Stegmaier Porter
The Lion Brewery in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
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Score
6.07
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5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of Kramer17801. Pours a hazy, opaque almost black with a small, light brown head. Aroma of sweetish, roasted malt with a whiff of butter. Medium body with sweetish, roasted malt and some fruit - raisins perhaps. And unfortunaley again some butter. Very subdued bitterness. I reckon this would’ve been a nice little light porter had it not been infected. 030707
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2007
at 16:35
6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle with a twist off cap. Roasty stronger, perhaps rootbeer annesette in the aroma. I do detect a little chocolate too. Pour is super darlk and black, looks like a schwartz. Taste is roasty wet and immediately starts with a hint of bitterness on the palate but that fades after just a few moments, It becomes more friendly. It is not too sweet, just bordering with impressions. Medium low carbonation, could use more. Each swig brings in a mild back of throat bitter sensation, tho well controlled. Finish is somewhat complex, on the sides of yourtongue there is this building mild to medium bitterness, but iti is nothing like impy stout. EAst end pink clouds is better than this. Howver, much better than many porters I’ve had the pleasure of tasting. Less of a sweet porter and leans more toward a baltic porter.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Beaver County Beverage
on 08 Jun 2007
at 15:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Deep dark porter with a nice thinnish dark brown head, dissipating quickly. Chocolate aroma with prunish notes, light oxidation. In mouth, a nice caramel background with some sweet chocolate, very fruity. A bit thin but as porter, very honest. Shows signs of aging. Probably bought in Syracuse, early 2005.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2005
at 16:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A remarkably nice porter. I need to mix this one in to my rotation more. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle the beer poured thick, black and oily. There was a small head that was remarkably dark brown. Overall a rather pretty porter. The aroma was a pleasant mixture of coffee, molasses and hops. The flavor was sweet and malty with a definite flavor of coffee. There was a noticeable hop bitterness that was remarkable and yet not overwhelming. In all I was really surprised by the depths of character that this brew possessed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2004
at 21:59
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
Probably not the best beer to follow the DFH WWS (2001), but regardless...here's the rating. Dark brown in colour, somewhat opaque, but at the bottom of the glass, a decent amount of light shows through. A nice tan head came from the pour and its still atop the beer now. Caramel comes from the smell and thats about it...doesn't smell too malty, and no roasty scents come out either. A decent taste, the initial reaction was that there is some acidity in the taste, but then it finishes with some caramel and some malt. Definately some fruit (raisins) notes come out, but not as strong as I figured it might be. The aftertaste is very week, and not very pleasing. I figured this beer would be much better, and I don't think the low score is a basis of the DFH rating prior, perhaps I will try this one again sometime...but definately not soon!
Tried
on 27 Jun 2003
at 20:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This was a decent porter, especially given the price. Had a good amount of bitterness which was surprising for the medium to light body. This isnt like your average micro porter. A leg up in my book, on yuengling which might as well be called a Light Porter. It has some good plum-raisin notes but overall dosent pack the body/bitter/roast flavor that I enjoy in porters. If you are lookin for more of a lighter porter, this may be your beer. I guess you have to give yuengling and this credit for departing from the dark, strong porters made today. The old porter was a mix of a strong, brown and old ale, somewhat hoppier than a brown ale and with more alcohol and aging. Whatever the case, porter is good. :)
Tried
on 03 Jun 2003
at 17:49
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled, thanks hopsrus!!
Near black with beige head. Big grapefruity hop aroma. Full bodied, fruity and raisiny. Soft and chocolatey. Notes of salty licorice in the finish. Quite remininscent of a baltic porter.
Near black with beige head. Big grapefruity hop aroma. Full bodied, fruity and raisiny. Soft and chocolatey. Notes of salty licorice in the finish. Quite remininscent of a baltic porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2003
at 03:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Along with Yuengling, this is an old-school porter. Whereas many modern porters are very similar to stouts, these two, along with the revivalist Piedmont Porter, are not. I like the old-school porter style. This is very dark mahogany, with a plummy, fruity nose. Medium body. Sweet palate, with plum, red apples, some toffee, brown sugar notes. Easy-drinking, though a touch wet in the finish. Enjoyable. I think if the porters that Molson and Labatt''s used to make right up until a few years ago were of this calibre, they would still be making them.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2002
at 12:14