McGuire's Porter
McGuire's Irish Pub of Destin

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From:
McGuire's Irish Pub of Destin
 
Florida, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
5.3%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.81 | pDev: 16.54%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
24
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 08, 2020
Added:
Oct 18, 2005
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
Ruby Chestnut in color and not as heavy as our Stout, McGuire's Porter will help what ales ya after a hard days work. Chocolate Malt balanced with Willamette Hops gives this full-bodied ale its smooth, distinct flavor.
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Reviewed by Garanova from Georgia

4.71/5  rDev +23.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Excellent rendition of a porter.
- Dark, a little Foam on top
- Taste: Tasty roasted flavor , malty, but not too sweet. My style.
-Feel: Just the right amount of carbonation
Overall: I love it. My kind of beer and I prefer good Porters. This qualifies
Sep 08, 2020
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Reviewed by kevin3046 from Arkansas

3.65/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Very dark brown with no head and light lacing. Has a malty sweet smell. Decent carbonation and creamy. A little on the thin side on creaminess. Has a sweet, dry taste with notes of caramel coffee, and chocolate. Lightly hopped. This is a pretty decent beer.
Jun 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by AyatollahGold from Indiana

Dec 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Jul 26, 2015
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Rated by JDW4195 from Florida

5/5  rDev +31.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Fantastic Porter. If you're in Destin, there's a ton of cookie cutter touristy places...make time to go to McGuire's. All the beer is AWESOME!!!
Feb 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.8 by TheyCallMeYukon from Ohio

Oct 31, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by JDizzle from Indiana

Oct 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by D_COLE

Jul 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Pens1967 from Louisiana

Jun 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by speedvagen from Ohio

May 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by BeerBucks from New York

Apr 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by JHendu from Texas

Jul 24, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by memphischas from Tennessee

Jul 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by HiWire from Florida

May 11, 2013
 
Rated: 5 by TwoForty from Florida

Mar 04, 2013
 
Rated: 5 by jonathaniler from Florida

Dec 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by fisherbray from Florida

Oct 05, 2012
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Reviewed by thagr81us from South Carolina

3.2/5  rDev -16%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Had this one at dinner on the last night in Destin, FL for aasher’s wedding! Served from tap into a sampler shooter. Poured a dark red brown with a half finger light tan head that subsided to a minimal amount slowly. Maintained excellent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of roasted malt, sweet malt, cream, and chocolate. The flavor was of sweet malt, roasted malt, cream, wood, and subtle chocolate. It had a light feel on the palate with medium carbonation. Overall this was a pretty average brew. There really wasn’t much going on in this one that would shock and awe most beer drinkers out there which was rather unfortunate. The flavors that were there were quite subdued and made it very easy to drink ever for the non-beer drinker. Worth trying if you are there, but I wouldn’t go there just to do so.
Jul 03, 2012
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Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon

2.2/5  rDev -42.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Came in a standard U.S. pint glass. Dark brown color with no head.

It had a slight coffee smell. Behind that was an unpleasant sour smell.

Tasted like a strong, bitter coffee, then watery. A little roasted malt. The unpleasant smell came forward as a bitter/sour taste.

Lighter body and low carbonation.

A real disappointment. Watery taste with an off-taste. I asked someone else in my party what they thought of it and they shared the same type of off-taste traits.
Jan 24, 2012
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Reviewed by ktrillionaire from Florida

4.14/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Pours a semi-translucent deep brown hue, and is capped with a smallish bubbly head.

S - The nose is quite good, suggesting milk chocolate, roasted barley and toffee-caramel. There are some hops in the aroma, too, contributing some woody tones.

T - The taste is right in line with the nose. This beer tastes quite good, and seems to use a middle-of-the-road approach to its advantage, i.e. it does not offer 'huge' or 'potent' flavors or doses of anything. It offers a modicum of about everything nice you'd expect in a Porter, and not a bit more; there are roasted tones, some hints of chocolate and toffee, some astringency from both the woody hops and the roast grain, and a bit of fruity character from the yeast, all proffered in sublime moderation.

M - On the lighter side of medium; McGuires blend of CO2 and N2 is really enhancing for this brew, in particular.

O - I could drink a lot of this stuff. And at under 5% ABV, it is all the more drinkable. Also worth noting, it seems that McGuire's factors locale and geography into their interpretation of styles, to their credit. A beer that would be suitable in, say, Nova Scotia in February, would likely not be optimum for the beaches of Destin around springtime, and they seem to adjust accordingly.
Apr 17, 2011
McGuire's Porter from McGuire's Irish Pub of Destin
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 24 ratings