Benchwarmer
Cooperstown Brewing Co. in Milford, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Porter Regular|
Score
6.65
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deyholla (22727) reviewed Benchwarmer from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Pours near black with a brown head that starts at the edges dissipates completely. Aroma is a combination of roasted malts, dark grains and a bit of a dry coffee note. Flavor begins with roasted malts and finishes with a dry coffee note but is a bit thin. Not bad, just middle of the road.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Benchwarmer from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Half Time. Pours very dark brown with a creamy/foamy beige/tan head. Aromas of chocotate and burnt malt. Med body. Flavor is quite bitter. That might be burnt malt, hop or coffee. Whichever it’s dry and bitter in the finish.Chocolate notes persist throughout.
Drake (22934) reviewed Benchwarmer from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
12 ounce bottle courtesy of MaltDawg at the 13th Richmond Gathering. Thanks! Pours a clear dark reddish brown. Large brown head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, smoke, a bit of a tart note. The taste is roasted malts, a milky note, tart fruity finish. Medium bodied. Decent. Maybe a bit past its prime.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Benchwarmer from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4
Almost black pour. Very light hop malt flavor and slight chocolate aroma. Not bad, just very basic. Rated 8/24/08
Leighton (34941) reviewed Benchwarmer from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. Very good porter. Pours a dark brown, almost black, with a thin though thick beige head. It subsides quickly but does leave significant lacing. Aroma is light, notes of caramel and roasted malts, and just hints of coffee. Flavor is restrained yet satisfying. Strong malt backbone, moderate sweetness. Dry and lightly smokey in the finish. Very mild bitterness, some stickiness. Body is medium, the alcohol seems to add some nice depth but isn’t really perceivable - which to me is good. The flavor would benefit from a bit more complexity, but overall this is a strong example.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Benchwarmer from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A deep reddish brown porter woth a thin moka head. In aroma, a good mix of chocolate and butterscotch. In mouth, a smooth powdery chocolate with metallic hops, a bit of butterscotch, herbal mineral notes. Tasted at CNY brewfest, Feb. 6 2010.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Pours black with a small tan head that quickly fades. A present aroma of coffee and roastiness. Some chocolate as well. Taste is mainly the bitter aspect of coffee. Too watery, leaves a weird soda like aftertaste.
jcr (3164) reviewed Benchwarmer from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 11
Poured a promising dark brown with big tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, nutty with hints of coffee. The flavor started with the roasted malts, but finished dry, bitter and metallic. A bit too thin in body for a porter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
The Benchwarmer has a large creamy head of off white over a clear dark brown body with some ruby highlights at the edges. Light chocolate aroma and the flavor is both lightly sweet yet with a nice roast malt bitterness to balance. Creamy mouthfeel.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Benchwarmer from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
2004 bottle. Pours a mahogany brown, with some darker coal black colors and a big tan head. Aroma has hints of treacle and molasses, good strong coffee roast with lightly sweet notes. Flavor is roasty, lightly bitter and has tons of coffee. For a coffee porter, this one provides ample sweet chocolate/caramel malting, a bit of dry nuttiness on the finish and very little thinning. That seems to be the kicker for me lately with porters; Does it get watery and thin?? Not this one (not much anyways). Pretty good chewy texture with a good medium body.