Uniontown Porter
Mad River Brewing in Blue Lake, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Smoked Regular|
Score
7.10
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This traditionally styled Porter has complex malt characteristics balanced with a mild hop profile. Scottish smoked and peated malts lend added complexity and a mild smokey flavor.
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5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Pour is a dark brown with a smallish head. Aromas seem weak... burnt malt on a deep inhale is about it. Flavor is strange... there’s kind of an artificial sweetness to it that gets in the way of any enjoyment and has most of this one bound for the county’s sewer system. I guess you could say that it is like coffee that someone has dumped half a cup of sugar into and then stirred in some dirt or peat. Ech!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2008
at 22:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours dark ruby/amber. Light brownish head. Aroma has roasted matls and chocolate. Taste is filled with sweet matls and light chocolate / caramel, toffee. There a light presence of hops and a tiny bitter note. Also taste grains, possibly barley. I was surprised that it was only a 6.4% beer, one could swear it was more. Bottle also poured some sedimentary yeast. I am liking this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2008
at 20:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Deep dark brown coloured body with a light tan head. Aroma of strong roasted malt, caramel, nuts, raisins, toffee, currants, smoke and a tiny bit of figs - very nice! Medium-bodied; Strong sweet flavour shows caramel and toffee way up front with a bit of roasted malt, oatmeal and coffee behind. Aftertaste still has more sugars than anything else, although the alcohol is definitely noticeable then. Overall, a really good scotch, definitely showing roasty flavours, smoke and tons of sugars nicely! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Kybecca in Fredericksburg, Virginia on 31-May-2008, drunk on 08-July-2008.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2008
at 00:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A Scotch porter? Which must mean lots of malts and not much bitterness and less acidity than a porter. And that’s what this ale displays. Dark brown pour with off-white head. The aroma is heavy with sweet malts — caramel and vanilla — followed by roasted malt with hints of peaty smoke and light chocolate. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic and lightly bitter. The finish is mostly sweet. though there is a slight lingering bitterness. Medium body to full body and a smooth texture. Lively carbonation. Nice balance and very easy to drink. More Scotch than porter. Quite good.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2008
at 18:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Butterscotch and chocolate malt aroma with light bitterness. Dark black-brown color with large tan head. Slightly bitter charcoal, coffee and chocolate malt flavor with creamy vanilla aftertaste. Nice - just a bit on the rough side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2007
at 16:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of Degarth. Pours an opaque black with a dense, light brown head. Soft aroma of roasted malt and vanilla. Medium body with sweetsih, roasted malt accents and some vanilla. Lightly peaty edge. Very subdued bitterness. Nice and quaffable. 241007
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2007
at 17:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sampled at the Odds and Ends Tasting II on 10/19/07: This brew is a deep mahogany color with a medium beige head that dissipates steadily. Rings of lacing. The aroma smokey peated malt and caramel with hints of choclate. Medium-bodied and smooth with roasted malt, chocolate and ripe fruit flavors. The finish is smokey with a lingering mild hops aftertaste. Overall this is an interesting and enjoyable Porter.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2007
at 10:48