Winter Spruce Porter
Newburgh Brewing Company

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From:
Newburgh Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
Baltic Porter
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.18 | pDev: 28.62%
Reviews:
1
Ratings:
13
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 06, 2015
Added:
Jan 10, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by polishkaz:
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Rated by polishkaz from Connecticut

4/5  rDev +25.8%

Apr 28, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.45 by cvengeance from Pennsylvania

Oct 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4.09 by hkyplyr73 from New York

Aug 30, 2015
 
Rated: 2.66 by campfirebrew from New York

Dec 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by malfunxion from New York

Aug 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Will_Rivera from New York

Jul 22, 2014
 
Rated: 1.5 by rmcnamee from New York

May 15, 2014
 
Rated: 1.75 by Mikexw from New York

Apr 08, 2014
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Reviewed by gorbos from New York

4.43/5  rDev +39.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
The "piney" metaphor that people use for some hops becomes reality here, but without the hoppy bitterness.

It pours dark (of course) from 32-oz growler, with two-finger head that dissipates at a moderate pace. Smells of mint and roasted malts. The flavor reveals a woody backbone to a much weaker mint than the nose (it's that spruce in the description -- definitely not peppermint!), balanced by dry, somewhat milky chocolate. Medium mouthfeel. Not an overly sweet or alcoholic beer by any means, and not a hoppy one either, despite the clear piney note pawing at the relatively rich porter base.

This is really inventive stuff that seems to play on a common hop description -- which may surprise/turn off drinkers hoping for "piney hops" instead of actual pine! I loved it, though. On tap at Jacob's Pickles, NYC.
Feb 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by civicm87 from New York

Jan 31, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by IndyDad from New York

Jan 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Mar 31, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Huffs from New York

Jan 28, 2013
Winter Spruce Porter from Newburgh Brewing Company
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 13 ratings