7.8

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draft at Packing District, Anaheim, CA. Aroma is roasty and chocolaty. Taste is sweet and roasty. Excellent porter.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft pour pint enjoyed at Josh's Taps and Caps. A bit of a sad rating here for me. This will be my last rating here on RateBeer, and I enjoy this beer reflecting on all the good times, friendships, trips I took entirely due to this site existing, all the I wouldn't ordinarily order this, but I want to rate it moments. My 11+ years here doesn't compete with a lot of other folks here, but its enough for me to have a hard time not being sad it's gone, and being happy it happened. I chose Russian River to close out this chapter, because it was Consecration that really pushed me over the edge for enjoyiny craft beer, and everything the hobby can represent. That and La Terroir. The first beer I ever loved. This was the first brewery I ever loved. And nothing needs to be crazy about it to be great. Russian River Porter. Awesome. I'll take two. Nice light 5.75%. Perfect for piggy backing a big stout to start. Near black pour, cola foam head. Toasty malts, bold and flavorful. Big roast linger. Ultimately flavorful for a light side porter. Almost smokey. Bitter. Biting porter. Overall a great brew. I'll miss this place. Faking it til I make it. Having that tasting note on the tip of my tongue, not quite knowing what it is, and letting a previous rater tell me what I was tasting, and say, how did I not figure that out on my own. It was always about the raters. The community here. The lighter side of beer enjoyment. This site has always been an obvious excuse for me to get out and support the little guys. I promise that will not go away with this site. I'll end this rate the same way I ended hundreds of others. Good beer here.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sampled from the tap at Aces & Ales Tenaya. Pours a clear deep amber brown with a tan head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has a good amount of roast and slightly sweet dark grains with a hint of chocolate coming through. Flavor has a nice chocolate and earthy roast with a dark grain backbone.

7.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

On tap at Bottlecraft Little Italy, Feb. 2024. Matte brown with some highlights, lingering lace. Cola & bittersweet cocoa nose. Nila wafer, cola, gentle initial roast, coffee creamer, cocoa dust, un-toasted brown bread. Hyper carbed, some texture, sloshable. Tasty.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On tap at Elizabeth Station, pours a muddy dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma is soft, with dry earthiness and toasted malt. Flavour is dry, with tons of dry earthiness and toasted malt. Very muted, with a dry, earthy finish. Not much going on here. I'm honestly surprised how highly this is rated — must just be because it's RR. It's fine.

7

Taster @Great Americano Beer Festival. 21/09/2023. Color negro opaco corona de espuma blanca aromas y sabores tostados, regaliz.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap at Slunce ve skle 2023. Huge thanks Ryan for bringing these! Very dark brown body, smaaalll tan head. Coffee, orange, light chocolate in the dry, bit tart aroma. Coffee and light chocolate in the pleasant taste, woody notes, smooth and soft, lightly dry. Very, very well made porter by all means!

7.9

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draught at Harry's Hofbrau. Beautiful Porter! Massive roasted malt and chocolate aroma. Beautiful deep brown with lighter brown highlights and a taupe head and massive patterns down the glass. Flavor is roast and chocolate.

7

I really get a lot of the clove. Very nice porter!