John Sleeman Presents Fine Porter
Sleeman Brewing & Malting Co. in Guelph, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Porter Regular|
Score
5.70
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Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
slight roasted malt, smokey aroma. body is VERY thin. Flavour is slightly roasty, and a bit fruity. Not a bad porter, a good beginners porter. Definitely made for the masses.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Dégustée à l'hiver 2016-2017 (De mes notes). .
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle, as Porter 68, US import. Retro rating from when in California. Poured almost black with a small tan colour head. Aroma is malty, light roasted, some chocolate. Light sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, rather too much carbonation, but that aside an ok porter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Originally came out November 2004 in a 12-pack, now available in a Sleeman mixed pack in Quebec. Worth re-rating it as I really enjoyed this one the first time around. Like all their beers, it is filtered to the max. Still, a nice dark ruby red-brown colour comes out of it. Its head is creamy, beige coloured, has good retention and gives patchy lacing. The nose is a nice balance between the burnt malt, the dark fruits and the mild hop. Refreshing crisp mouthfeel with a slight dry finish. Plum taste, prunes and raisins. I really enjoy the balance of the smoke from the burnt malt and the hop in the finish, that lingers into the aftertaste. Probably Sleeman’s best brew.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle as Porter 68. Nice aroma of roasted/toasted malt with chocolate notes. Very dark mahogany color with a tan head that was reluctanct to stay. Medium body with creamy fizzy carbonation. The flavor is darkly toasted malt with cocoa hints. Very dry. Seems to be hop bitter at the finish. It’s a strongly flavored porter. Nothing is spectacular, but it’s a good choice when reaching for a porter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Beautiful brown bottle, quite interesting and unique. First aroma is a bit stale and off, but in a nice way. Clear rootbeer appearance. No head. Roasted campfire hints on the first taste. A little charcoal bitterness follows on the taste buds. Stans up to the other medium alky porters with relative ease. Mild carbonation. Not bad for a dark beer. there is a mild to medium bitterness that builds on the back of the throat during the session. This results in a finish that has a mild to medium feel of burnt meat from the grill on the back of your throat. Not bad overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
12 oz. "Sleeman Porter 68°" bottle. Pours brown that’s a bit light for a porter, but just within range. Kind of a sweet smell, with bits of chocolate and some fruit. Can’t say as I like the texture; it’s highly carbonated when this style demands fiewer bubbles for a cask feel. But there are well roasted coca malts, low astringency, just a hint of smoke, and somehow a trace of cherry pie. Total taste is actually pretty good, if it misses the chewiness of the porters I’m used to, and the presentation needs some work.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle, part of a Sleeman sampler. Pours deep brown. Not much taste for a porter, though body was OK. I get roast flavors and a lot of carbonation. Best of the Sleeman sampler, but that really is not saying much.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Pour is a clear cola like brown with no head. Aroma is hard to detect but it was a strange chemical smell. Not very good. Flavor is nothing to write home about. Some choco and malt but all is very weak. Prob the worst porter i have ever had.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
One on my least favorite breweries, but slighlty better than most of their offerings. Not a lot of flavor, a lightly roasted profile, not much else