Shadow of a Doubt
Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Smoked Rotating|
Score
7.65
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Named after the great Hitchcock movie filmed in Santa Rosa in 1943. This Imperial Porter packs a rich chocolate and light smoked malt character with a very soft, dry finish.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Very dark brown to black with a beige head. Some sweet chocolate up front, burnt malt, dark fruits, earthy, dry cocoa, a bit of spicy pepper. Full bodied. Finish is long with roasted malts, cocoa, and dark fruit with peppery heat. It’s a lovely beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2026
at 19:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium brown, medium head, toasty, medium bitterness, okay, more on the cocoa powder, off-dry mode, estery, which is not my preferred.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2026
at 04:51
8.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Black body with medium white head. Light pleasant aroma. Full malty body with some smoke. Long full finish
Tried
from Draft
at
Saraveza
on 03 Nov 2025
at 04:39
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Tap at Bottle Craft, North Park, San Diego, 14th February 25. Pours black and viscous, aroma is dark chocolate, ash, tobacco, liquorice. Taste is rich, bitter, dark chocolate, ash, roasted malts. Brilliant
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Mar 2025
at 21:00
7.6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2024
at 21:40
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
510 ml bottle. pours black with moderate light tan head. Aromas of creamy coffee, nutty chocolate and roasted malts. Rich flavors follow same with bitter dark, almost smoky chocolate. Very good, especially for the ABV. Solid porter…
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2024
at 03:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a near pitch black hue with a medium off white head. A big nose, roast, char, big chocolate. Rich layers of milk chocolates, ash, some bitter roast. Very flavorful. Bitter dark chocolates.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2024
at 08:59
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Billy. It pours jet black with a handsome white head. The aroma is dark roasted malt, dark chocolate, cacao nibs, restrained smokiness, tobacco, nutty, praline, slightly charred, umami and liquorice. The taste is dry, rich roasted malt, bitter - sweet, smoked malts, lightly smouldering bonfire, some toasty spice, dark chocolate, cacao nibs, umami, liquorice, rocky road, touch of treacle toffee, rocky road and a nip of booze. Finish is dry, smokey and roasted malt. Fulsome body and moderate carbonation. Robust and flavourful. Very nice for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2024
at 15:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled at a tasters choice get together on 11/19/2023. A big thanks to whomever shared this.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2023
at 19:35
7.5/10
Tried
on 24 Oct 2023
at 21:36