Poorboy
Atwater Brewery in Detroit, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Smoked / Rauchbier Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.31
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Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Poorboy from Atwater Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at Atwater in the Park, Fall/Winter 2014.
Thin dark beige/light tan head sits at cover atop a dark brown/ebony body with moderate clarity.
Very ashen-like smokiness in the nose as well as light saltiness, vinous-like roast and a subdued sweetness. No alcohol or flaws.
Lightly smokey, with mesquite and ash-like flavors that give way to a salty-sweet chocolate-laden maltiness. Hints of vanilla, vibrant fruitiness and a medium body make for an interestingly flavorful and drinkable take on the style. Seems more like a smoked brown ale, but that’s ok, as it’s clean and enjoyable whatever you take it for.
Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Poorboy from Atwater Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a very dark brown color with orange highlights and a small foamy tan head that left a bit of lacing. The aroma was smoke, wood and bacon. The flavor was smoke, wood, bacon and a bit of toasty malts. Long finish of wood and bacon. Medium body and a bit flat. Meh.
cheap (9533) reviewed Poorboy from Atwater Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
That bocktwon monaca sure is a nice place. This was on tap there. Yes, some smoke in there. Some burnt rubber an the olfactory along the way, you know, the kind when your tires spin on wet icy asphalt? No, seriously, most smoked beers smell that way to me. Decent lacing, taste is certainly smoked. Barely any co2, the smoke is not yer face but its there. Ever present Really can’t appreciate this style.
superspak (10160) reviewed Poorboy from Atwater Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 1/2015. Pours crystal clear nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big wood smoke, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, herbal, light char, and roast/smokey earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roasted malt and smoke notes; with good strength. Taste of big wood smoke, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, herbal, light char, and roast/smokey earthiness. Fair amount of roast/char bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of wood smoke, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, light char, and roast/smokey earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt and smoke flavors; with a great roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly creamy/bready, and lightly chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a light warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice smoked porter style. All around great robustness, balance, and complexity of dark/roasted malt and smoke flavors; and very smooth to drink. A very enjoyable offering.