Blonde Porter
Perrin Brewing Company in Comstock Park, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - White / Blond Rotating|
Score
7.21
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jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Blonde Porter from Perrin Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pretty clear, but ever so slightly hazy golden and yes, blonde coloured body with a pretty thin, single centimetre tall off-white head that stays afloat nicely above the 20 per cent opaque body. Aroma of light chocolate, nuts, strong lactose and creamy vanilla notes with a dash of wheat as well, but nice in the nose and definitely not strong in any way. Medium-bodied; Pretty nice creamy and oaty flavours show at first with some lactose, a good dose of nuts and a rustic quality somehow and a nice layer of seemingly white chocolate with a good level of sweetness here. Aftertaste shows the nutty and grainy qualities with a big oat and vanilla property, but the chocolate remains strongest throughout, in a nice, still easy-drinking way. Overall, a very nice and elegant beer that combines some oaty and nutty, rustic flavours with a light dose of chocolate for an easy-drinking beer that has some signs of flavour, but the malt bill keeps this mild throughout, but complex. Great to sample from my home state on a warm day (down here at least) in 'Winter' in Washington. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Siciliano's in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 03-August-2021 for US$2,09 sampled at my house here in Washington on 18-January-2023.
ericsc (2969) ticked Blonde Porter from Perrin Brewing Company 6 years ago
superspak (10160) reviewed Blonde Porter from Perrin Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 12/4/2018. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy medium golden/amber color with a 1 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big milk/white chocolate, cocoa, coffee, honey, caramel, vanilla, cream, nuttiness, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of chocolate, coffee, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk/white chocolate, cocoa, coffee, honey, caramel, vanilla, cream, nuttiness, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery hop; and roasted coffee bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/white chocolate, cocoa, coffee, honey, caramel, vanilla, cream, nuttiness, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of chocolate, coffee, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly chalky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 5.8%. Overall this is an excellent white American porter! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of chocolate, coffee, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Great balance of rich malts/oats, chocolate, and coffee flavors; with nice earthy hop presence/balance against sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and awesome style attempt. Tastes really close to a true American porter.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Blonde Porter from Perrin Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a combination of creamy sweet grains, roasted malts and a hint of chocolate. Flavor is similar with a combination of creamy sweet grains and roasted malts.