Homework Series Batch #6: Robust Porter
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.22
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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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
22 oz bottle poured. Bottle tagged with the recipe, like I’m assuming the whole series is. This is the first I’ve heard of the series. Love the idea. Pours a near black with a ton of tan foam head. Big toasty malt aroma. Nice chocolate malt flavor up front. Dark chocolate finish. I don’t think these guys make a bad beer.