Gilpin Black Gold
Hogshead Brewery in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Porter Regular|
Score
7.27
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Deep brown body with a froth tan head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malts, vanilla, caramel. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery/sticky texture, moderate carbonation. Taste of chocolate, coffee, light fruit. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 May 2019
at 13:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the brewery tap. Pours deep brown-black with a creamy, tan head. Hard roast in the nose, ash, burnt earth. Medium sweet flavour with some further strong roast, dried dark fruits, baking cocoa. Medium bodied, lightly oily, with fine carbonation. Bitter finish, more ash and baking cocoa. Very good, hard-edged porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Sep 2017
at 14:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Hopshead, pours a deep dark mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma brings out toasted malt, some bready malt and perfumey notes. Flavour is better, with lots of toasted malt, some perfumey notes and smoked meat. Hearty porter, with a good balance here. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2017
at 15:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft - he topped it with something special, so not pure. Chocolaty biscuit. Jet black with a rich beige head. Dark roast malts, chocolate and more of that biscuit. Chocolate Peek Freen.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 May 2014
at 16:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Medium brown with reddish accent. Bubbly head. This one is keg. Has a chocolatey, fudgey aroma. Fairly rich taste, chocolatey character but with a pretty good amount of hop bitterness. Good dry porter.
Tried
on 18 May 2014
at 11:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ the brewery. Pours a dark brown black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate flavor with weak hints of caramel. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Nov 2013
at 08:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Pours dark brown with white head. Nose and taste of cocoa, roast chocolate and coffee. Some toasted nuts. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2013
at 23:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draft at the brewery. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate. Flavors of cocoa and some coffee. Toasted moderately bitter finish. Nice porter.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2013
at 16:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Half pint draft at Hogshead in Denver, Colorado. The pour is a deep brown burgundy with a 1/2 inch tan head. Head leaves nice lacing. The aroma is lightly sweet dark chocolate, a hint of roast, and a soft bready malt. Engaging nose. The taste is the malt sweet notes initially, dark chocolate, toffee, bread, then turns to the subtle natural, well integrated roast. The palate is medium bodied, soft natural carbonation and a clean slightly roasty finish. Well done Porter, very drinkable. Would have loved to try this on cask.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Mar 2013
at 14:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Cask at the brewery, on October 10, 2012Clear dark brown color, dense light brown head. Smooth, fruity, malty, roasted taste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Roasted aftertaste. Sweet, smooth, malty scent.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Oct 2012
at 10:18