Ginger Porter
Cambridge Brewing Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Porter Special Out of Production|
Score
6.79
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Our own Charles River Porter conditioned in cask with chinese ginger syrup. Its fresh ginger dominated nose gives way to a palate balanced between roast and chocolate malt character and crystallized ginger flavor with an even finish.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On cask at NERAX, 4/27/2005
Dark brown color, thick looking, probably opaque, with a whispy yellow/tan head, low retention. Aroma of ginger, silky chocolate and light yeast. The ginger does dominate, but the brewer makes no pretenses that it shouldnt. For all of that, it is quite a sweet ginger aroma, not astringent or horribly spicy. The flavor, again, is ginger dominated, and it is the focus, but I still thought there was enough chocolate and light roast, with some musty yeast notes, to give a bit more complexity. The body was exceptional, silky, lush and full. Though it was over the top, most people I was with gave it grudging respect. Certainly not a poorly made beer. Funny, because I can’t stand their regular porter.
Dark brown color, thick looking, probably opaque, with a whispy yellow/tan head, low retention. Aroma of ginger, silky chocolate and light yeast. The ginger does dominate, but the brewer makes no pretenses that it shouldnt. For all of that, it is quite a sweet ginger aroma, not astringent or horribly spicy. The flavor, again, is ginger dominated, and it is the focus, but I still thought there was enough chocolate and light roast, with some musty yeast notes, to give a bit more complexity. The body was exceptional, silky, lush and full. Though it was over the top, most people I was with gave it grudging respect. Certainly not a poorly made beer. Funny, because I can’t stand their regular porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2005
at 13:22