Homework Series Batch #6: Robust Porter
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States ๐บ๐ธ
Porter - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.23
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Dark black with ruby red highlights, this Robust Porter is rich and complex. A blend of UK malts, chocolate rye and Belgian candi sugar provide a sweet chocolate, yet rich earthy quality. Malt forward with an aroma full of roasted malts, toffee and dark fruit, this National Homebrew Competition medal-winner is a great dessert beer or to pair with hearty foods. Happy brewing!
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
22 oz. bottle from One Stop Market, Haverhill, MA. Aroma is of roast, coffee, cocoa, dark fruits, and chocolate.
Taste is similar to the aroma. Has a medium-full body with a creamy mouthfeel and a semi bitter, long roasty earthy malt finish. Overall, a very nice imperial Porter that is well crafted. Nothing that really stands out. But for a home brew recipe, it is pretty kick ass!
Taste is similar to the aroma. Has a medium-full body with a creamy mouthfeel and a semi bitter, long roasty earthy malt finish. Overall, a very nice imperial Porter that is well crafted. Nothing that really stands out. But for a home brew recipe, it is pretty kick ass!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2016
at 18:25
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Black with a tan head. Robustly roasted malt, near burnt but not quite. Chocolate, light brown sugar, caramel. Finish is bitter roasted malts. Doesnโt have the coffee flavor profile, but has a similar harsh bitter finish like a black cup of dark roast coffee. Good.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2016
at 00:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Lots of roast and some dark chocolate. Black pour with good head and lacing. Bitter finish. Solve caramel. Easy drinking and well balanced.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2016
at 21:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Dark brown beer with a dark tan head. Roast aroma. Roast and light cocoa flavor. Medium bodied. Roast and light cocoa lingers with light nuttiness and light coffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2016
at 08:25
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap at Mellow Fellow
Pours clear dark brown, big tan head, lots of lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, vanilla and coffee. The taste is roasty, chocolate, ashy and coffee
Tasty
Pours clear dark brown, big tan head, lots of lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, vanilla and coffee. The taste is roasty, chocolate, ashy and coffee
Tasty
Tried
from Draft
on 21 May 2016
at 14:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pine Box Rock Shop, Brooklyn tap: pours blackish with a light beige head. Aroma is chocolate, light coffee, sugar. Taste is sweet but not too much so. Low bitterness. Body is not too heavy. Alcohol is well covered. Easy to drink big beer. Was happy with.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 May 2016
at 21:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown coloured body with some lighter brown hues coming out at the bottom, all with a thinnish, single centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of malt, earth, toffee, bright herbal hops and even showing some lighter tropical fruits as well - interesting. Medium to Full-bodied; Super assertive and bitter roasted malt flavours at first with hits of cacao nibs, toffee, earth and some hops. Aftertaste shows a lot of the roasted malt notes, some earth, coffee, vanilla and the faintest bit of lactose, all with a solid and very fresh hop element - nice. Overall, I didnโt want to like it because of the mass produced nature, but this one is pretty good and hits well for the style - worth trying if you can find it! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Wegmanโs in Leesburg, Virginia on 24-December-2015 for US$5,49 sampled at home in Washington on 28-Aprll-2016.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Apr 2016
at 00:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours dark brown color with tan head. Aromas of toasted malt, chocolate, fig. Moderately bitter dark chocolate and roasted malt flavors with some raisins and figs. Slightly ashy and earthy. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2016
at 22:26
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Aroma: coffee, roasty, chocolate Appearance: dark brown with a tan head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, average carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried
on 15 Mar 2016
at 15:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Miramar. It pours a dark brown color with a khaki head. The aroma is roasted with some cocoa and background notes of dark fruit. Mostly fig. Great mouth feel. A little more fig and date fruitiness with low roasted malt and cocoa for the style. The roast does come through a little in the finish along with some earthy bitterness. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Mar 2016
at 17:06