Chocolate Porter
Amherst Brewing Company in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Porter Regular|
Score
6.58
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a rugged dark brown close to black color with a thin cap of an off white foamy head. Gentle dissipation and a tickle of lace slides around the glass on into the body.
The aroma carried some cocoa and roastiness to play with a touch of bitterness to form out at the ends.
The flavor leans to the sweet side popping in some subtle roastiness. Mostly balanced aftertaste between sweet and roast with the same finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionably smooth Porter-like body. Good carbonation. ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, pretty good chocolate porter worthy of having again if I could get it.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Chocolate Porter from Amherst Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Dark porter with a thin off white head. Light chocolate malt in aroma. In mouth, sweet chocolate malt balls with some roasted nuts come out. Watery bodied. Boring overall. On tap Feb.10, 2006.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Chocolate Porter from Amherst Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On draught at Amherst, Feb 2005, in place of the Puffers Smoked Porter. Interesting twist, was told that this is essentially the Puffers Smoked porter, with extra chocolate and chocolate malt in place of the smoked malt. Deep brown pour with magenta highlights and a light tan head, mostly dissipating. Aroma of malted chocolate, light coffee, a bit of dry bakers chocolate and a touch of yeast. Flavor is chocolatey, but not syrupy, which was quite pleasant. I much prefer chocolate beers with real chocolate or just tons of chocolate malt, instead of hershey’s syrup. Grainy/gritty texture, light cocoa powder feel, with some malt sweetness throughout, a light tinge of hops on the finish and a medium to medium-full body. Could use some more coffee/roast notes, but still a very good, fresh and real tasting chocolate porter.