Rickard's Dark
Molson Coors Canada

Rickard's DarkRickard's Dark
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From:
Molson Coors Canada
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
English Porter
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
72
Avg:
3.07 | pDev: 20.52%
Reviews:
61
Ratings:
184
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 10, 2017
Added:
Oct 20, 2009
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  35
Brewed in the style of English porters, Rickard's Dark is creamy with a smooth finish that holds just a hint of pure Quebec maple syrup.
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Ratings by WVbeergeek:
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Reviewed by WVbeergeek from West Virginia

3.58/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Almost a clear filtered deep mahogany brown hue with a big khaki tan head, big bubbles form thick. Mild hints of coffee they mentioned a touch of maple syrup added in here, mild cocoa very pleasant mass produced porter. Flavors meld nicely a hint of cherry or other dark fruits, mild cocoa, hints of maple syrup without coming off too sweet. A bit watery maybe, I wish there were more substantial flavors but for something from Rickard's aka Molson it's pretty enjoyable and effortless to drink. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied range, with even carbonation nothing cloying on the palate a hint of roasted malt bitterness hangs around between sips. Overall I'm glad my cousin shared his sampler of the Rickard's 12 pack he got coming back from Canada. He happened to drink all of the Rickard's Blonde, happy to try the White and Dark and revisit the Red.
Oct 30, 2013
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Reviewed by YEGtastes from Canada (AB)

2.65/5  rDev -13.7%
look: 1.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
I can *see through* it... what?? A porter shouldn't be the same shade as your Aunt Meredith's cherry stained dining table...

Look: Dark cherry, I could see which finger you're holding up at me through the filled glass... so on the light side as far as porters go...
Smell: Licorice, caramel, hikers' granola, molasses.
Taste: At first a confusing jumble of interesting tastes.. nutmeg and a bit of cinnamon stand out from this slightly sweet, gingerbready-cocoa-ey beer. The chocolatey nose increases with time, as does sweetness. Nothing offensive, really. A bit of malt.
Feel: Too carbonated. I know it's Rickards, but they could have focused a little more on the flavour and less on the carbonation factor which is so dominant in mass produced beers today.
Nevertheless, the beer goes down relatively smoothly.
Overall: Not what I would usually look for in a porter. I feel like Rickards brewed a beer, got their creative team smashed off it, then had them throw darts at a board, pinned with names of different dark beers; the majority of darts that didn't gouge the wall happened to land on 'porter'.
If I just think of it as beer, it's pretty good. As a porter... meh.
Nov 10, 2017
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Reviewed by Cramshawbar from Canada (ON)

1.46/5  rDev -52.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
After this experience, I am going to have to revisit Rickard's Red. Red used to be my go to beer before I discovered actual beer. My host at a party had Mill St. and this. I never had the Dark, so I tried.
It was awful.
Watered down, filth tasting something with added metal flavour to boost. An embarrassment for Rickard's. One of the few beers I actually had to pour down the drain - perhaps the fourth beer I ever had to do this with.
Jun 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.21 by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)

Feb 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by -chii- from Canada (QC)

May 23, 2016
 
Rated: 2.72 by I3eer from Massachusetts

Feb 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by fortyfield from Canada (ON)

Jan 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.24 by Shpud from Canada (ON)

Jan 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.88 by Isaac_L95 from Canada (ON)

Dec 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by theDuck from Canada (QC)

Nov 26, 2015
 
Rated: 1 by moot2142 from Pennsylvania

Oct 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.24 by OneTuffPony from Canada (ON)

Aug 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.27 by ElGallo from New Hampshire

Jul 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3.11 by bpract from Canada (QC)

Jul 30, 2015
 
Rated: 2.98 by headlessparrot from Canada (ON)

Jul 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by olbubba from Florida

Jul 17, 2015
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Rated by papat444 from Canada (QC)

2.81/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
It tastes ok, malty with a of metallic edge but in no way is this representative of a porter.
Jul 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.02 by Slongie from Canada (AB)

Jun 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.24 by Electros from Canada (ON)

Jun 14, 2015
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Rated by AGRIPINO

5/5  rDev +62.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Reminds me a back home sweet dark beer
Apr 18, 2015
Rickard's Dark from Molson Coors Canada
Beer rating: 72 out of 100 with 184 ratings