Robust Porter
Smuttynose Brewing Company in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Porter Regular|
Score
7.54
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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
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Literally black, smaller beige head with a little lace; solid dark-malty and leathery nose completed by a good dash of cacao and sweet fruits; drier bitter-sweet flavour, almost full bodied; slightly lingering fruity (berries) and leathery finish with a bitter (caused by roasted malt) aftertaste. The right stuff....
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2011
at 03:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(bottle, 35.5cl) Black colour with a beige and short foamy head. Roasted malty aroma with notes of coffee and leather on a mildly fruity hoppy background. Moderately bitter flavour, medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Robust roasty malty taste with notes of leather and mocha, combined with a dry mouthfeel; bitter-sweet roast-malty finish with leather and a fruity hoppy tail. Pleasantly Stout-like Porter. 16.II.11
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2011
at 14:41
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours a dark brown with a creamy tan head that leaves lace on the way down. Smells of chocolate and licorice. Tastes of chocolate, malty, roasty in the finish. Great roasty chocolaty flavor. Mouthfeel is creamy and silky smooth. moderate carbonation. Medium body. This is a fantastic porter, one of my favorites. At 5 % its easy to have a couple.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2011
at 17:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. Dark color, medium brown head. Aroma of soft coffee, roasted malt, hint of sugar, dark chocolat, hint of vanilla, hint of blackcurrant, slight fruity hop. Lovely strong taste of roasted malt and chocolat, fruity notes as well. Finish of dry coffee, some bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2011
at 12:21
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draft @ Barley Pub in Dover,NH. Very dark brown, almost black body with a small, white head. Aroma is strong dark chocolate, malt, coffee and fruity hops. Very promising aroma, and the flavor deliver as expected as well. Dominating, rich chocolate flavor with moderate roasted malt, coffee and hops. Well-made, delicious and tasty, awesome on draft! I4/ 20/ 2011 had on draft again and realized that this is one of the better porters I have tasted. Had to adjust my rating.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2011
at 18:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter cery nice flavor. Bitterroasted notes. Long nice finish. Creamy palate. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2011
at 10:40
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
0.355l bottle @ Henrik, Bergen. Pours a near black body with a small, bubbling beige head. Really strong chocolate nose with good hints of coffee and roasted malts. Lively carbonation and medium-bodied. Roasted malts and lots of it! Explosion of milk-chocolate, some coffee and other roasted goodies. Really good, and I'm impressed that this is only 6% abv.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2011
at 23:35