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Thunderstruck Coffee Porter
Highland Brewing
- From:
- Highland Brewing
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
Ranked #155 - ABV:
- 5.9%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #14,480 - Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 10.46%
- Reviews:
- 135
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 06, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 10, 2011
- Wants:
- 30
- Gots:
- 124
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Ratings by mscudder:
Reviewed by mscudder from Georgia
4.08/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
4.08/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Into a pint.
A - A black hue with a massive, thin-bubbled, tan head. Retention and lacing are both fantastic.
S - Sweet cocoa powder with a thin amount of coffee behind it.
T - Mild Roasted coffee paired with a fair amount of chocolate. Little bit of caramel and molasses to speak to of. Finishes with a roasted dryness infused with dark chocolate. I like it.
M - A rather thin medium body that has a creaminess to it. Touch of bitterness on the finish I could go without.
O - This is the best brew I have had from Highland. I found one offering at $7.99 for a sixer. That is a mind boggling great deal.
Dec 27, 2012A - A black hue with a massive, thin-bubbled, tan head. Retention and lacing are both fantastic.
S - Sweet cocoa powder with a thin amount of coffee behind it.
T - Mild Roasted coffee paired with a fair amount of chocolate. Little bit of caramel and molasses to speak to of. Finishes with a roasted dryness infused with dark chocolate. I like it.
M - A rather thin medium body that has a creaminess to it. Touch of bitterness on the finish I could go without.
O - This is the best brew I have had from Highland. I found one offering at $7.99 for a sixer. That is a mind boggling great deal.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by md3kcn from North Carolina
4.3/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.3/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Given as a six-pack of 12oz bottles to me by a friend. Poured into a nonic pint glass.
L - Deep dark black, with a chestnut aura. A two-finger tan head tops it all. Excellent lacing.
S - Baking chocolate, dark roast coffee, and earth. Super roasty.
T - Starts off with darker, toasted malts. Brown bread. Toasted walnut. The flavors evolves into a bitter black coffee, getting more and more roasted as it weans into a dry cacao finish.
F - Full-bodied, with plenty of carbonation. Super drinkable. Filling, yet clean.
O - This isn't the first time I've had this, but this is my first formal review for it. If there were one word to describe this brew, it'd be "toasty"! Bitter - yet justified - notes of unsweet cacao & black dark-roast coffee combine in an objectively pretty good brew. My only criticism is that this could've also been accomplished by just using super toasted malt - no need for the coffee adjunct, which led it to be more focused on the bitterness of the coffee rather than the full flavor and body of the brew itself. I do appreciate that they at least went with one of the best local coffee roasters - Dynamite Coffee Co. - for the beans used. I'm not going to turn one down, but I won't go out of my way to get this one. Worth a try, for sure!
Dec 23, 2022L - Deep dark black, with a chestnut aura. A two-finger tan head tops it all. Excellent lacing.
S - Baking chocolate, dark roast coffee, and earth. Super roasty.
T - Starts off with darker, toasted malts. Brown bread. Toasted walnut. The flavors evolves into a bitter black coffee, getting more and more roasted as it weans into a dry cacao finish.
F - Full-bodied, with plenty of carbonation. Super drinkable. Filling, yet clean.
O - This isn't the first time I've had this, but this is my first formal review for it. If there were one word to describe this brew, it'd be "toasty"! Bitter - yet justified - notes of unsweet cacao & black dark-roast coffee combine in an objectively pretty good brew. My only criticism is that this could've also been accomplished by just using super toasted malt - no need for the coffee adjunct, which led it to be more focused on the bitterness of the coffee rather than the full flavor and body of the brew itself. I do appreciate that they at least went with one of the best local coffee roasters - Dynamite Coffee Co. - for the beans used. I'm not going to turn one down, but I won't go out of my way to get this one. Worth a try, for sure!
Reviewed by NiceTaps from New Jersey
4.06/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounces, bottled 11/10/2022, in a Guinness glass.
Solid black coffee color with a tan malted 1f fluffy cap. Wide rings of lacing.
Dark roast coffee aroma up front with roasted malt underneath. Strong and fresh.
Full on coffee flavor, breakfast blend and French roast mix. Roast malt char and lightly sweetened.
Medium bodied cup of black coffee in beer.
My review centers on the coffee factor, but it’s a beer, tried and true. Feel, body, and drinkability are all there at 5.8% abv. As porters go, I find it very good.
Dec 05, 2022Solid black coffee color with a tan malted 1f fluffy cap. Wide rings of lacing.
Dark roast coffee aroma up front with roasted malt underneath. Strong and fresh.
Full on coffee flavor, breakfast blend and French roast mix. Roast malt char and lightly sweetened.
Medium bodied cup of black coffee in beer.
My review centers on the coffee factor, but it’s a beer, tried and true. Feel, body, and drinkability are all there at 5.8% abv. As porters go, I find it very good.
Reviewed by lagrluvr
4.5/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
DATED FILLED ON 12/01/21, poured into glass. deep dark ale, low tan head
Smells amazing- dark roast malt and coffee. Incredible.
Taste is perfect porter with a coffee influence in it. Nothing too over the top or fake, just perfectly blended and light and clean beyond belief. Such a chuggable porter, it's nearly perfect if not. Oh yes.
Mar 09, 2022Smells amazing- dark roast malt and coffee. Incredible.
Taste is perfect porter with a coffee influence in it. Nothing too over the top or fake, just perfectly blended and light and clean beyond belief. Such a chuggable porter, it's nearly perfect if not. Oh yes.
Reviewed by Reef from South Carolina
4.17/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12 oz. Bottle dated 10/6/20
Jet black with copious fine tan head. Full stiff lacing curtains.
Strong coffee, caramel, and roast malt and a light char scent.
Coffee, vanilla, cocoa, tobacco, nut flavors.
Nice bitter hop spice, exceptional carbonation, medium body. Well balanced. Great depth of flavor for the ABV. Reinforces my favorable opinion of Highland porters and stouts.
Mar 13, 2021Jet black with copious fine tan head. Full stiff lacing curtains.
Strong coffee, caramel, and roast malt and a light char scent.
Coffee, vanilla, cocoa, tobacco, nut flavors.
Nice bitter hop spice, exceptional carbonation, medium body. Well balanced. Great depth of flavor for the ABV. Reinforces my favorable opinion of Highland porters and stouts.
Reviewed by detgfrsh from Texas
4.22/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
From a 12oz bottle picked up in SC. Solid black with a finger of tan head. Smells of coffee and roasted malt. Full bodied and smooth. Roasted malt, coffee, and vanilla flavors with some bitterness on the finish. Only 5.8% but feels similar to some stronger beers. Nice!
Jan 02, 2021Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina
3.93/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up as part of a mixed 12 pack from Ingles market 12-19-20 for $16.97. Filled on 10-29-20; consumed on 12-23-20.
Beer poured dark brown with an okay light tan head with the original pour.
Nose has hints of light roasted malts and coffee.
Taste is a coffee forward malt base that is hopped nicely to balance the sweetness and astringency i sometimes detect in the style.
Mouthfeel is fuller than normal for the style, medium bodied and smooth.
Overall a nice tasty brew that hits the spot on a cool December late afternoon!
Dec 23, 2020Beer poured dark brown with an okay light tan head with the original pour.
Nose has hints of light roasted malts and coffee.
Taste is a coffee forward malt base that is hopped nicely to balance the sweetness and astringency i sometimes detect in the style.
Mouthfeel is fuller than normal for the style, medium bodied and smooth.
Overall a nice tasty brew that hits the spot on a cool December late afternoon!
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a nice solid jet black color with a nice head and lacing
Aroma has coffee and caramel hints
The taste follows the nose with a coffee and caramel flavor
A light bodied decently carbonated beer
A well done Porter
Dec 19, 2020Aroma has coffee and caramel hints
The taste follows the nose with a coffee and caramel flavor
A light bodied decently carbonated beer
A well done Porter
Reviewed by pubscout from North Carolina
4.46/5 rDev +13.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +13.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Damned solid coffee porter...after the powerful coffee notes, chocolate makes its presence known , as does a hint of vanilla, though less so. Sessionable at just 5.9%, this makes a great addition to your holiday drinking card. Nice little touch of hops in the finish. Great effort from Highland.
Dec 01, 2020Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
3.87/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours coffee colored with a two finger ecru head; excellent retention and squiggles of lace
Smell: Coffee prominent with roast (verging on char) and chocolate tones
Taste: A lot of roast and ash, up front, with the coffee emerging; some chocolate in the middle joins the coffee but the lingering sensation is from the char
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: Just a bit too over-roasted for my palate; the more subtle flavors are overwhelmed
Nov 17, 2020Smell: Coffee prominent with roast (verging on char) and chocolate tones
Taste: A lot of roast and ash, up front, with the coffee emerging; some chocolate in the middle joins the coffee but the lingering sensation is from the char
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: Just a bit too over-roasted for my palate; the more subtle flavors are overwhelmed
Reviewed by mikeg67 from New Jersey
4.06/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle. Pours black with tall, creamy, beige head and nice lacing. Aroma is of herbal hops, toasted malt, dried fruit, milk shake, vanilla and coffee. Body is medium and slightly crisp. Taste is of toasted malt, coffee, vanilla, brown sugar, dried fruit and floral hops. Finish is long and dry with coffee and hops. Very nice porter.
Nov 09, 2020
Thunderstruck Coffee Porter from Highland Brewing
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
602 ratings
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