Eleanor
Pollyanna Brewing Company

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From:
Pollyanna Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American Porter
Ranked #68
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
90
Ranked #9,829
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 5.71%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
81
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 14, 2024
Added:
May 12, 2014
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  5
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Ratings by gmendez1122:
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Rated by gmendez1122 from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

Oct 14, 2014
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Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin

4.01/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours pitch black with a light brown head. Smells of chocolate and coffee notes, nice and inviting. Tastes of coffee with chocolate and cinnamon notes. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.
Jan 14, 2024
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Rated by branko7 from Illinois

4.04/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Smooth, well-balanced, though a bit bitter in the aftertaste. Lovely mouthfeel. Overall, very good.
Jan 16, 2023
 
Rated: 3.7 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Mar 05, 2022
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.84/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Unknown vintage; drank 11/1/21 @ the Yarchives.

Brown/black appearance.

A violent pour yielded a big tan head; a thick curtain of tree-rung lace.

Brown sugar, cocoa powder & autumn leaf notes in the nose.

Creamy medium mouthfeel.

Brown sugar, cocoa powder & autumn leaf flavors; robust but a bit too sweet. Good.
Nov 04, 2021
 
Rated: 3.96 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Sep 20, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by AndrewFord666 from Illinois

Feb 05, 2021
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Reviewed by MaximalC from Illinois

3.33/5  rDev -17.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours chestnut-colored with tawny highlights, topped by a modest cap of coarse, khaki foam that soon sputters away. Mild aroma smells of roasted malt complemented by notes of chocolate and toffee.

The taste features a hefty dose of caramel and roasted sugar up front, succeeded by a meager helping of slightly earthy, noble hops. Warming reveals notes of milk chocolate, roasted malt, prunes, and a livelier, awkward bitterness that lacks an identifiable character. Medium-light body and modest carbonation make for drinkable—albeit somewhat limp—mouthfeel.

Overall, this is a bog standard porter whose unwieldy sweetness becomes cloying in short order. Not an encouraging first foray into the realm of Pollyanna...
Dec 05, 2019
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Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois

4.03/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle, no apparent freshness date. A tall foamy tan head caps a dark brown ale. Bold aroma of chocolate, grain, and earthy hops permeates the nose. Nice balanced flavors of cocoa, chocolate malt, nutty grain, coffee, caramel, toffee, and earthy & herbal hops. Fuller body, ample carbonation, balanced finish. This is a winner - I don't know why it took me so long to get around to this one!
May 29, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Apr 28, 2019
 
Rated: 4.03 by Commandophile from Illinois

Mar 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by Nurt20 from Illinois

Jan 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.56 by Dkloubec from Illinois

Jan 05, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by Jotunsynth from Illinois

Jan 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.18 by Fubudu187 from Illinois

Dec 20, 2018
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Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois

4.11/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Taste: Rich dark roasted chocolate malt, hints of coffee, toffee, with a dry finish. Smoked malt nose. Black/Brown hue, mostly opaque, tan head with delicate rings of lace. Full but not heavy body. 30 IBUs
Dec 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.72 by EdFed from Illinois

Sep 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.85 by Bammer21 from Illinois

Jun 11, 2018
 
Rated: 4.05 by ffshore545 from Illinois

Jan 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.79 by stakem from Pennsylvania

Jan 02, 2018
Eleanor from Pollyanna Brewing Company
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 81 ratings