Old Shuck
North Pier Brewing Company in Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Porter Regular|
Score
7.18
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ericsc (2955) ticked Old Shuck from North Pier Brewing Company 4 years ago
superspak (10160) reviewed Old Shuck from North Pier Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
16 ounce can into pint glass, no can dating. Pours clear very dark brown color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of molasses, toffee, wood smoke, charcoal, dark fruit, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/black/bready malts, earthy hops, and light fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of molasses, toffee, wood smoke, charcoal, dark fruit, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, grassy, peppery hop; and roast/charred bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread, wood smoke, charcoal, dark fruit, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/black/bready malts, earthy hops, and light fruity yeast flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance, and no acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is an awesome English porter. All around complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/black/bready malts, earthy hops, and light fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/charred/drying finish. Very flavorful for the low ABV. Nicely rich and well rounded English malt complexity, balancing English hops, and mild fruity yeast presence. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
mrbunn (3068) reviewed Old Shuck from North Pier Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can. Pours a dark brown with a big tan and aromas of leather, cola and chocolate. Flavor is that, but a bit watered down. It’s a nice porter, but a thin one.