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People's Porter
Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
- From:
- Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.28 | pDev: 20.73%
- Reviews:
- 14
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 20, 2015
- Added:
- Dec 10, 2008
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Kegatron:
Reviewed by Kegatron from Pennsylvania
2.36/5 rDev -28%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
2.36/5 rDev -28%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
22 oz bottle into a pint glass.
The pour is a very deep brown (a good bit of ruby comes through the body as I hold it up to the light), with 1 1/2 fingers of frothy mocha colored head. This retains with a thinnish creamy layer that leaves a smooth foamy cascade of lace behind. The aroma is earthy herbals hops and some chocolate roast up front, wiht a burnt coffee character across the back that reeks of acrid smokiness. The sweetness of the malts and roast actually give this a bit of a smokey molasses texture in the nose at times.
The taste is fairly even mix of dark roast and some sweetness from cocoa, caramel malts, and some earthy citrus. Much like the aroma, the coffee comes out in a flush across the back but unfortunately, it is once again coming off as too burnt and bitter with an almost acrid tasting sourness to it. Some spicy hops ride through the flavor but it's that rather unappetizing astringent coffee that carries into the finish. The motuhfeel is medium bodied with a moderate amount of sharpness to the carbonation which lays on top of a more smooth and sleek feel underneath.
Well when you call yourself a Coffee Porter, then it's most likely that it's going to be the coffee that either makes or breaks you. And break this does, possessing some of the worst coffee character that I've experienced in a while. It was tough to get through half of this bomber, much less the whole thing.
Mar 16, 2010The pour is a very deep brown (a good bit of ruby comes through the body as I hold it up to the light), with 1 1/2 fingers of frothy mocha colored head. This retains with a thinnish creamy layer that leaves a smooth foamy cascade of lace behind. The aroma is earthy herbals hops and some chocolate roast up front, wiht a burnt coffee character across the back that reeks of acrid smokiness. The sweetness of the malts and roast actually give this a bit of a smokey molasses texture in the nose at times.
The taste is fairly even mix of dark roast and some sweetness from cocoa, caramel malts, and some earthy citrus. Much like the aroma, the coffee comes out in a flush across the back but unfortunately, it is once again coming off as too burnt and bitter with an almost acrid tasting sourness to it. Some spicy hops ride through the flavor but it's that rather unappetizing astringent coffee that carries into the finish. The motuhfeel is medium bodied with a moderate amount of sharpness to the carbonation which lays on top of a more smooth and sleek feel underneath.
Well when you call yourself a Coffee Porter, then it's most likely that it's going to be the coffee that either makes or breaks you. And break this does, possessing some of the worst coffee character that I've experienced in a while. It was tough to get through half of this bomber, much less the whole thing.
More User Ratings:
Rated by Yeoumans
3.89/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark roast coffee color. Chocolate and coffee aroma. Rich slightly sweet coffee taste. Light easy finish. Think Guinness in a Dublin pub
Jun 20, 2015Reviewed by charlzm from California
2/5 rDev -39%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2/5 rDev -39%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Consumed June 30th, 2012 at the brewery. Reviewed from notes.
Cloudy medium brown: nearly opaque.
Strong aromas of ash and coffee grounds.
Flavor as nose, but thin and watery with low bitterness. Probably a good thing.
Under-carbonated.
Just not a good beer at all.
Jan 07, 2013Cloudy medium brown: nearly opaque.
Strong aromas of ash and coffee grounds.
Flavor as nose, but thin and watery with low bitterness. Probably a good thing.
Under-carbonated.
Just not a good beer at all.
Reviewed by DoubleJ from Wisconsin
3.31/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.31/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
"What do you mean 'you people'?" With a label that's decorated like the 4th of July, one assumes that the two beverages in this drink, coffee and beer, are very American indeed. 22 ounces of beer coming, and on to it we go:
This porter features an obsidian black color with occasional hues of brown. The head formation is fine, retention is medicore, lacing is minimal.I'm taken by the aroma, as it's a huge kick of fresh roasted coffee beans. True, some beers aren't shy to show off the coffee, and this is done is an appealing way. In addition to coffee notes, dark chocolate and roast arise.
Something is lost in transition. Perhaps not. THe coffee aspect comes out in spades, but it's just coffee. Where's the porter foundation? The coffee notes are raw and roasted.A hint of cola come from whatever porter base is there. It's body is lighter than average, and it has some sparkling carbonation.
Good coffee, boring porter. I had no problems drinking it though.
Sep 17, 2012This porter features an obsidian black color with occasional hues of brown. The head formation is fine, retention is medicore, lacing is minimal.I'm taken by the aroma, as it's a huge kick of fresh roasted coffee beans. True, some beers aren't shy to show off the coffee, and this is done is an appealing way. In addition to coffee notes, dark chocolate and roast arise.
Something is lost in transition. Perhaps not. THe coffee aspect comes out in spades, but it's just coffee. Where's the porter foundation? The coffee notes are raw and roasted.A hint of cola come from whatever porter base is there. It's body is lighter than average, and it has some sparkling carbonation.
Good coffee, boring porter. I had no problems drinking it though.
Reviewed by AgentMunky from New York
4.15/5 rDev +26.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
4.15/5 rDev +26.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 22 ounce bottle into a St. Bernardus. Pretty old (four months?) but I remember loving it on-tap at the brewery.
A: Deep black, with effervescent head. Opaque and brooding.
S: Amazingly fresh and vibrant coffee, almost as good as Péché Mortel or 8-Wired Batch 31. Sweet and sticky with some licorice. Excellent and deep.
T: Very nice, considering the style and strength. Lightly roasted, with a stale coffee finish. A bit meaty and/or nutty. A porterish porter.
M: Thin and almost watery. A bit flat, and definitely a letdown from the awesome smell.
O: Overall, an impressive and successful effort! Highly recommended. Would have again.
Sep 09, 2012A: Deep black, with effervescent head. Opaque and brooding.
S: Amazingly fresh and vibrant coffee, almost as good as Péché Mortel or 8-Wired Batch 31. Sweet and sticky with some licorice. Excellent and deep.
T: Very nice, considering the style and strength. Lightly roasted, with a stale coffee finish. A bit meaty and/or nutty. A porterish porter.
M: Thin and almost watery. A bit flat, and definitely a letdown from the awesome smell.
O: Overall, an impressive and successful effort! Highly recommended. Would have again.
Reviewed by GDBEERMAN from Colorado
2.92/5 rDev -11%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.92/5 rDev -11%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
22oz bottle into Bruges Tulip. Batch#100811
A: The pour was forceful, but still very low head formation and retention fizzled off very quickly. The body is a nice dark brown, with a hint of light coming through. Lacing is minimal and overall a weak visual presentation.
(Second half of bottle poured a bit better of a head formation, but retention still lacking.)
S: From the pour I could smell the hint of coffee. The coffee is present, but not over powering. The slight roasted aspect of the porter is well balanced, but in whole a bit low on all aromatic qualities.
T/M: The front is a light bodied porter, with a slight juicy undertone. The flavor is well played with the use of coffee and adds a nice layer to the beer. The carbonation is low and good for style, but the light end of the mouthfeel, does not leave much lingering character. A sort of bland, watery mouthfeel and body texture. The finish is short, but somewhat refreshing.
O: Overall, not something that I would seek out or for that matter go back to. The use of coffee was nice, but I feel that it may have been brewed with coffee, as the java imparts a bitterness aspect that I don't find to appealing, a cold steep for flavor and not bitterness would be more ideal(this method could have been used).
May 06, 2011A: The pour was forceful, but still very low head formation and retention fizzled off very quickly. The body is a nice dark brown, with a hint of light coming through. Lacing is minimal and overall a weak visual presentation.
(Second half of bottle poured a bit better of a head formation, but retention still lacking.)
S: From the pour I could smell the hint of coffee. The coffee is present, but not over powering. The slight roasted aspect of the porter is well balanced, but in whole a bit low on all aromatic qualities.
T/M: The front is a light bodied porter, with a slight juicy undertone. The flavor is well played with the use of coffee and adds a nice layer to the beer. The carbonation is low and good for style, but the light end of the mouthfeel, does not leave much lingering character. A sort of bland, watery mouthfeel and body texture. The finish is short, but somewhat refreshing.
O: Overall, not something that I would seek out or for that matter go back to. The use of coffee was nice, but I feel that it may have been brewed with coffee, as the java imparts a bitterness aspect that I don't find to appealing, a cold steep for flavor and not bitterness would be more ideal(this method could have been used).
People's Porter from Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
29 ratings
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