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Bully Porter
Gray Brewing Company
- From:
- Gray Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 4.95%
- Score:
- 73
- Avg:
- 3.06 | pDev: 20.26%
- Reviews:
- 37
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 27, 2019
- Added:
- Feb 10, 2009
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
A classic British style brown porter that at one time was considered the beer of the working class. You will notice a ruby brown body with an aroma of malt and mild roastiness. Contains chocolate, nutty and toffee-like undertones with medium to low hop bitterness.
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Ratings by tempest:
Reviewed by tempest from New York
3.34/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.34/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
OK good. I'm not the only one who didn't think much of this beer. It's certainly not bad, but I've had darker brown ales than this porter. There's a thin toffee and caramel flavor that finishes with a hint of roast malt and watery bitter coffee finish. The beer isnt even close to black, it's a clear reddish-brown. I've had worse dark session beers, but don't call this a porter.
May 21, 2009More User Ratings:
Rated by superwho24 from Arkansas
3.92/5 rDev +28.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.92/5 rDev +28.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Picking up black licorice or maybe prunes in smell. The smell is this beers best characteristic in my opinion
Apr 27, 2019Reviewed by scaliasux from Wisconsin
3.07/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
3.07/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
L - Very dark brown. Appears clear. Thin, tannish head - not persistent.
S - Dark malts. Dark chocolate and coffee.
T - Mildly sweet dark malts. Similar to the aroma, getting mostly coffee with some dark chocolate. Flavor is relatively light, though.
F - Medium.
O - Dark flavors in a fairly mild beer.
Jan 27, 2019S - Dark malts. Dark chocolate and coffee.
T - Mildly sweet dark malts. Similar to the aroma, getting mostly coffee with some dark chocolate. Flavor is relatively light, though.
F - Medium.
O - Dark flavors in a fairly mild beer.
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
3.02/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.02/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured from 12oz bottle into glass. Could not read the smudged dating stamp on the bottle neck.
Clear, amber brown colored body. Initial pour gives about a half finger of beige head, which settles to thin cap. Leaves an oily sheen of lacing after each sip.
Faint malt aroma, toward the smell of toffee.
Malt driven flavor, in the caramel taste range. Taste profile is rather brief.
Thinner mouth feel. Okay carbonation.
Muted aroma and flavor result in a lower rating score for this beer. I would not buy this again.
Oct 06, 2018Clear, amber brown colored body. Initial pour gives about a half finger of beige head, which settles to thin cap. Leaves an oily sheen of lacing after each sip.
Faint malt aroma, toward the smell of toffee.
Malt driven flavor, in the caramel taste range. Taste profile is rather brief.
Thinner mouth feel. Okay carbonation.
Muted aroma and flavor result in a lower rating score for this beer. I would not buy this again.
Rated by Murray0420 from Wisconsin
2.08/5 rDev -32%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
2.08/5 rDev -32%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
Nothing like the dark Porter's.. Very light. Porter's should be at lease 7% and very dark..
Aug 18, 2018Reviewed by Savan from Minnesota
3.18/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.18/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
pours black, smells like something from the black lagoon, tastes is a lil sour lil bitta. mouth feel is mouth feel is light. Over all not terrible... not great either. I am not impressed and would never buy this beer again.
Sep 28, 2016Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L: Has a twist off cap. Pours brilliant chestnut brow with a thin cream colored film covering the top.
S: Chocolate, traces of oxidation, light roast, nothing harsh or burnt.
T: Chocolate malt, dark sugars, slight oxidation. The beer is malt driven. Hops are medium to medium low. Some graininess from the malt.
F: Medium body to slightly above and medium to medium low carbonation.
O: Not bad but nothing special. The brewer should provide a bottle date and get rid of the twist off cap.
May 31, 2016S: Chocolate, traces of oxidation, light roast, nothing harsh or burnt.
T: Chocolate malt, dark sugars, slight oxidation. The beer is malt driven. Hops are medium to medium low. Some graininess from the malt.
F: Medium body to slightly above and medium to medium low carbonation.
O: Not bad but nothing special. The brewer should provide a bottle date and get rid of the twist off cap.
Reviewed by DabblinWiscCraft from Wisconsin
3.31/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
3.31/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
Nabbed a bottle from a six-pack my dad had purchased. No bottling code that I can see. Poured right from the fridge into an imperial pint glass.
L: Pours a cola brown--reddish at the edges where the light strikes through--with a tan head that is also somewhat reminiscent of cola. The head is only about a quarter-inch, and it dissipates very quickly to just a slight ring. Moderate visible carbonation at the edges.
S: A nice bouquet on this one: Caramel and roasted malts are the most prominent notes. Molasses, vanilla, and chocolate also make their presence felt. Just a touch of licorice in the mix, as well.
T: After the promise of the nose, the taste is a bit disappointing. All the aforementioned notes are present, but they are all quite muted and watered-down. The front has caramel and roasted malts, accompanied by a bit of molasses. The middle introduces a bit of vanilla and chocolate, with the malts still asserting themselves. The back end has some more of the thin chocolate and vanilla flavor, with just a touch of licorice. Again, these flavors could all use some intensifying.
F: On the lighter side of medium-bodied, this one--as I've said--feels too thin and watered-down. Drinks a little flat, as well. Very clean-finishing. It certainly is quite drinkable, but this is at the expense of what should be a heftier style.
O: This one could have been a very nice porter, but it suffers from those muted flavors and thin body. If you're looking for a porter you can session for hot summer days, this one might be for you. I probably won't be returning to it.
Aug 18, 2015L: Pours a cola brown--reddish at the edges where the light strikes through--with a tan head that is also somewhat reminiscent of cola. The head is only about a quarter-inch, and it dissipates very quickly to just a slight ring. Moderate visible carbonation at the edges.
S: A nice bouquet on this one: Caramel and roasted malts are the most prominent notes. Molasses, vanilla, and chocolate also make their presence felt. Just a touch of licorice in the mix, as well.
T: After the promise of the nose, the taste is a bit disappointing. All the aforementioned notes are present, but they are all quite muted and watered-down. The front has caramel and roasted malts, accompanied by a bit of molasses. The middle introduces a bit of vanilla and chocolate, with the malts still asserting themselves. The back end has some more of the thin chocolate and vanilla flavor, with just a touch of licorice. Again, these flavors could all use some intensifying.
F: On the lighter side of medium-bodied, this one--as I've said--feels too thin and watered-down. Drinks a little flat, as well. Very clean-finishing. It certainly is quite drinkable, but this is at the expense of what should be a heftier style.
O: This one could have been a very nice porter, but it suffers from those muted flavors and thin body. If you're looking for a porter you can session for hot summer days, this one might be for you. I probably won't be returning to it.
Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Bully Porter pours a black color with a small head. There is a big roasted aroma with nice hints of chocolate and vanilla. The taste has a weak flavor, a crisp malt backbone with some hints of chocolate. The body is watery and a little flat. Overall its a very average porter, some weaker flavors.
Mar 03, 2015Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
a bit generic, but a nice dark porter exhibiting the roasty side of the malt spectrum, rather than the chocolate one. its light in body maybe even thin for the style, but has a great grain depth, ranging from coffee bean to ashy charred wood. coffee is the most dominant flavor, low acidity but plenty of roast and bitterness too. the finish is quick though, maybe a little burton ale yeast or something, a little character there. the body is a little on the thin side for me, but it lets me drink a bit more of it. carbonation is also right where it should be, medium and relaxed for the style. gummy finish after the swallow that i dont really love, but i would happily drink more than this one bottle if i had it.
Oct 17, 2014
Bully Porter from Gray Brewing Company
Beer rating:
73 out of
100 with
70 ratings
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