Southern Tier Brewing Company Porter

Porter

 

Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  Porter Regular
Score
6.86
ABV: 5.8% IBU: - Ticks: 134
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
 

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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
355 ml. bottle @ Delirium Hoppy Loft. Pours black with a mocha head. Nose is a bit light, chocolate, coffee beans, mocha and hops, seems a bit aged – this should be fresh. Taste is a bit bitter, light cheaper chocolate, coffee beans, mocha, light dark fruits, berries, cocoa and some hops in the back, touch pie filling. Okay bodied. Certainly not bad but definitely not impressive either.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2013 at 02:55

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Southern Tier Porter (by Southern Tier Brewing Company (ABV)):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5

24/II/13 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle from Gradi Plato (Rome, IT) @ home - BB: n/a (2013-187)

Clear dark purple to red brown beer, big aery beige head, little stable, adhesive. Aroma: quite some chocolate, fudge, caramel, blackberry jam, plum jam, mocha, coffee, some chloride. Mf: ok carbon, light to medium body. Taste: fruity start, dark berries, caramel, some mocha, chocolate, cocoa powder. Aftertaste: caramel, mocha, bit sweet, blackberry jam, dried plums, some chocolate, little sourish, hint of banana, soft bitter ending.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2013 at 10:16

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Bottle 355ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee and caramel. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Feb 2013 at 12:36

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; dark brown pour, foam off white head, roast mal aroma, chocolate taste with a hint of roast malt a small hint of coffee, quite thin mouthfeel, decent.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2013 at 11:33

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle thanks to Dutchdrebus. Almost pitch black color with just a slight red glare coming through when held into the light. Small light brown head that diminishes fairly quickly. Smell malts, dark malts, roasted malts, chocolate, loads of chocolate and lightly coffee. Taste is a bit disappointing imo, a bit flat, the strong malty base and chocolate are not at all as outspoken as they were in the aroma. Low to medium body, low to medium carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2013 at 12:54

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ home. Pretty much black with a lacing light brown head. Smells coffee, roasty, oatmeal, chocolate. Tastes coffee, roasty, oatmeal and a bit weird. The aftertaste is great but i don’t really like the main taste. Slightly watery, quite thin, decent carbo.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2013 at 12:33

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355 ml bottle bought @ bierkompass.de. Pours dark reddish brown with a rather thin creamy brownish gray head that quickly dissipates without leaving much trace on the glass. Smell is slightly sweet and malty with dark bread, toasted malts, cocoa powder, burnt cereal, hay, wood, toffee and hints of citrus zest and bread spices. Taste is bitter and malty with roasted malts, pumpernickel, dark roast coffee, moist soil, charred wood, hay, burnt cereal, liquorice root, caraway, soy sauce and hints of bitter chocolate. Mouthfeel is slightly round, dry, slightly watery, tiny astringent and light to medium bodied. Finish is tiny sweet and bitter with roasted malts, pumpernickel bread, dark roast coffee, hay, charred wood, bread spices and hints of dark chocolate. Tasty and very drinkable porter.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2012 at 12:24

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Draft at Beer Temple. Pours dark brown to black with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, chocolate and a little dark fruit and licorice. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 01 Dec 2012 at 14:45

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
12 oz bottle. Pours black with a light tan head. Aroma of coffee and cocoa, hints of anise and dark fruit. Roasty coffee/cocoa flavors, medium palate.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2012 at 23:43

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
This porter poured a deep black colour with a tan coloured, foamy head. Small amount of lacing. To the nose there are scents of coffee, ripe fruit, smoke and dark cocoa. First sip was flavourful with tastes of coffee, roasted malt, dark chocolate and toast. Finish is lightly smokey with the real roast lingering forever.
Tried on 22 Oct 2012 at 18:09