Maple Pecan Porter
Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.00
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Sweet New England maple syrup and a distinct pecan note define this balanced porter. The roasted character of our blend of malts complements the maple sweetness with hints of coffee and chocolate. Reddish-black in color, this full-bodied brew has a sweet and slightly nutty finish.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Loved this beer. Had that slight maple and pecan and it was not too sweet. Nice brown color with a decent head.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a dark brown with black center and red edges. Head was finger creamy fast dissipating beige. Strong maple sugar aroma. Taste is sweet maple sugar, malts, and pecans in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2014
at 18:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Poured from a 12oz bottle. Aroma is full of rich chocolate and toast notes with a medium nuttiness that works well with the sweet chocolate. Light maple character. Low dark fruit esters. Pours a nice dark down with light brown and burnt amber hues. Moderately thick, light tan head with pretty decent retention. Moderate lacing and small legs. Flavor has a medium light sweetness with light chocolate and faint roast notes. Faint coffee and maple notes with medium to medium strong nuttiness. Light bitterness with light dark fruit esters. Medium light caramel and toffee. Some lingering toffee, caramel and chocolate. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Medium light stickiness in the finish. Overall an alright beer with a lot of pecan character, but it feels like it is missing a bit of its base porter character. The maple syrup notes are light, but I think that is probably a good thing. Clean fermentation without much ester character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2014
at 17:09
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
I’m not a huge fan of this. Maple syrup doesn’t add the best of elements for me - I don’t necessarily appreciate the overdose of syrupy sweetness here. Some roast malt aroma as well but there isn’t a whole lot of balance here. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2014
at 08:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Roasty pecan, light maple, and chocolate/coffee aroma. Deep mahogany with a large beige head. Roasty coffee, astringent nuts, and very light maple flavor. Body on the light side of medium, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2014
at 17:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Dark brown with creamy beige head, caramel aroma, low carbonation, sweetish coffee beans taste, medium finish. Nice porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2014
at 18:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at my friends wedding. Aroma is some light maple syrup notes, sweet malts, some light nutty and toasty notes. Flavor was sweet maple, coffee, molasses notes. Malts. Pecan notes. I want to knock it, but it really wasn’t that bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2014
at 19:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. A- Caramel, molassess, coffee, chocolate, nutty. A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, tan head. T- Balanced between sweetness and bitterness. Notes of nuts, and molasses. P- Medium body, thick texture, average carbonation, smooth nutty finish. O- Overall, a good porter. I love the pecan and maple notes in here, although subtle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2013
at 14:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark Brown - Black, Good Foamy Head, Lots Of Lacing. Sweet malt, Maple Syrup, milk chocolate, coffee, nuts, lightly toasted.Not too thick, just about right. Enjoyed it. Pretty Good.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2013
at 21:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Came in their Spring Thaw pack, purchased at Shaws in Montpelier, VT. Dark brown colour with a beautiful creamy beige head, good retention and very thick lacing. Roasted malt aromas with the maple syrup. Same for the taste, very well-blended not to be too sweet. The pecan nut comes in the aftertaste, creating a little tart. This is a nice flavoured beer for spring.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Apr 2013
at 19:02