Robust Porter
Smuttynose Brewing Company in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Porter Regular|
Score
7.53
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All New Englanders have a special place in their hearts for the old, dilapidated covered bridge of their youth. Maybe you rumbled over one every day riding shotgun in the family’s rusted-out pickup truck, or maybe one stands out from some rustic vacation largely long-since forgotten. No matter the case, they remain a symbol of nostalgia and youthful exuberance, a figurative bridge to another time.
For the traditionalist, the sentimental at heart, we offer Robust Porter, our take on a style of beer that, like these bridges, has remained impervious to trends, stalwart in the face of change. One gulp and you’ll be teleported to a simpler time. To that, all we can say is, Cheers
For the traditionalist, the sentimental at heart, we offer Robust Porter, our take on a style of beer that, like these bridges, has remained impervious to trends, stalwart in the face of change. One gulp and you’ll be teleported to a simpler time. To that, all we can say is, Cheers
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7.5/10
Tried
on 20 Oct 2016
at 13:52
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Casi opaca, casi negra, de espuma beige, no muy abundante pero consistente. Marcado aroma tostado, a café y en menor medida chocolate. Rica en boca, compleja, ahumada al inicio, más dulce después, muy ligero toque ácido, y gran sabor con predominio ahora de chocolate y en menor medida café. Gran cuerpo, perfecta de gas y un final de amargor intenso que ensalza todo lo anterior. Gran Porter, que además es altamente bebible.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2016
at 15:07
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the LCBO. Dark mahogany with a small tight khaki head that fades quickly to a sheet.Nose is roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate, vanilla and a hint of smoke. Light+ sweet toffee start leads to a moderate dark chocolate and coffee bitterness. Mouth is medium and creamy with slightly soft carbonation and a lingering dry finish. Well put together and balanced porter. 8+/4-/8-/4+/16
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2016
at 17:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks to PaleAleRider for this one. Pours a dark brown colour with a creamy-foamy beige head with good retention and creamy lace. Roasted malt aromas with some nice sweetness to balance things, like cacao, vanilla also liquorice and a little grassy leaf. The taste starts off with coffee, steering into the burnt malt and finishing with the mild hops. Bitterness and dryness lingers. Quite a nice robust porter.
Tried
on 04 Aug 2016
at 22:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Caña en el Lupulo 10..06..2016. Color negro con espuma beige. Aromas y sabores maltosos tostados algo secos con toques de regaliz negro. Cuerpo medio. Bastante buena.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2016
at 16:03
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
33 cl bottle served in a white wine glass. Pours blackest of blacks, clean and bright. Moka-colored thick head. Intense aromas of coffe, chicory, leather, black chocolate and herbs. No liquorice present, though. Mouth feels soft, very creamy, elegant. Sheer but balanced bitterness. Very long-lasting finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2016
at 17:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
355ml bottle. Very dark brown almost black colour with a small tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate and roasted malts, hint of coffee. Taste of bitter dark chocolate and coffee, some hops in the finish I think, bit of smokiness as well. Smooth and drinkable.
Bottle "best by" date was August ’15 (9 months ago as I write this), still tasted great though, hopefully can get hold of a fresher bottle soon would love to have it again.
Bottle "best by" date was August ’15 (9 months ago as I write this), still tasted great though, hopefully can get hold of a fresher bottle soon would love to have it again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2016
at 20:53
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 7
Dark brown with tan head and coffee aroma, with full body. Creamy with roasted malt taste, pleasant mildly bitter finish.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2016
at 18:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Norwich Tap House. Very dark brown with slight hints of light finding their way through. Light brown ring of head. Milk chocolate in the aroma, complemented by a light floral note. Taste starts sweet, then the bitterness kicks in. Not mouth-puckering but very intense a full. Vanilla and spruce in the aftertaste. Pretty damn good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2016
at 10:22
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Ginger Man, New York. Colour is black with brownish white head. Aromas and flavours: Chocolate, coffee and roasted malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Feb 2016
at 07:42