Nefarious Ten Pin Imperial Porter
Ska Brewing Co.

Nefarious Ten Pin Imperial PorterNefarious Ten Pin Imperial Porter
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From:
Ska Brewing Co.
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Baltic Porter
ABV:
8%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.83 | pDev: 10.97%
Reviews:
239
Ratings:
458
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 28, 2019
Added:
Mar 05, 2004
Wants:
  38
Gots:
  50
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Ratings by emmasdad:
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Reviewed by emmasdad from Colorado

3.8/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up a bomber of this one on a whim recently, as I hadn't had it in years and hadn't reviewed it. Poured a very dark brown (almost black) color with a nice light brown head. Aromas of dark chocolate, freshly roasted coffee and dark malts. On the palate, this one is medium bodied, with flavors of roasted malt, coffee and dark chocolate.
May 27, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From old, undated notes. Poured from a bottle.

Dark brown liquid; purple streaks when held to the light.

Khaki head; thick lacing.

Booze with a hint of cream in the nose; overbearing.

Medium mouthfeel.

Burnt coffee, milk & booze in the taste.

Not awful, but this is too hot.
May 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.95 by dankabier1 from Colorado

Feb 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3 by Zuidman from Illinois

Feb 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3.78 by WDJersey from Colorado

Sep 18, 2017
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Reviewed by 1000lbgrizzly from Illinois

3.61/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Dark brown body with a creamy tan head. Nose presents caramel, dark chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, and a bit of booze. It smells at once sweet, warm, a bit smokey, and dark. The flavor is more beer-centric, focusing on basic roasty malt elements than the extras like chocolate and coffee. They're still there but are more subdued. There's also a fair bit of bitterness and acidity here, out of balance with the other flavors here. Alcohol is detectable. Feels a bit coarse, carbonation too prickly, and too thin.
Good beer, but the acidity and lack of punch on the flavor was a disappointment, as was the thin body.
Aug 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.89 by OriginalWayOut from North Carolina

Jan 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.6 by joeyv09 from Colorado

Jan 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by mjc3151 from Illinois

Jan 01, 2017
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Rated by HopsAreDaMan from Missouri

4.02/5  rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A solid imperial porter, that is a bit on the dry side, but still very smooth.
Nov 27, 2016
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Reviewed by Radome from Florida

4.35/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Tasted from a bomber bottle.

L - Deepest brown color; opaque. Head is dark tan, thick, creamy and persistent.

S - Clean malt notes of chocolate and roasted coffee. No yeast notes. Low alcohol.

T - Flavors are more interesting than the aromas. Coffee and chocolate, but also smoke and low plum. Low alcohol (bourbon) in the background.

F - Medium body. Low carbonation. Bracing hops bitterness. Low alcohol presence.

O - This is a complex, rich and satisfying porter. It is big and has some characteristics of an imperial stout.
Jul 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by MurphDog14 from Illinois

May 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.69 by jamesmk48 from Texas

Apr 18, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.68/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured out a rich and thick viscosity super dark brown. Aroma was boozy and roasty.

Taste again dropped lots of chewiness, caramel, the viscosity is so thick, might as well call it a stout except that the roasting isn't over the top or more chocolate malt. A little bit of dark fruit, expected in a baltic porter, not as much bitterness from the dark fruit malt flavors as expected.

Bomber format sucks, wouldn't pay $10 for this, even though its a good beer.
Mar 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.83 by Thankin_Hank from Texas

Mar 16, 2016
 
Rated: 2.33 by ohiobeer29 from Ohio

Mar 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by Lagerquestrian from Texas

Feb 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by DrAnnaNemis from Illinois

Jan 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.24 by RDW from Nebraska

Jan 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by Jcarriglio from Florida

Nov 24, 2015
Nefarious Ten Pin Imperial Porter from Ska Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 458 ratings