Elemental Porter
Renaissance Brewing in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Porter Regular|
Score
7.38
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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
at 6% abv, this is a real triumph of taste. The pungent bitter chocolate in the nose carries through as the backbone of the taste profile. This is a thick and full bodied porter, with a lactic creaminess combining nicely with a slightly chalky mouth feel. An undercurrent of ripe dark berries and chewy malts with a nicely roasted finish combine with a slight booziness to make this a real treat. Can’t believe this isn’t an Imperial!
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2025
at 19:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Clear, dark brown with a two finger tan head. A very mild porter but it still tastes great. Well balanced with notes of roasted grains and very light hints of chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2025
at 05:50
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle from the LCBO.
very dark pour, almost opaque, medium mocha head.
Outstanding coffee, roasted malt, light soy, light cocoa.
solid mouth feel, solid carb. great espresso, roasted malt finish. light piney hops.
very dark pour, almost opaque, medium mocha head.
Outstanding coffee, roasted malt, light soy, light cocoa.
solid mouth feel, solid carb. great espresso, roasted malt finish. light piney hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:24
6/10
A deep dark porter with a very thin brown head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with light coffee notes, OK. In mouth, sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, light coffee, pleasant and smooth. Bottle from lcbo 2012. BB October 2013.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2022
at 22:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled 330ml. -from Weyermann Fan Shop Bamberg. Black coloured, medium sized pale beige head, chocolate and light wood in the nose. Roasted malt, chocolate, notes of wood and dried fruits with light chocolate in the finish. Pleasant one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2018
at 21:37
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Taste on draft at Trail's End. Pours dark brown, with a small, tan head. Light sherry nose, with some mild coffee, pipe smoke, and caramel. Sweet and lightly roasted. Medium body, with a smooth, silky, and thin mouthfeel. This is a fun and nicely aromatic porter.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Sep 2018
at 14:20
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Trocken röstiger Beginn. Wässrig, steigend malzig, wenig bitter, langer Nachhall. Mittellanger Nachhall. 10/7/8/7//8
Tried
on 05 Sep 2018
at 09:34
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Vom Fass im Muted Horn Berlin 2017-09 getrunken. Hier domminiert ein kaltes Kaffeearoma in Nase und Gaumen. Nach dem Abgang bleibt ein recht trockenes Mundgefühl was später wenn das Bier nicht mehr kalt war deutlich abgenommen hatte. EIn spannendes und doch solides Teil.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2017
at 05:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Darkest brown colour with deep ruby glimmer and average to huge, thick, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, sulphureous to beige head. Roasty dark malty, fruity hoppy and minimally herbal aroma, notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, pumpernickel, a touch of lovage, fruity hints of dark berries, bramble, juniper berry. Taste is slightly sweet, chocolately dark malty and fruity, notes of dark chococlate, a minimally ashy touch, hints of plum, bramble, morello cherry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2017
at 13:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Pours dark with a fizzy head. Toast, raspberry, cherry, some spice, nice chocolate notes. Body is quite carbonated. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2017
at 01:56