tfontana (7512) reviewed High Tide from Brewport Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Taster pour on tap at CT Brew Fest. It's a lightly hazy bright yellow with off-white thin cap of white head with good retention and light lacing. Aroma is dank, nondescript fruit. Taste is fairly mild without a clear identity--vaguely fruity. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth, frothy texture, average carbonation and finish as taste with light lingering bitterness. Overall, not familiar with these hops so interesting to try. But, they didn't wow me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can, from the brewery. Pours opaque dark brown with large foamy tan head, coffee aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter coffee-caramel taste, thin smooth body, long finish. Smooth and tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can, from the brewery. Pours cloudy dark yellow-ochre with small foamy whitish head, orange peel aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter resinous taste with orange peel flavor, thin body, long finish. Decent brew.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can, from the brewery. Pours cloudy dark orange-amber with small foamy beige head, faint citrus aroma, low carbonation, bitter resinous taste, faint caramel-citrus flavor, thin body, long bitter finish. Interesting, not bad.
jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Dr. Porter's Stout from Brewport Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Deep dark brown coloured body with a thinnish, two centimetre tall off-white head that is more tan, but still fairly light considering the tint of the body. Aroma of deep roasted malt, light coffee, a touch of chocolate and a dose of anise and licorice, but mostly the bitter, burnt malt here. Medium-bodied; Large roasted/burnt malt flavours dominate up front with some lactose and unfinished milk sugars with cream and vanilla right behind with a dose of caster sugar and anise at the end, but focused on the malt. Aftertaste shows a lot of roast with a good balance of sugars, cream and earthy/nutty flavours that finishes quite potent, but nice. Overall, a nice stout that shows the roasty and burnt malt flavours perfectly, but some of the other aspects, a touch too small - vanilla, sugars, hops and balance, but at least there isn't much alcohol around either. Nice to sample and the best beer I had from the brewery/restaurant, but leaves quite a bit to be desired. I sampled this twelve ounce sample on draught for US$5,00 at the restaurant/brewpub on 10-March-2018 in BridgePort, Connecticut.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Crisp and ever so slightly hazy amber and copper coloured body with a thinnish, single to two centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of light hops, some subdued alcohol and a bit more earthy malts than anything else. Medium to perhaps Fuller-bodied (not too thick though); Strong malty flavours at first with a big dose of grain and assertive earthy and caramel notes without any bitterness at all and no real decidedly intricate touches of hops, alcohol or complexity. Aftertaste shows the malts with earth and biscuits and then a bit of the alcohol and unfinished sugars, but the hopiness has dropped off a cliff and doesn't show any real character at all - just some sweetness, yeast and unfinished sugars. Overall, a fairly weak beer in terms of flavour and profile with only a touch of the grainy malt and a little alcohol noticeable. Not worth trying at all, and especially if you like IPAs and heavier beers, stay clear of this and try something different if you come here. I sampled this five ounce pour on draught for US$5,00 sampled at the brewpub/restaurant on 10-March-2018 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.