Winter Ale - Chocolate Mint Porter
Bootlegger's Brewery

Winter Ale - Chocolate Mint PorterWinter Ale - Chocolate Mint Porter
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From:
Bootlegger's Brewery
 
California, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
6.2%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.42 | pDev: 17.25%
Reviews:
44
Ratings:
114
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 22, 2019
Added:
Nov 27, 2009
Wants:
  18
Gots:
  14
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Ratings by SageO:
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Rated by SageO from California

4/5  rDev +17%

Dec 08, 2011
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Reviewed by JosefIsNewToBeer from California

4.7/5  rDev +37.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
A 3.4/5???? This beer is seriously underrated. It is certainly not the best of the best porters but at least it deserves a better score. To the least, I believe this beer is very fun to drink. To encourage my fellow drinkers to try it out:

L: Good carbonation, 1.5 to 2 finger initial head into a tulip glass, beautiful tan-to-brown head, good lacing, and dark brown to black body;
A: First impression when it was still a bit cold is like smelling the fresh grass in a cold morning, earthy English hops, then the minty chocolate cookie aroma kicks in, then a little bit of a toastiness/smokiness from the dark malt, subtle acidity at the end;
F: again, sweet and delightful. wonderful minty, chocolaty and caramel tastes. Some nuttiness in it maybe. The aftertaste is somewhat dry, although very little discernible bitterness during, and it is more like dark coffee/chocolate bitter than hop bitter. The alcohol is not well-hidden either intentionally or not ---- although it's only 6.1%, you can still feel the alcohol retro-nasally.

Overall: A delightful and fun-to-try beer for the winter. First time trying this beer as well as this brewery, will definitely try some more brews from Bootleggers' in the near future. Cheers!

edit: the mintiness is not like the spicy mintiness in a lot of chew gums but like subtle herbal mintiness
Feb 22, 2019
 
Rated: 2.5 by fthegiants from California

May 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by IRONRakkasan from California

Apr 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.45 by ambruns1979 from California

Apr 16, 2017
 
Rated: 2.57 by jooler from California

Aug 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.49 by ItsYourBoyBlue from Washington

Jan 27, 2016
 
Rated: 2.84 by Chief99 from California

Dec 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.74 by OCSA_1978 from California

Jan 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by thumperskibum from Indiana

Jan 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.42 by wethorseblanket from California

Jan 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.32 by BcOneSeven from Michigan

Jan 07, 2015
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Reviewed by Joncasso

5/5  rDev +46.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I really enjoyed this beer. I got this as a gift and it become my favorite beer. Great taste. Nice buzz. I watched it with an old godzilla film and it was the perfect combo.

The taste is not quite chocolate and not quite mint. The flavors don't overwhelm each other, but play well together.
Jan 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.12 by SimcoeKid from California

Dec 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.56 by TWStandley from Massachusetts

Oct 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Petersfavoritebrews from California

Jul 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by BigV from California

Jul 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by wrightst from Maryland

Jun 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by R_J_FearNoBeer from Colorado

Feb 11, 2014
Winter Ale - Chocolate Mint Porter from Bootlegger's Brewery
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 114 ratings