Robust Porter
Smuttynose Brewing Company in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
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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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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared. Pours very dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee and wood with a little smoke. Flavour is medium sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with very soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2012
at 12:11
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Smells pungent and roasty. There is a little booze and some heavy coffee. Pours black with great lacing ad mocha head. Taste has a touch of sweetness and lots of roasty coffee bitters. Some good basement musk. Palate is pretty thick, rolls off tongue. Lots of goodness here. Bottle from Winooski bev.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2012
at 20:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
35,5 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 25.03.2011
Aroma is a bit ashy with some licorice, coffee and chocolate. Flavour is rich, dry and bitter with ash, chocolate, some coffee and licorice. A brilliant Porter especially when looking at the ABV. Leaves your mouth dry and sticky.
Aroma is a bit ashy with some licorice, coffee and chocolate. Flavour is rich, dry and bitter with ash, chocolate, some coffee and licorice. A brilliant Porter especially when looking at the ABV. Leaves your mouth dry and sticky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2012
at 12:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Smuttynose Robust Porter (by Smuttynose Brewing Company):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
31/V/2012 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle @ Klaas' place - BB: n/a (2012-561) Thanks to Klaas for sharing the beer!
Clear dark brown beer, small beige head, unstable, little adhesive. Aroma: caramel, mocha, dark chocolate, coffee, dried fruits, some raisins. MF: good carbon, medium body. Taste: mocha, caramel, milk chocolate, bit spicy, somewhat sour, coffee. Aftertaste: mocha, bit sour, some caramel, raisins, little floral. Very impressive for a 5.7%!!
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
31/V/2012 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle @ Klaas' place - BB: n/a (2012-561) Thanks to Klaas for sharing the beer!
Clear dark brown beer, small beige head, unstable, little adhesive. Aroma: caramel, mocha, dark chocolate, coffee, dried fruits, some raisins. MF: good carbon, medium body. Taste: mocha, caramel, milk chocolate, bit spicy, somewhat sour, coffee. Aftertaste: mocha, bit sour, some caramel, raisins, little floral. Very impressive for a 5.7%!!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2012
at 09:14
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
12oz bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a very very dark brown with about a finger of dark tan head. Aroma is mostly chocolate and a little bit of grassy hops. Taste is light biter. Mostly dark chocolate and coffee with some grassy hops. Full bodied with a thick texture. Lively carbonation and a long finish. Overall, very good. I’ll have to pick up a 6-pack of this next time I go out!
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2012
at 00:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks zvikar. Dark brown with a beige to light brown head. Slightly acidic malt aroma with decent roastiness/ Roasty and rather bitter flavor with light sweetness and touches of acidity. Medium-bodied. Not bad,
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2012
at 16:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ home. Deep brown/black appearance with a fairly sizable, dark brown head. Huge roasty, chocolate malty, moderate espresso, a touch burnt aroma. Somewhat piney, bitter hoppy, huge burnt, roasty chocolate malty, moderate espresso flavor. Really a big roasty malty flavor. tasty beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2011
at 23:29