Santa's Little Helper
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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7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
At Cardinal Den Store Juleøl Testen 2014. Pours black with small beige head. Aroma of liquorice, roasted malt, alcohol. Oily mouthfeel. Taste liquorice, salt, roastiness, sweet, alcohol.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2015
at 09:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pitch black color with tan head. Roaste malts, coffee and chocolate in aroma. Tastes pretty much the same. Nice balance. Easy to drink yet very tasty.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2014
at 13:43
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
26-12-2014, verjaardagsbiertje. schenkt zwart met volle fijne schuimige bruine kraag. Aroma is prima ondanks het feit dat ik wat verkouden aan het worden ben, volmoutig, chocolade en alcohol, prima !. Smaken zijn redelijk zoet, matig/redelijk bitter (mij iets aan de te bittere kant voor zo’n bier), sterke smaken, stevig gemout (geroosterde en gebrande mouten), volle chocolade, mocca, volle body, romig van textuur in de mond en blijft na een tijdje gewoon van de zoetigheid aan je lippen plakken. koffie zorgt voor de droge tonen in de mond. In de afdronk komen de koffie droogte en het bittertje ook weer terug. Mooi en goed bier, maar niet zo super als ik gehoopt had (komt door de iets te bittere smaken). --- Beer merged from original tick of Santas Little Helper on 18 May 2018 at 09:15 - Score: 8
Tried
on 27 Dec 2014
at 07:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black color with beige head. Coffee, sugar, and chocolate all the way. Very good and tasty. A nice and rich imperial stout!
Tried
on 22 Dec 2014
at 16:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Botella de 65 cl en el momento en cimmeria el 12-12-2014. color negro con espuma oscura persistente. Recuerdas en aromas y sabores a la oil viscosity aunque algo mas herbáceos y especiados. Cuerpo medio con 20 vol que se notan en todo momento, algo de gas. Bastante buena.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2014
at 16:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split on the patio of the hotel, San Diego, thanks to GT2 for this one 14/11/14. Black with a big dirty tan head that retains well - a good looker! Nose is spice, bitter roast, chocolate, leather, liqourice, light charr. Taste comprises chocolate maltesers, hint of plastic, light spice, molasses, dark fruit rinds. Medium + body, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light hop presence in the background. Ok impy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2014
at 14:16
8/10
Tried
on 14 Nov 2014
at 23:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From bottle at DSJT at Cardinal 09.11.14. Black. Persistent brown head. Aroma of dark berries, dark chocolate and pine. Similar taste, with long, bitter aftertaste with liquorice and pine shoots.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2014
at 12:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tasty imperial stout, good example of the style. Has notes of chocolate, roasted malt, candi and some mild hopping,
Tried
from Can
on 10 Aug 2014
at 04:40
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
@ Camping Ratebeer, Black beer, roasted coffee and chocolate aroma and taste, very nice
Tried
on 09 Aug 2014
at 12:15