicy notes. This is one of our beers that we will change the recipe from year to year, it is also one of our beers that can be aged and is usually better after a year. In 2015 we switched the yeast we were using on the Sandy Paws; rather than using our house lager yeast, we decided to try fermenting it with the German Ale yeast we use for our Kolsch-style and Sticke Alt, which is probably more historically accurate for a Baltic Porter anyway. Also the TTB decided to not allow us to use the term "Baltic Porter" on our label, so although the 2015 is done in the style of Baltic Porter the label says "Dark Lagered Ale." (2015 Sandy Paws: 1.024 FG, 7.25% ABV, 36 IBU, 28.6 SRM)
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Can) clear, bright, medium dark amber brown with a medium tall brown head; aroma of toffee, brown sugar; balanced flavour with a long, medium bitter finish; creamy palate
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2023
at 02:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Black body with off white head. Strong malty aroma. Chocolate, toffee and caramel taste with a bready finish
Earlier Rating: 12/14/2019 Total Score: 3.3
Black body with tan head. Syrup and malt aroma. Sweet malt taste. Light malt finish. No alcohol burn
Earlier Rating: 12/1/2018 Total Score: 3.7
Black body with tan head. Chocolate nut bar aroma with a hop edge. Chocolate and malt flavour with long chocolate middle of the tongue finish. Big bodied.
Earlier Rating: 12/14/2019 Total Score: 3.3
Black body with tan head. Syrup and malt aroma. Sweet malt taste. Light malt finish. No alcohol burn
Earlier Rating: 12/1/2018 Total Score: 3.7
Black body with tan head. Chocolate nut bar aroma with a hop edge. Chocolate and malt flavour with long chocolate middle of the tongue finish. Big bodied.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2022
at 04:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Elizabeth Station, Bellingham, WA, via Sergey
Dark brown colour. This is totally a caramel beer, it has a good malt depth, moderately sweet, full bodied and sweet, with accents of dark caramel in the finish; it doesn't have the fruity esters of many American doppelbocks.
Dark brown colour. This is totally a caramel beer, it has a good malt depth, moderately sweet, full bodied and sweet, with accents of dark caramel in the finish; it doesn't have the fruity esters of many American doppelbocks.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jun 2022
at 03:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8
Can. Pours near black with a light brown head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has a combination of sweet dark grains and roast with a bit of earthiness supporting. Flavor has earthy roast and sweet dark grains with a hint of chocolate underlying.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jan 2021
at 02:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated November 16, 2020. Aroma is fairly malt forward, but balanced with quite a bit of fruity esters. Moderately strong roast and chocolate malt notes with lighter caramel, toffee and toasted bread. Moderate notes of fruity character with raisin, cherry and prune. Light alcohol notes. Pours black with dark brown hues on the edges and a medium sized, thick, light mocha head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers on the edges. Light lacing and small legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with moderately strong notes of chocolate and dark caramel with lighter toasted bread, roast and toffee notes. Medium bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderate notes of cherry, raisin, casual and prune. Faint herbal, woody hop notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid Baltic Porter. Nice malt notes with balanced esters and a light hop note. Alcohol is well hidden and nothing harsh.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2020
at 01:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can poured, picked up in season, and for some reason saved until now. Canned on 11/12/19. It's a less than warm, rainy May evening, so it almost feels like winter again anyway. Loved the can, and I'd be lying if I said it didn't play a role in my purchase of this product, the other being that it's Heater Allen and they don't make bad beer as far as I've ever known. Dense appearance, near black pour, cola tan fizz head that sticks around. Soft cocoa notes, big malt roast. This beer seems to have gotten bigger over the years, but it's still super smooth and easy drinking. About as flavorful as you can get with a lager. Just a touch sweet, but it doesn't bother me. Delicious flavorful linger. Really like this one.
Tried
from Can
on 22 May 2020
at 04:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle purchased as a single at the Made in Oregon shop at the Portland, Oregon airport. The pour is clear brown with ruby highlights and a one inch khaki head that is lasting. The aroma is a clean roast, toasty caramel malt and a grass mineral. The taste is the roast malt right away, followed by the slight sweet caramel, the grass, and moves towards a lager yeast and mineral finish. The palate is medium bodied, with active carbonation and the dry roast mineral finish. Exactly what I expect and want a Baltic Porter to be, tasty stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2019
at 14:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pretty good traditional style doppelbock lager however I wish they would have followed through in the naming of the beer to keep it fully traditional. Politically I am a progressive and so call me Square but still I like the traditional naming of things like this.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2017
at 00:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from Corti Bros. Pours brown with a beige head. Aroma is rather dark and Plummy. Med body plus a little. Flavor is plummy, malty and a bit smoky. Not dry, but pretty tasty. Gets a bit of salt with time.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2017
at 14:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap at the Tin Bucket. Pours a dark brown color, some red hints, a small off white head. A big malty chocolate nose. Rich toasted malts, dark toffee, molasses, light sweet chocolates, vanilla. Great beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jan 2017
at 00:11