St. George Brewing Company Porter

Porter

 

St. George Brewing Company in Hampton, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

  Porter Regular
Score
6.96
ABV: 5.0% IBU: 32 Ticks: 28
St. George Porter weaves a complex tapestry of flavors in a black, ruby colored ale. A rich malt base, typical of St. George Ales, results in caramel and chocolate tones, classically balanced with English bittering and aromatic hops.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Dark amber-brown. Very small head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate. Taste is toffee, coffee, chocolate. Bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 06:53


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft: Poured a black with a tan colored head. Aroma is chocolate, malty, biscuit. Taste is semi-sweet, malty, chocolate.

Tried from Draft on 12 Jan 2025 at 15:13


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12oz bottle from Total Wine. Dark, clear brown, bubbly head. Smoky, roasty aroma. taste is roast malts, cola, sweetness and a hint of coffee. Bitter bite at the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2021 at 03:25


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Good balance and great drinkability. Pours black with good head and lacing. Light bitter finish. Some caramel. Tap at Galaxy hut.

Tried from Draft on 17 Aug 2015 at 18:17


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a black color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute leaving a little bit of lacing running nicely in a speckled sort of way around the sides of the glass.
The smell had a really nice roasty slightly robust coffee to chocolate with a lightly bitter citrus hoppiness in the background.
The taste was mildly bitter, roasty, robust and moderately sweet.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was good for the style and for me.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good porter that I would have again.

Tried on 01 Sep 2014 at 19:53


7

Tried on 31 Jul 2014 at 20:44


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On draft at Spacebar in Falls Church VA. Pours a deep cola brown with a tan head. Light chocolate nose. Flavors of cocoa nibs and roasted grain. Light to moderate mouthfeel. Bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 27 Aug 2013 at 18:59


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Pours clear dark brown with a tall. sticky, light tan head. Very soft malt aroma. Lightly sweet with some roast malts, but a lot less than what a good porter should have in my opinion. More like a Schwarzbier.

Tried on 15 Oct 2012 at 15:48


6.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Aug 2009: Brown 12 oz bottle flown over to me by a Virginia based BA. Poured into a Westmalle chalice glass, one of my favourite tasting glasses. Deep, dark browny/red body with (sadly) a small wisp of a tan half head which soon turned into a thin collar around the glass. Intense dark chocolate aroma, then dry roasted coffee and toasted chocolate malts. The taste copied the smells, only a drier hint to everything and the hops coming in to add a bitterness that bit into my tongue and cheeks. Well carbonated and a good richness considering its alcohol content isn’t trying to rip your head off like some Porters attempt to do. All in all a very pleasant beer and glad it came my way.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2012 at 01:31


5.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Poured dark brown with a full brown head that dissipated slowly. Minimal aroma; a bit of sweet maltiness. Slightly smoky, somewhat bland flavor, with a dry end. A bit oily in mouthfeel. This is an ok beer, but is extremely undistinctive and unmemorable. Actually less like a porter than the St. George American Brown Ale in my opinion.

Tried from Can on 25 Apr 2012 at 13:25