Deschutes Brewery Black Butte Porter

Black Butte Porter

 

Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Porter Regular
Score
7.15
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 30 Ticks: 228
Bold reputation. Soft disposition. Surprising Balance. Behold an iconic and unexpectedly complex porter that’s more than meets the eye.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Review based on the BJCP2021 guidelines (style 20A). Bottle 35.5 cl - Batch MR1084705 - BB: undeclared - Bottled on 01/27/25) AROMA: medium-light roasted aroma with notes like chocolate and slight toffee background. APPEARANCE: very dark brown body with ruby highlights. clear. medium light brown head, creamy, with medium-good retention. TASTE: medium-high roasted flavor (lightly burnt, chocolate and slight sweet caramel). medium-high bitterness with a semi-dry ti dry finish. MOUTHFEEL: medium to medium-high body. medium carbonation. OVERALL: a good american porter.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2025 at 15:24


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

12 oz. can
5.5% ABV
PKG ON: 02/11/25
$13.99 6-pk @ Winter Springs Liquors

AROMA: Moderate scents of malt, dark chocolate, and medium-roast coffee. As the beer warms, I start to get minor scents of hazelnuts and dried grass.

APPEARANCE: Pours an opaque black with a short (1-finger), medium-tan, tightly frothed head that dissipates slowly with excellent lacing.

TASTE: Moderately bitter with moderate sharpness. Flavors of dark-roasted espresso, unsweetened dark chocolate and cocoa nibs. The finish is slightly dry with the espresso flavor being the last thing remaining. As the beer warms it loses some of its bitterness and sharpness, which results in the flavors becoming a little muddled. When the beer was cold, I could taste each flavor individually and distinctly.

MOUTHFEEL: Full-bodied with a slightly rough/tacky texture. Carbonation is average. About the only improvement I would suggest is for a touch more creaminess in the body.

OVERALL: This is a strange beer for me because I enjoyed the flavors more when it was cold, but enjoyed the aromas more when it was warmer. While I found that conundrum a little odd, I still greatly enjoyed the beer and would happily buy it again.

Tried from Can at Winter Springs Liquors on 15 Jun 2025 at 19:26


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

Bottled. Pours dark w/ decent sized head. Malt roast etc aroma but pretty subtle. Very smooth.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:51


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Big roast, nice hops, bitter cocoa powder, and some light soy. Silky mouthfeel, low bitterness and a great roasty finish. Just a solid overall great Porter. Perfect example of the style.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:40


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

Bottle from a supermarket in Brookings, Oregon. Aroma is dark malt, caramel, coffee, soft roast, chocolate, hint of vanilla. Flavour is medium sweet and light to moderate bitter. Body is medium. Simply an allround good Porter.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2025 at 04:45


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Dark brown almost black with a small tan head. Aroma is mostly dark roasted grains. Taste is also dark roasted grains.

Tried on 21 Jan 2025 at 05:39


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours mahogany tinged black into an English pint. Tan micro head with good retention recedes leaving spider lacing. Dark chocolate, soy and licorice aromas. Soft with dark espresso and chocolate covered pit fruit upfront turning to charred espresso and licorice in the medium length finish.

Tried on 20 Dec 2024 at 00:58


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Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:50


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can, 0.355l, courtesy of CanCrusher. Aroma of grass, roasted malt, nuts and mild coffee. Pours pitch black color with huge soapy light brown head and nice lacing. Taste starts with mild sweet and rich roasted malt and coffee, following is nutty with bitter chocolate and dried fruity note, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is average bitter. Medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Black beautie…

Tried from Can on 02 Nov 2024 at 07:21