Pressed: Coffee + Maple
Phase Three Brewing Company in Lake Zurich, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Imperial Series|
Score
7.35
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This 12% Imperial Porter with Tugboat Coffee and Maple syrup is a perfect fireside sipper. Notes of dark chocolate, black coffee and maple syrup on a substantial body built from our classic Pressed base recipe.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can from Tavour. Opaque black pour. Finger-high tan head. Big maple aroma dominates. Flavor is bold and roasty. Obvious notes of coffee, maple, chocolate and vanilla. Big, boozy notes. Thick, clinging mouthfeel. This is a big, bad brew. Not for the faint of heart.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 24 Jan 2026
at 05:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can.
A- Black color, black liquid, brown head.
A- Chocolate, maple, roasty, sweet.
F- Chocolate, maple, sweet, mild roast.
T- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly sweet finish.
O- Not enough porters in a stout filled world. This was tasty. That said a half can would've been good as it was rather sweet and did become slightly messy as it warmed. All in all, a fine beer in small doses.
A- Black color, black liquid, brown head.
A- Chocolate, maple, roasty, sweet.
F- Chocolate, maple, sweet, mild roast.
T- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly sweet finish.
O- Not enough porters in a stout filled world. This was tasty. That said a half can would've been good as it was rather sweet and did become slightly messy as it warmed. All in all, a fine beer in small doses.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2026
at 22:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Very small, tan head. Aroma: Dark malt, coffee, roasted. Dark fruits, maple syrup. Taste: Dark malt, lightly roasted, coffee notes. Dark fruits, maple syrup. Info: 30/12-2023, BB: ??/??-????
Tried
on 31 Dec 2023
at 15:54
7/10
16 fl.oz can. A black beer with a small tan head. Aroma of sweet strong dark malt, coffee, chocolate. Taste of dark roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, maple syrup, sticky sweet finish.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Aug 2023
at 10:52
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Taster at Rotary GroveFest. Well, when Craft Beer portion of the Beer Garden ended, and I was out of tickets, I helped some of the servers kick their kegs. So lucky I found this under these circumstances. An unsuspecting brown porter pour with a thin tan ring. Then it hit me with a big maple syrup nose. Taste is equally nice, fizzy maple syrup, but not overpowering or fakey. It's then that I caught the matching coffee note on the side. Alcohol comes in nicely. A great breakfast beer!
Tried
on 26 Jun 2023
at 04:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a pitch black with a finger of beige head that dissiapates. Big coffee focused nose with maple syrup as it warms. Thick and viscous on the palate with sweet maple syrup and bitter, roasted coffee notes abound. Quite bitter to my palate with an astringency/acridness that is definitely leaning towards negative enjoyment territory. I do like the maple throughout though.
Tried
from Can
from
Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine
on 11 Jun 2023
at 01:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Purchased at Bottles and Cans in Chicago, IL; enjoyed at home while watching playoff football while waiting for a pizza to be delivered. Probably one of the sweetest beers I've had, very rich in maple syrup, feels like I'll have a sugar rush in about an hour after drinking this. For a dessert beer it's great.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jan 2022
at 22:20