Midnight Expression
Port Brewing

Midnight ExpressionMidnight Expression
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From:
Port Brewing
 
California, United States
Style:
Schwarzbier
ABV:
5%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.88 | pDev: 11.08%
Reviews:
246
Ratings:
380
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 29, 2022
Added:
Mar 16, 2008
Wants:
  20
Gots:
  9
Formerly called Moonlit Sessions Lager.

also called Midnight Expression
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Rated: 3.75 by mpenske from California

Nov 29, 2022
 
Rated: 3.59 by pkalix from California

May 07, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Mar 02, 2022
 
Rated: 3.72 by QuintusHorace from California

Jul 02, 2021
 
Rated: 3.74 by FrancisM12 from New Jersey

Mar 13, 2021
 
Rated: 3.78 by bigred89 from Maryland

Apr 06, 2018
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Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia

4/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 25 OZ bomber into a pint glass. The appearance is midnight black with a medium sized tan head. Rich malt aroma with a hint of coffee. The taste is pure malt goodness with a mild finish.
Oct 20, 2016
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Reviewed by Bierliebhaber3 from Massachusetts

4.17/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
This is a black lager (schwarzbier) with a nice, foamy tan head. It’s dark even for its style, more like a stout actually. The smell is faint, but you can make out a slight chocolate, coffee smell. The taste backs up the smell, though the coffee is definitely the stronger of the two here. There is a strong malt backbone for a schwarzbier and a bitter acidity to the aftertaste, much like drinking a cup of coffee. The taste, like the appearance of this beer is very much like a stout, though maybe slightly lighter, which makes me instantly like it more than your run of the mill, everyday lager that I was expecting. It has a lot of body for a schwarzbier, but is still light enough that you could put down a lot more of these than most stouts. Nice balance all around.
Jun 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by MattMorin from Illinois

Feb 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.05 by OsoRojo from Colorado

Jul 10, 2015
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Reviewed by thedrunkpoet from New Jersey

3.47/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.75
Yo. I just popped open a bottle of this sucker after my girlfriend got mad at me because we were discussing feminism related to the new Game of Thrones episode. This shit was bottled on December fucking 20th 2011. It's old. I bought this one down the shore, at Crest Tavern's liquor store. I was shocked they had Port Brewing. This was the only Port Brewing they had. I figured it was skunked. Fuck it, I bought it anyway. Holy canoli. This beer tastes like a Roman fucking Pontius Pilate Imperial Stout. I had only a few beers before this one. And taking two sips of this hit me hard. Harder than any beer I've taken a sip of, harder than any barley wine bullshit. IS this possible? Can you age a fucking Midnight Lager for four years and it turns into some crazy intense highly alcoholic bullshit without going skunkeD? I don't know. Maybe I'm just drunk and tired from working 12c hours at Monk's Cafe. Whatever. I'd like to have a freshie of this beer. I feel bad poruning any of it down the drain, but the gf wants to kill me already, so drinking any more of this will be the warpath to my own demise. Maybe I'll have just a few mor sips?? Peace.
Jun 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by oldvines from Illinois

Feb 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by maltlikker from Colorado

Jan 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by double2chin from California

Dec 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by atrocity from Virginia

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by T_Hass from Georgia

Nov 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.77 by CheapBeerBuzz from California

Nov 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4.64 by Buffetfan from California

Nov 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.9 by wethorseblanket from California

Oct 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by KimenTshom from California

Oct 04, 2014
Midnight Expression from Port Brewing
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 380 ratings