Homework Series Batch #6: Robust Porter
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
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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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Sampled on draft at 3R6P this beer poured a black color with a small foamy beige head that left decent lacing. The aroma was fairly dryish and roasty with notes of wood and vague hops. The flavor was malty and toasty with a cocoa note then turned dryish with floral hops and growing bitterness. Long roasty and dry finish with bitterness that keeps growing. Moderately full bodied. Meh.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Dec 2015
at 11:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from Beer Run. Dark brown, medium sized frothy tan head, good retention. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, herbal hops, hints of cherry. The taste is roasted malts, dark chocolate, mild hints of vanilla and dark fruit. Medium bodied,high carbonation, delicate and well balanced. Nice beer.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2015
at 02:26
7/10
Tried
on 19 Dec 2015
at 21:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
650 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with moderate yellowish tan head. Aromas of dry coffee, chalk, and dry roasted malts. Flavors of roasted malts, dry dark chocolate and nuts. Very dry. It’s a well made porter...
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2015
at 22:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22oz bomber pours with a deep dark body that supports a tall tan head that leaves behind some cobweby lacing. The aroma offers up dark roasted malts, dusty malt balls, a dash of caramel malts and then sweet dark fruity esters. The taste delivers dark roasted malts, chocolate malt balls and then some wafer thin sweet dark fruity esters. To midway it picks up some modest burnt malt notes before heading into a finish that has a sweet malt and dark roasted maltiness coming forward. Solid.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2015
at 21:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22oz bottle. Deep brown-black body. Steady, creamy, thick beige head laces up the glass. A really solid Porter, one of the better examples I’ve had in some time. Deep chewy chocolate tones, light hop and warmth balance. Approaching Imperial Stout, this is a pretty full bodied beer. Really well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2015
at 19:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Lost & Found, East Coast. Opaque brown color, brown head, solid lacing. Aroma of coffee grounds and bitter chocolate. Taste is burnt espresso grounds and cacao, dry finish. Very tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Nov 2015
at 16:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 4
On draft at Trio in Kitty Hawk
It is a dark amber color with a thick tan head.the aroma is coffee and pretzel and the taste is strong bitter cocoa and some hints of burnt coffee Bitter finish.
It is a dark amber color with a thick tan head.the aroma is coffee and pretzel and the taste is strong bitter cocoa and some hints of burnt coffee Bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Nov 2015
at 15:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On draft at Trio in Kitty Hawk. Pours a dark cola brown with a thick tan head. Coffee aroma. Flavors of cocoa powder and leather. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Nov 2015
at 15:20
8/10
Tried
on 09 Nov 2015
at 20:39