Barrel Aged Donner Party Porter
FiftyFifty Brewing Company in Truckee, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.44
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at the pre GBBF Shindig '18, thanks to Steve, 04/08/18. Light black with a decent tan covering. Nose is toffee, chocolate, spice, sweet malts, light barrel. Taste comprises toffee, roast malt, light bourbon trace, raisins, fruit slice, toffee, dried fruits, vanilla, light black peppery spice to balance. Medium plus body, fine carbonation, semi drying close with balanced alochol. Solid impy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2018
at 14:06
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Chris and Ruth shindig 04/08/2018. Many thanks to Steve I've known for this one. A Mahogany brown coloured pour with a a fine tan head. Aroma is peanut butter choc late, brown malts marshmallow. Flavour is composed of nutty malts, brown malts, chocolate. Palatr is medium sweet. Moderate oily. Ok. Nice smores.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2018
at 19:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz. @ [ chriso & Boudicca's pre- GBBF Shindig 2018 ] - Chris and Ruth's House, 🇬🇧 London.
[ As FiftyFifty Barrel Aged Donner Party Porter ].
ABV: (10.9)%. Clear dark brown colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, coffee, dusty coffee, vanilla and cocoa. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, coffee, chocolate, vegetable coffee, dark malt, chocolate - vanilla - cocoa. Body is medium to medium full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming. [20180804]
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Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2018
at 12:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Steve. It pours darkest brown with a small beige head. The aroma is sweet, oily, sugary, vanilla, toasted marshmallow, earthy roast, rocky road and chocolate cake. The taste is slick, dry, bitter, rich roasted malt, spicy, toasty grain, toasted marshmallow, vanilla, wood, toffee, warming alcohol, fruit cake, peppery spice and earth with a drying finish. Medium - full body and fine carbonation. Rich and decadent. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2018
at 20:03