Coal Porter
Atlantic Brewing Company in Bar Harbor, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Porter Regular|
Score
6.79
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Yeast: Nottingham
Hops: Pilgrim, East Kent Golding
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Black Patent, Wheat, Chocolate, Munich
ABV: 5.6%
There is a much debate in the brewing world about the difference between porters and stouts. At one time the two were even considered synonyms. Nowadays porters are often more malted, while stouts tend to be more roasted in flavor. When we decided to add a dark beer to our repertoire we chose to pursue the rich, chocolate tones of a porter. This ale continues to gather accolades in the beer world for its strong malt backbone and well-balanced, bitter hops.
Hops: Pilgrim, East Kent Golding
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Black Patent, Wheat, Chocolate, Munich
ABV: 5.6%
There is a much debate in the brewing world about the difference between porters and stouts. At one time the two were even considered synonyms. Nowadays porters are often more malted, while stouts tend to be more roasted in flavor. When we decided to add a dark beer to our repertoire we chose to pursue the rich, chocolate tones of a porter. This ale continues to gather accolades in the beer world for its strong malt backbone and well-balanced, bitter hops.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
WBF-Raleigh. Bottle. Deep ruby brown body with a light brown head. Nutty, chocolate and roasted malt aroma. Sweet chocolate flavor with some mild bitter in the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2007
at 08:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Burnt wood and coffee aroma. Dark brown color with small head. Very nice espresso flavor with hint of chocolate. Burnt wood and hops finish. High carbonation. Love the flavor of this - great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2007
at 21:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 oz. bottle. Rich coffee smell upon opening, close to a stout, if your ask me. Pours dark with garnet highlights at the bottom of my tall tumbler. Head is soda pop fizzy, even sounds like a soda. Burnt coffee aroma gets stronger in the glass. Tastes good, may actually a bit too strong for this style. Earthy and coffee-bitter. Tang of some American hops, but these are not very prominent. RB shows 15 beers with the "clever" name of Coal Porter, and this is the more widely rated, and a pretty good brew to boot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2007
at 22:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poures a dark brown with a nice brwon head. Aroma is chocolate, roasted malts, some coffee. Flavor is roasted coffee, sweet malts, and chocolate. Finish is slighlty bitter. Not a bad porter, easily drinkable.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2007
at 23:22
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 2
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7
No particular aroma. Almost opaque in my steeler stein. Very good on the intake with nice carbonation. Finish leaves something to be desired, such as less lingering bitterness.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2006
at 16:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A dark red-brown beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet with a weird coffee note - is it some expresso roast with vanilla in it? The flavor is sweet and very roasted malty, and with quite strong notes of expresso as well as some notes of vanilla.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2006
at 16:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black body, beige head. Enticing aroma of roasted malts, sweet chocolate, molassis. Flavor was pleasantly bitter. Roast and chocolate dominate, but there are undertones of plum and caramel. Medium body and lively carbonation. Moderately dry finish. Nice.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2006
at 20:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours deep black into a snifter. Mocha micro head recedes to hug rim. Chocolate and coffee aromas. Creamy chocolate with a sharp, slightly sour, metallic middle and a creamy espresso lasting finish.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2006
at 19:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle - Pours black, thin head, little to no carbonation visible. The aroma is mostly roasted malts. It tastes of roasted malt with some very mild hops and a touch of coffee. The flavor is too light, but okay. The finish is mildly dry and hoppy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2006
at 23:54
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
I am not much of a porter fan so that may color my impressions here a bit. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a black color with a medium sized brown head. The aroma is grainy roasted malts with a some sharp floral hops underneath. The mouthfeel is a bit watery. The flavor is smoky roasted malts with a hint of coffee. There are bitter floral hops on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2005
at 15:14