Porter
Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Porter Regular|
Score
6.86
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Hearty malts meld with a subtle balance of hops to create a dark and nurturing ale of comfort and complexity. Hints of bittersweet chocolate and espresso fill the tongue, finishing with just a touch of smoke. Not too sweet or filling, this versatile dark ale dissuades the notion that a darker beer is a stronger beer. Five varieties of roasted malts are the source of Porter’s dark color and rich taste, while two varieties of hops bring a mellow bite to this deep toasty ale.
Porter is our darkest beer, but not necessarily our strongest. It is widely held that the darker the beer, the stronger the beer, but this is summarily false. The contribution of color comes directly from the color of malt that we use. Some malt is roasted to achieve dark color and coffee-like flavor which in turn get transferred to the beer. Our Porter is richly complex with overtones of chocolate and espresso beans followed by a subtle flavor of hops. It’s a nourishing beer without being too sweet or filling
Porter is our darkest beer, but not necessarily our strongest. It is widely held that the darker the beer, the stronger the beer, but this is summarily false. The contribution of color comes directly from the color of malt that we use. Some malt is roasted to achieve dark color and coffee-like flavor which in turn get transferred to the beer. Our Porter is richly complex with overtones of chocolate and espresso beans followed by a subtle flavor of hops. It’s a nourishing beer without being too sweet or filling
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ [ Tasting by cgarvieuk ].Clear dark red brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, roasted, dusty, cask wood, moderate hoppy, perfume, soap, light notes of vanilla. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090412]
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2009
at 02:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Cocoa and brown sugar aroma. Dark brown, clear, thin tan head. Immensely chocolatey, but little else. There may also be a little woodiness, but definitely chocolate rules the day. The only transition to be found is merely from cocoa to dark chocolate. Thin mouthfeel. Tasty and unique, but painfully single minded.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2009
at 00:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
bottle at Ft Wayne tasting - Pours dark brown though not as dark as most porters and has a thin, off white head. The aroma is roast malt and coffee. The roast malt and coffee flavor is alright, but this is a thin brew for a porter. Decent hops balance. They really need to amp this one up though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2009
at 22:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle at Hilpeä Hauki, Helsinki, on 2009-04-17) Very dark brown and clear. Small white head. Liquorice and coffee in aroma. Full bodied and dry palate with medium carbonation. Liquorice, burntness, ash, roastedness, light sweetness and bitterness in taste. Burnt and bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2009
at 03:28
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark brown with a small tan head. Excellent roasted aroma with strong notes of dark dried fruits, chocolate and cappucino. The flavour is roasted and dry, with coffee and an odd, unpleasant note of raw malt and wort.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2009
at 14:54