Chelsea Moylan's Porter
Moylans Brewery & Restaurant in Novato, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.88
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This is a rich, robust porter, cleverly crafted to integrate the aromas and flavors of espresso coffee malt and bitter-sweet chocolate malt. Inspired by owner Brendan Moylans’ daughter Chelsea, this is an American-Irish Style Porter that dark beer drinkers will love
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
22 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours crystal clear dark reddish brown color with a nice 1-2 finger light tan head with good retention that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty glass lacing, with plenty of carbonation streaming up. Aromas of caramel, chocolate, light coffee, roasted malt, toast, nuttiness, and light herbal hops. Nice and well balanced aromas with good strength. Taste of chocolate, caramel coffee, roasted malt, toast, nuttiness, and herbal spiciness. Light herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, chocolate, roasted malt, and herbal hops on the finish for a short bit. Fairly dry on the finish. Nice balance of flavors; but a touch on the watery side and not as robust as some porters I have had in the past. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy mouthfeel. Very smooth to drink; with no alcohol presence at all as expected for 5%. Overall this is a nice, enjoyable, and very drinkable porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2012
at 20:59
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle thanks to fata2683: Poured a black with tan head. Aroma is a gritty chocolate. Taste thin with grain and chocolate. Leave a dry dirty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2012
at 12:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours dark brown with a large fading head.Nose shows roasted malt, dark chocolate and big nutty notes. Also a faint savoury character. Pretty restrained.Flavours are more on the hoppy side, with prominent piny notes accompanying bold roasted malt and coffee. Pretty flavoursome.Could use a bit more carbonation.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2011
at 16:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Alchemy. Near opaque black, some red stained glass corners. Thin, steady beige head. Creamy. Sweet, classic Porter aroma, chocolate toffee. On the fuller side of medium bodied, relatively middle of the road, perhaps a little more hopped up. Smooth, some coffee tones. Solid Porter.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jun 2011
at 16:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dratf. Blackish beer with a big dark cream colored head. Roast and malt aroma with light chocolate. Roast and malt flavor with chocolate. Medium bodied. Roast and chocolate lingers with nice maltiness.
Tried
on 03 May 2011
at 08:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home with Drew and Lyoli. Pours dark brown with a medium, creamy beige head. Rich, medium roast aroma with aroma featuring chocolate, mocha-like syrup. Flavor is medium sweet, has some mild caramel and chocolate, lightly burnt wood, faint bitterness. Medium in body with fine, creamy carbonation. Dries out somewhat in the finish with some brown sugar, mild roastiness, faint tar and cocoa. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2011
at 15:13
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at The Rake. Very dark brown. Big lasting tan head. Big liquorice and butter. Some dark fruits but really buttery. Just not good
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2011
at 05:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bomber from BevMo Salinas. Nose is dark chocolate with hints of coffee and caramel. Lightly hazy dark brown with golden edges and a medium tan head. Flavor is coffee up front with the dark chocolate and light bitterness fading in after a few seconds. Pretty tasty for a standard porter.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2011
at 16:57
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Aroma:humle malt jord smør kaffe tørv Ud.:kaffesort uklar Skum:cafe au lait tæt korth E.smag:sød lidt sur lidt bitter mellen Krop:medium For.:vandede Brus:blød f65cl @f1 19/11-10
Tried
on 24 Dec 2010
at 02:46
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Bellingers, Jet Garage, Grove, Nr Wantage, Oxon, consumed 10.12.10 Pours dark brown with a beige head. This is a little dry with some sweetness intertwined with a fairly safe roastiness, a little cofffee and dark chocolate and gentle sour fruity twang. Ok A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2010
at 03:18