Imperial Porter

Shipyard Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸

Porter - Imperial Rotating Out of Production

Score

6.67

ABV: 7.1%

IBU: 59

Ticks: 64

Imperial Porter is a full bodied, very dark, malty beer with a good roasted character coming from the Crystal, Chocolate and Black Patent Malts used in the mash. Warrior, English Fuggles, and East Kent Goldings Hops balance the malts with a good hop bite. The beer has an OG of 1.070, rounding out after fermentation with just a slight residual sweetness and cutting dry at the finish. 7.1% alcohol by volume.

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7.5

Maverick (5074) reviewed Imperial Porter from Shipyard Brewing Company 9 months ago

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

Bottled. Poured dark with very little head. noticeable roasti/smokiness with chocolate.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:59

Robinvboyer (8037) reviewed Imperial Porter from Shipyard Brewing Company 1 year ago

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

Robust, sweet, roasty, and a touch lactic. Subtle, piney hops, some wet grass also. Medium bitter finish with a great roasty, coffee aftertaste.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:28

Bierkoning (17699) reviewed Imperial Porter from Shipyard Brewing Company 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bottle @ RBESG Grand Tasting 2009. Butter and milk chocolate in the aroma. Diacetyl!," Roast, rancid butter and chocolate in the flavor. Still quite drinkable, in spite of the diacetyl.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 16:24

6.4

djd07 (28882) reviewed Imperial Porter from Shipyard Brewing Company 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours a dark brown with medium beige head. The aroma is roast coffee and cocoa. Thin mouth, chocolate, roast, nuts, light finish, good.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2016 at 10:59

Martin Lindström (24380) ticked Imperial Porter (2014) from Shipyard Brewing Company 10 years ago

Tried on 28 Sep 2015 at 11:11

Martin Lindström (24380) ticked Imperial Porter from Shipyard Brewing Company 10 years ago

Tried on 28 Sep 2015 at 11:11

Martin Lindström (24380) ticked Imperial Porter (2009) from Shipyard Brewing Company 10 years ago

Tried on 28 Sep 2015 at 11:11

7.4

bergstaden (9523) reviewed Imperial Porter from Shipyard Brewing Company 10 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Black with a brown head - Good malt aroma - Good roasted malt body with nice bitterness - Roasted malt goes into the finish with some bitterness - This was good

Tried on 29 Apr 2015 at 10:02

6.6

Hermod (17967) reviewed Imperial Porter from Shipyard Brewing Company 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

1 pint 6 fl. Oz bottle. Near black, creamy brown head. Sweet aroma, milk chocolate, roastedness, oatmeal. Flavor has milk chocolate, roastedness, caramel. Long sweetish chocolate finish. Thin. Not really an imperial porter though.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2014 at 09:51

6.6

TBone (30139) reviewed Imperial Porter from Shipyard Brewing Company 12 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled 355ml @Beer Hunters. Rated 2.2.2013.
Dark opaque brown color, tiny brown head. Sticky lactose aroma, hints of Worcester sauce. Medium-bodied. Syrapy, lactose, dark malts, cold coffee. Finish has pleasant sweet maltyness. Aroma and front are not so pleasant but not too bad overall.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2013 at 02:06