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BlackWatch Cream Porter
Portland Brewing Company
- From:
- Portland Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 11.11%
- Reviews:
- 9
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 02, 2018
- Added:
- Nov 01, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Radcpa from Washington
3.45/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Very dark appearance with tan head and plenty of carbonation. Virtually no aroma. Taste is also marginal. This was not a good beer experience. Marginal at best
May 08, 2017Reviewed by Trentt2 from Alaska
4.41/5 rDev +22.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.41/5 rDev +22.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: Pours dark with lots of light tan lace
S: nothin but malts
T: like a dark ale. But with sweetness. Tons of toffee, malty goodness
F: smooth as heck
O: a great porter. I'm shocked at the average rating, expected it way higher
Apr 02, 2016S: nothin but malts
T: like a dark ale. But with sweetness. Tons of toffee, malty goodness
F: smooth as heck
O: a great porter. I'm shocked at the average rating, expected it way higher
Reviewed by ScottishStoutMan from Indiana
3.45/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Poured from 12 oz bottle into pint glass, producing a finger and a half of head with what I would call a far-off-white colour. Head sticks around for a few minutes and leaves a healthy amount of lacing on the glass. Just about black, although when held upto the light it has some browner hues. Smells of coffee, nuttiness (almost like a nut brown ale?), chocolate, and some vanilla. Very pleasant on the nose.
Taste is mostly of roasted malt and coffee, with some under-the-radar flavours of tobacco/smokiness, and the amount of carbonation plus a surprising hoppiness honestly stings in the mouth a little bit. As it warms up, most of the bite goes away, and the cream part of the cream porter starts to appear. All in all, it's sad to say that this beer teased a lot but didn't deliver when it came to drinking; although the creaminess and the fact that it's not too heavy of a beer kept it from being outright terrible.
Jan 10, 2016Taste is mostly of roasted malt and coffee, with some under-the-radar flavours of tobacco/smokiness, and the amount of carbonation plus a surprising hoppiness honestly stings in the mouth a little bit. As it warms up, most of the bite goes away, and the cream part of the cream porter starts to appear. All in all, it's sad to say that this beer teased a lot but didn't deliver when it came to drinking; although the creaminess and the fact that it's not too heavy of a beer kept it from being outright terrible.
Reviewed by gandres from Philippines
3.87/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz poured in wine glass -with nuts
Appearance: Deep dark brown color clear a bit hazyness
Taste: Very good
Smell
Feel
Overall: Very good beer but lacks the balance follow through in big porters
Dec 23, 2015Appearance: Deep dark brown color clear a bit hazyness
Taste: Very good
Smell
Feel
Overall: Very good beer but lacks the balance follow through in big porters
Reviewed by Jeffsta1 from Washington
3.72/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.72/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Good black color. Didn't note the foam.
Smells fine. Malty. Clean. Nothing inspiring or offensive. Honest porter.
Malty with just a bit of a bitter edge. Not a piney IPA bitterness, more a malty bitterness.
Mouthfeel is average. Fairly carbonated. Honestly for a "cream" porter I expected more richness.
Finish isn't quite up to the standard of the rest of the beer. Mild licorice asphalt bitterness.
Drank this right out of the fridge, possible it'd have opened a bit more if I'd let it warm a bit.
Nov 11, 2015Smells fine. Malty. Clean. Nothing inspiring or offensive. Honest porter.
Malty with just a bit of a bitter edge. Not a piney IPA bitterness, more a malty bitterness.
Mouthfeel is average. Fairly carbonated. Honestly for a "cream" porter I expected more richness.
Finish isn't quite up to the standard of the rest of the beer. Mild licorice asphalt bitterness.
Drank this right out of the fridge, possible it'd have opened a bit more if I'd let it warm a bit.
Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.63/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Hoppy dark brown brew with a sweet note. Poured from the 22 oz bottle into a plastic cup on an Alaska Airlines flight. Not much foam, but quite fizzy on the tongue.
Malty with a touch of sweetness and a winey sensation. It starts off surprisingly bitter with more in the aftertaste. Lots of charred grainy flavors. I’d swear that it has coffee in it. This is a powerfully flavored brew, though the body seems fairly light. A pleasant sip for a dry flight, but it’s more moxie than I’d want for a pintfull.
Mar 12, 2015Malty with a touch of sweetness and a winey sensation. It starts off surprisingly bitter with more in the aftertaste. Lots of charred grainy flavors. I’d swear that it has coffee in it. This is a powerfully flavored brew, though the body seems fairly light. A pleasant sip for a dry flight, but it’s more moxie than I’d want for a pintfull.
Reviewed by Dsimenson from California
3.83/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
22 oz bottle poured into a New Belgium goblet
A: Black, 3/4" foamy tan head, beautiful clinging lacing as you drink it, hold it up to a high-intensity xenon track light in the kitchen and one sees deep ruby red around the edges.
S: floral, malty, a bit of coffee
T: disappointing after the appearance, understated toffee, malt, nutty, hops bitterness, a bit of coffee. I don't think I like the slight tartness.
F: thin, smooth, a bit disappointing as well
O: A very good porter overall, but not one I would go out looking for.
Jan 12, 2015A: Black, 3/4" foamy tan head, beautiful clinging lacing as you drink it, hold it up to a high-intensity xenon track light in the kitchen and one sees deep ruby red around the edges.
S: floral, malty, a bit of coffee
T: disappointing after the appearance, understated toffee, malt, nutty, hops bitterness, a bit of coffee. I don't think I like the slight tartness.
F: thin, smooth, a bit disappointing as well
O: A very good porter overall, but not one I would go out looking for.
BlackWatch Cream Porter from Portland Brewing Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
34 ratings
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