Santa's Little Helper
(has 3 batches)
Port Brewing Company in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Winter Out of Production|
Score
7.73
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Santa knows who’s been naughty and who’s been nice. This is one seriously naughty but nice beer.
Santa’s Little Helper, our Imperial Stout, starts with an emphasis on dark cocoa and roasted coffee aromatics. The finish lends hints of sweet crystal malt, warming tones of alcohol and a touch of hops, making a perfect accompaniment to leftover fruit cake and sugar cookies.
Hops
MAGNUM AND CENTENNIAL
Original Gravity
1.092
ABV
10%
Santa’s Little Helper, our Imperial Stout, starts with an emphasis on dark cocoa and roasted coffee aromatics. The finish lends hints of sweet crystal malt, warming tones of alcohol and a touch of hops, making a perfect accompaniment to leftover fruit cake and sugar cookies.
Hops
MAGNUM AND CENTENNIAL
Original Gravity
1.092
ABV
10%
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Negra opaca. Abundante espuma beige. Poco duradera. Rico y potente aroma a chocolate y pasas, licor y canela. En boca gran cuerpo y bien de gas. Compleja. Predomina el chocolate. Ligera acidez de frutas rojas. Café amargo. Especias. Y licor. Potente, sabrosa, completa.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2015
at 10:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from a 22oz bottle, 2010 vintage. Aroma is malty with balanced roast and chocolate notes. Some light phenolic spice with medium light dark fruit esters of plum and prune. A faint, faded hop note with some light oxidation character of honey and cardboard. A bit of alcohol spice. Pours black with a large, thick, mocha head that exhibits good retention as it recedes slowly. Medium lacing and moderately long legs. Flavor is moderately sweet with quite a bit of chocolate and a bit lighter amount of roast. Some light tobacco and leather notes. Moderate bitterness with a touch of ash. A hint of dark fruit and anise. Medium light alcohol spice. A light cardboard oxidation note in the finish. More dark fruit as it warms. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low, but present astringency with medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, an alright stout and it has held up surprisingly well with its age. I thought I had sat on this bottle for too long, but it?s still close to its fresh self. Nice malt character with balance of roast and chocolate. Good complimentary fruit and phenolic notes. A bit hot even with its age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2015
at 23:53
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
650ml bottle. Black color with light brown head. Roasted malty aroma, chocolate, coca, coffee, dark fruits, caramel, light alcohol. Sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Almost full creamy body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2015
at 12:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 8.5
2010 bottle thanks to Eric. Pours a dark brown with medium tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, and brown sugar. Thin mouth with strong booze, dark chocolate, candy sugar, bitter roast finish. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2015
at 07:44