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Unplugged Smoke On The Porter
New Glarus Brewing Company
- From:
- New Glarus Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Smoked Porter
- ABV:
- 6.1%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.12 | pDev: 8.01%
- Reviews:
- 172
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 18, 2019
- Added:
- Nov 08, 2007
- Wants:
- 33
- Gots:
- 5
No description / notes.
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Ratings by spointon:
Reviewed by spointon from Illinois
4.6/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.6/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
I poured this one from a 12oz brown bottle into a tulip pint glass.
A= This ale poured a very dark brown with faint cola colored highlights around the edges. The light tan head poured about 1" and left a lot of lace down the glass.
S= The malt aroma was mostly sweet but with a touch of roast in there too. The smoke was muted and fixed pretty deep in the middle of things.
T= This beer started out with a short burst of sweet malt then morphed into a faintly bitter blend of grain husk, roasty chocolate, and earthy hops. The smokiness kicked in around halfway and carried this into a superbly smooth finish.
MF= Slightly to the heavy side of medium bodied with a silky smooth mouth feel despite a decent amount of carbonation.
D= Very drinkable and dare I say sessionable. This was an outstanding smoked porter with a modest amount of smokiness. Without a doubt one of the best I have ever had (and I have had some good ones!).
Jan 02, 2009A= This ale poured a very dark brown with faint cola colored highlights around the edges. The light tan head poured about 1" and left a lot of lace down the glass.
S= The malt aroma was mostly sweet but with a touch of roast in there too. The smoke was muted and fixed pretty deep in the middle of things.
T= This beer started out with a short burst of sweet malt then morphed into a faintly bitter blend of grain husk, roasty chocolate, and earthy hops. The smokiness kicked in around halfway and carried this into a superbly smooth finish.
MF= Slightly to the heavy side of medium bodied with a silky smooth mouth feel despite a decent amount of carbonation.
D= Very drinkable and dare I say sessionable. This was an outstanding smoked porter with a modest amount of smokiness. Without a doubt one of the best I have ever had (and I have had some good ones!).
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by dacrza1 from New Jersey
4.19/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.19/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
DATE: April 19, 2018... OCCASION: drinking on hopefully the last cold night of the spring... GLASSWARE: Stoudts pint... jet black body that admits no light supports a smooth brown head crowned with off-centered bubbles... the head recedes to a halo soon thereafter... the first waft is thick smoked sausage, peat, charcoal, medicinal elements akin to an Islay scotch--complex and alluring... the sip is creamy, smooth, lasting and medium-bodied.... thick with a cola's mouthfeel, yet more than the perfunctory flatness that purveys many other porters... a bit of vanilla sneaks in with peat, anise, and a playful sweetness... this one, brought by Jarrett from Wisconsin, is a winner, a drinkable, rewarding porter that is sooo meaty, the smokiness begs for a cigar pairing... as an everyday workingman's drink, this is worth a case, but I will take one when I can get one...
Apr 20, 2018Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
3.88/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Got in a trade with the The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 12/4/2016. Pours clear nearly opaque dark brown color with a 1-2 finger dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that linger. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big peat smoke, wood, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark bread, and herbal; with lighter notes of caramel, charcoal, fruit, leather, pepper, and roast/smokey earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of roast/bready/smoked malt and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. A bit too fruity/peaty in the nose, but not overwhelming. Taste of big peat smoke, wood, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark bread, and herbal; with lighter notes of caramel, charcoal, fruit, leather, pepper, and roast/smokey earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spicy hop and roast/char bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of peat smoke, wood, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark bread, herbal, light pepper, and roast/smokey earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready/smoked malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light dryness from roast/hop bitterness, lightly increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and fairly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6.1%. Overall this is a very nice smoked American porter style. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready/smoked malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. Other than the aromas being a bit off; this was spot on for an American porter in every way. A very enjoyable offering.
Dec 18, 2016Reviewed by OompaMentor from Georgia
4.31/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This is as close to a Schlenkerla Rausch beer that I have had. Nice smokiness, medium beer; easy on the palate. If you like smoked beers, this is one to try!
Aug 20, 2016Reviewed by woosterbill from Kentucky
4.29/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
12oz bottle.
A: Black body, brown highlights, one finger of fine light-brown head. Ok retention, very nice lace. Solid.
S: Moderate smoke (equal parts woody & meaty) is front and center, with chocolate and tobacco undertones. Really, really good.
T: Follows the nose, but with a bit more sweetness alongside the smoke and malt. Some dark fruit and coffee as well as dark chocolate. Smoky, bittersweet finish. Delightful.
M: Thick and creamy, with lots of soft carbonation. All right, but a bit much for the style.
O: I found a few of these sitting in a small liquor store in Rhinelander, and bought them all without realizing that this was old enough to retain the Unplugged (rather than Thumbprint) label, and such a relatively low-ABV for the series. Any fears I had upon realizing the extent of the shelf cellaring were quickly allayed as soon as I poured the first bottle, though, as this was one of the best smoked Porters I've ever had and didn't show a hint of being too old. Delicious stuff.
Cheers!
Aug 14, 2013A: Black body, brown highlights, one finger of fine light-brown head. Ok retention, very nice lace. Solid.
S: Moderate smoke (equal parts woody & meaty) is front and center, with chocolate and tobacco undertones. Really, really good.
T: Follows the nose, but with a bit more sweetness alongside the smoke and malt. Some dark fruit and coffee as well as dark chocolate. Smoky, bittersweet finish. Delightful.
M: Thick and creamy, with lots of soft carbonation. All right, but a bit much for the style.
O: I found a few of these sitting in a small liquor store in Rhinelander, and bought them all without realizing that this was old enough to retain the Unplugged (rather than Thumbprint) label, and such a relatively low-ABV for the series. Any fears I had upon realizing the extent of the shelf cellaring were quickly allayed as soon as I poured the first bottle, though, as this was one of the best smoked Porters I've ever had and didn't show a hint of being too old. Delicious stuff.
Cheers!
Unplugged Smoke On The Porter from New Glarus Brewing Company
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
206 ratings
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