FrankenPorter
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 7.3%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.54 | pDev: 13.84%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 13
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 03, 2015
- Added:
- Feb 02, 2010
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
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Reviewed by MasterSki from Canada (ON)
4/5 rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I've had this a few times before, but never got around to writing a review. Part of a taster flight at Clybourn.
A - A finger of tan foam settles to a thick collar and partial cap, but minimal lacework. Dark brown body with transparent cherry highlights.
S - Some nice floral and citrus hops mingle with a caramel and milk chocolate backdrop. There's also some light roast character.
T - Less hop flavor here, but they make their presence known with some moderate bitterness in the finish. More in the way of dark chocolate, caramel, treacle, and a bit of apples and brown sugar.
M - Medium body, medium-low carbonation, sticky and chewy texture, and no obvious alcohol. Shocked this is as strong as the Barrel-aged Maibock.
D - Nice stuff that I'm always happy to order when I visit the Clybourn brewpub. I've had fresher batches with more hop punch, but the malt character is interesting enough to overcome fading hop aromas.
Jan 19, 2012A - A finger of tan foam settles to a thick collar and partial cap, but minimal lacework. Dark brown body with transparent cherry highlights.
S - Some nice floral and citrus hops mingle with a caramel and milk chocolate backdrop. There's also some light roast character.
T - Less hop flavor here, but they make their presence known with some moderate bitterness in the finish. More in the way of dark chocolate, caramel, treacle, and a bit of apples and brown sugar.
M - Medium body, medium-low carbonation, sticky and chewy texture, and no obvious alcohol. Shocked this is as strong as the Barrel-aged Maibock.
D - Nice stuff that I'm always happy to order when I visit the Clybourn brewpub. I've had fresher batches with more hop punch, but the malt character is interesting enough to overcome fading hop aromas.
Reviewed by TMoney2591 from Illinois
4.05/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Served in an imperial pint glass at the Clybourn brewpub.
Not sure what makes it franken-, but I'm game nonetheless. It pours a dark garnet-sienna topped by over a finger of golden tan foam. The nose comprises dark chocolate, roasted malts, and light molasses. The taste is just straight roast and chocolate...in a tasty way. Simple and effective. The body is a light-leaning medium, with no real carbonation to speak of and a silky feel. Overall, a very nice porter, one that doesn't try too hard but succeeds greatly anyway.
Jan 04, 2012Not sure what makes it franken-, but I'm game nonetheless. It pours a dark garnet-sienna topped by over a finger of golden tan foam. The nose comprises dark chocolate, roasted malts, and light molasses. The taste is just straight roast and chocolate...in a tasty way. Simple and effective. The body is a light-leaning medium, with no real carbonation to speak of and a silky feel. Overall, a very nice porter, one that doesn't try too hard but succeeds greatly anyway.
Reviewed by Chaney from District of Columbia
2.75/5 rDev -22.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
2.75/5 rDev -22.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
I had this on tap at the Clybourn location.
A: This porter didn't pour very dark at all... more like a dark red, cherry juice which was visibly thin in nature, and a slight beige head that really didn't add much.
S: The smell didn't have any sort of char or roast to help dictate its style or anything. The only thing I got was maybe a hint of "Nestle's Quick."
T: The taste was sort of a lactose-esque blah, with maybe a hint of coffee, and with a fairy thin body. Despite the menu stating this was infused with raspberries, I didn't dected anything of the sort.
M: Fairly thin, with a slight milky texture, and very little carbonation (which was fine). The lacing was slight and splotchy.
O: Cool name, uncool beer. This was infinitely disappointing.
Dec 27, 2011A: This porter didn't pour very dark at all... more like a dark red, cherry juice which was visibly thin in nature, and a slight beige head that really didn't add much.
S: The smell didn't have any sort of char or roast to help dictate its style or anything. The only thing I got was maybe a hint of "Nestle's Quick."
T: The taste was sort of a lactose-esque blah, with maybe a hint of coffee, and with a fairy thin body. Despite the menu stating this was infused with raspberries, I didn't dected anything of the sort.
M: Fairly thin, with a slight milky texture, and very little carbonation (which was fine). The lacing was slight and splotchy.
O: Cool name, uncool beer. This was infinitely disappointing.
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