Black Cat Porter
Mac and Jack's Brewery

Black Cat PorterBlack Cat Porter
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From:
Mac and Jack's Brewery
 
Washington, United States
Style:
American Porter
Ranked #366
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
84
Ranked #22,577
Avg:
3.7 | pDev: 11.08%
Reviews:
23
Ratings:
62
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 13, 2024
Added:
May 22, 2002
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by Scotchboy:
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Reviewed by Scotchboy from Idaho

3.46/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Blackcat Porter, on-tap @ Kahootz Meridian ID. Served in a Full Sail tumbler.

A: Pours with a very dark and opaque body. A very small amount of off white head laces the glass very well.

S: Muted, but pleasant; darker malts, faint smoke, light chocolate, and maybe a touch of raisin.

T: Darker malt character and lightly sweetened cocoa, charcoal. Very low bitterness other than a very light earthy hop presence on the back end.

MF: Very very smooth and creamy medium body, low carbonation...almost silky.

O: A nice drinker, but very muted smells and flavors.
Jan 18, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.25/5  rDev -12.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Draft at the Africa Lounge. Super dark brown, small tight skin of head. Roast grains and chocolate on the aroma. Taste continues, mildly sweet, late bitterness. Lots of chocolate. Smooth Really good cold..
Feb 13, 2024
 
Rated: 3.94 by xungmound98 from New York

Dec 29, 2022
 
Rated: 3.85 by BlueSpader from Washington

Sep 19, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by BamfBacon from Ohio

Jul 12, 2017
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Reviewed by MaltsOfGlory from Oregon

3.98/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
16 oz draft

A good pour here, there is a little over a finger of light brown head on top of a black body. The head is pillowy, not quite creamy. Retention is average. Good looking beer so far.

Smell is relatively dry, with a little chocolate in here as well. Maybe some cocoa too. Pretty strait forward and simple, and not too huge of an aroma, but it smells good. Well balanced. Not too sweet, not too dry. As I smell it more and more, it smells sweeter, but still dry as well.

Taste is nice, quite similar to the aroma. A little chocolatey, dry, but not terribly dry, finishes with a very light bitterness. Slightly on the sweeter side here, but again, just barely. It's a hair watery, but hardly noticeable. Also a tiny bit metallic. With those two off flavors it's close to a 3.75, but they are hardly noticeable, and it's quite tasty right now, so I think I'll go 4.

It's a very light bodied porter, earing on watery. I’m not sure if this is acceptable or not, but I don't mind it much. Carbonation is light, but lively enough. Not a bad mouthfeel, definitely on the light, sessionable side.

Drinkability is quite high, it's tasty and light bodied.

The appearance turned out decent. The head retention was average, and the head itself, while being the perfect size, was also just slightly above average looking. Lacing was patchy, and only covered part of the glass, but in no way bad. Not a bad looking beer, but in no way amazing.

Overall this is a nice beer, pretty strait forward and "safe", but it's good. While it has a few off flavors, they are small, and overall it comes across as a pretty clean beer. Would definitely drink again.
Jun 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.65 by drews240 from Rhode Island

Dec 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.61 by beer-fan-1 from Washington

Jun 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by ovaltine from Indiana

May 15, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Stardusthotel83 from Washington

May 15, 2016
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Rated by Wijibo from Washington

3.41/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Clean, crisp, goes down easy, but not a lot of taste. Best served ice cold.
Mar 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.6 by gouettn from Washington

Feb 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by DamienI from Washington

Feb 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.64 by Donkster46 from Washington

Jun 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by will4738

May 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.73 by italianstallion from Wisconsin

May 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by NickThePyro from Washington

Feb 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.71 by Phi_Psi_OR_Beta from Oregon

Jan 03, 2015
 
 
Rated: 3.5 by Beardo from Washington

Aug 26, 2014
Black Cat Porter from Mac and Jack's Brewery
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 62 ratings