Common Roots Brewing Company Shadow Figures

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Common Roots Brewing Company in South Glens Falls, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  Porter Regular
Score
7.31
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 11
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8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Thanks Jeremy for this can from New-York. An excellent porter more stout, I could say, powerfu aromas, roasted malt, cacao, coffee, hop, 23.09.18, at Colmar, during a trip in family.

Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2026 at 14:30

gave a cheers!

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

Can to mug.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color; two and a half fingers of khaki foamy head dissipated to leave some mild lace
Aroma: dark roasted malts; sly chocolatey tones (milk and dark); great dose of coffee notes, and a light dose of caramel
Flavor: wraps the prior noted aromas up semi-sweetly and roasty with a mild aftertaste of coffee and dark chocolate
Texture: between light and medium bodied; some sessionability about it, semi-smooth with some roasty grip on tongue; finishes with the dark chocolate and coffee notes
Overall: I'd say a nicely done porter and I believe leans a bit more towards the American style rather than the English one.

Tried from Can from Bark's Beer Cave on 22 Jan 2026 at 15:51


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

Tried from Draft on 21 Jun 2025 at 04:00


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

Pours very dark brown and smells of chocolate, coffee, and roast malt. It has a well balanced flavor with chocolate accented dark roast malt lingering in the finish. Nice porter.

Tried on 31 Jul 2024 at 04:21


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

From Beer Drop, no dating on the can.

It pours black with a massive head of tan foam, good lacing and retention.

The smell is roasted malt, chocolate, hints of coffee and smoke?

The taste is roasted malt, dark chocolate, caramel malt, coffee, maybe some smoke notes. Very flavourful.

Good mouthfeel, really good Porter.

Tried from Can on 18 Dec 2023 at 22:13


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

Keg at hoptimist. Pours black, nose is roasted, liquorice, earthy, taste is similar, sweet, fruity.

Tried on 17 Nov 2023 at 22:44


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

16 ounce can. Dark brown black pour. Creamy tan head dissipates quickly. Roasted malt aroma. Notes of burnt caramel and chocolate. Flavor follows nose. Sweet roasted malt, cocoa and coffee notes. Easy drinking and full of roasted malt flavor. A very well made Porter.

Tried from Can on 28 Mar 2020 at 01:39


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pours a near black from a can. Toasted almond aroma, some caramel also in the flavor. Good beer.

Tried from Can on 03 Jul 2019 at 03:05


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Canned from Premier Gourmet. Very dark brown. Nose roasted malts choc. Fl choc, roasted malts, slightly creamy. Med carbo, med bitterness. Soft roast finish.

Tried from Can on 13 Jun 2018 at 19:15


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can, from City Hops. Pours inky dark brown with spongy tan head, faint caramel malt aroma, medium carbonation, mildly bitter mocha/dark chocolate taste, smooth but a bit thin body, long smooth dark chocolate finish. Very smooth and easy to drink.

Tried from Can on 04 May 2018 at 20:05