Oatmeal Porter
Highland Brewing Company in Asheville, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Porter Regular|
Score
6.88
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A unique Highland creation, this robust beer is black in color, very malty with hints of chocolate-roasted flavor and a well balanced hop character.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours dark brown with tan head. Aromas of roasted malts and chocolate. Flavors are the same with some coffee and an ashy aftertaste. Medium to full body with soft carbonation.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2009
at 18:34
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Pours brown with a small head. Floral aroma as well as some sweet malts. Taste is light floral with some lager tones. Plain.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2009
at 12:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Deep brown with a frothy beige head. Roasted malts, molasses, chocolate, and biscuit. Body was a tad thin. Nice flavor on this one. Lightly sour caramel malts, a touch of oats, and some nice hops round this one out. Very drinkable porter that I could down a few of in a sitting.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2009
at 04:02
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
This beer violates some expectations! But its still a nice beer. Poured a translucent purple-brown, with a modest head and spotty lacing. Aroma was initially hoppy, much to my surprise, with a floral grassy character but it quickly gave way to a richer chocolate malt. The flavor was sweeter with chocolate malt. Balanced finish, spritzy carbonation. Easy finish has a medium body.
Tried
on 26 Jun 2009
at 17:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle on 11/30/2008 at the 3rd Annual Richmond Industry Gathering. Clear dark caramel body with a small off-white head. Oatmeal and chocolate aroma. Caramel, pale malt and light chocolate flavor. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2009
at 17:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a clear black color porter with a medium size foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma of dry coffee notes with some subtle black chocolate. Taste is a mix between some chocolate note with some dry coffee and lightly sweet notes at the end. Body is a bit thin with some average carbonation. Very well done overall apart from body too thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2008
at 23:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from WFM Raleigh. Pours reddish black with a malty, spicy, spoiled milk aroma. Smooth creamy oatmeal taste with a caramel sweetness lingering in the finish. Fine beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2008
at 23:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 oz. bottle from Suttree. Pour is deep brown, with a little ruby. Head is a 1/2 inch khaki head that falls quickly. Aroma is pretty faint, though I do get some slightly roasted malt and bitter hops. Taste is nice, slight coffee roastiness to the malt, good solid oatmeal body and a great crisp, bitter hop finish. Nicely done Porter. Thanks for sharing this one, Phil!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2007
at 17:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Aroma is equal hops and chocolate, with caramel present to a lesser degree, not very strong though. Black color medium tan coating head. Hearty grain and chocolate taste. Savory and paprika finish. This would pair amazingly well with steak, lamb, or venison. Excellent!
Tried
on 06 Sep 2007
at 20:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Courtesy of Degarth. Pours brown with tan head. The aroma is sweet thin molasses, hints of coffee and caramel. Not really all that Porter like. Nice malty flavors like roasted malts, a hint of sweeter malts, coffee, an oatmeal twang, hints of caramel, light astringency and not much in the way of classic Porter burnt malts.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2007
at 22:05