Northstar Imperial Porter
Twisted Pine Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.26
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Our Imperial Porter is a deep, robust ale brewed with only the finest ingredients. This winter seasonal has a full-bodied chocolate malty flavor with steady sweetness and a slight warming sensation. It pours black with a creamy brown head. Cellarable for 4+ years.
Awards: World Beer Cup Silver - Other Strong Ale or Lager - 2006
Colorado State Fair Silver - 2008
Colorado State Fair Gold - 2010
Awards: World Beer Cup Silver - Other Strong Ale or Lager - 2006
Colorado State Fair Silver - 2008
Colorado State Fair Gold - 2010
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
660ml bottle split at Brewdog, Bristol. 2011 bottle. Pours almost black with a tan head. Aroma: roast malts, chocolate, molasses, a little roast coffee. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, burnt roast, chocolate, toffee, leather. Thin to medium body with spritzy carb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2019
at 06:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 8/15/14
Aroma: The aroma is sweet and malty, molasses, some roasted coffee, and chocolate
Appearance: Poura a dark brown color with a medium brown head and light lace
Flavor: The taste is mid-sweet up-front with a roasty, lightly bitter close
Palate: The body is medium, it has a soft carbonation, and a mild heat on the finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was a pretty solid example of the style. There's a good, solid mix of malty flavors here, with a little bitterness for balance.
Aroma: The aroma is sweet and malty, molasses, some roasted coffee, and chocolate
Appearance: Poura a dark brown color with a medium brown head and light lace
Flavor: The taste is mid-sweet up-front with a roasty, lightly bitter close
Palate: The body is medium, it has a soft carbonation, and a mild heat on the finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was a pretty solid example of the style. There's a good, solid mix of malty flavors here, with a little bitterness for balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2014
at 18:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap @ Twisted Pine. Pours a black appearance with a dark brown head. Anise, dark chocolate, s’more, vanilla aroma. Cocoa, roasty malty, black licorice, a bit sweet flavor. One of the best beers I’ve had from these guys.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Oct 2013
at 20:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours dark brown color with tan head. Aromas of chocolate and roasted malts. Bittersweet chocolate and dark fruit flavors with some roasted malts, and hints of licorice. Medium to full body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
on 17 Jul 2012
at 19:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ Avery, doing the 10th Annual Boulder Strong Ale Festival. Pours black, no head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, cpices. Taste is malts, coffee, dark chocolate, caramel. Medium body, soft carbonation. 090312
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2012
at 03:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22oz bomber split at tasting. Opaque black, oily non-head. Malty, smoky, chocolate aroma. Sweet and mellow like a Porter, but a little sweet in it’s imperialness. A touch watery, Twisted Pine style. Not exactly World Class, but still enjoyable stuff. Quite mellow, with big chocolate tones. OK.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2011
at 21:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Cavie. Pours black. Tan head. Nose of roasted chocolate malts, vanilla and roasted coffee. Taste of roasted chocolate, coffee, vanilla, roasted black malt and light alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2011
at 22:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 22oz. It pours an oily, ruby-ish black body and a small, off-white to tan head. Meaty, chocolatey aroma with coffee and some licorice. The flavor is much the same, meaty maltyness, chocolate and some coffee. Full-bodied and oily on the palate. A nice beer indeed, but too meaty for my likings. Better fresh maybe? 100917
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2011
at 10:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is alcohol, hop, sugar, licorice. Flavour is sweet, mat, alcohol, hop, sugar, licorice, caramel, chocolate. Full bodied nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2011
at 01:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle with at least two years on it, given to me by a friend. Thanks Jeremy! Opened 6/10/10. Pours a deep, dark brown color with a thin, offwhite head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of chocolate, soy, roasted malts. The taste is chocolate, caramel, nutty notes, soy, bitter citrus hops and roasted malts. Medium-full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2010
at 20:45