Green Man Porter | Green Man Brewery
Brewed by:
Green Man Brewery
North Carolina, United States
greenmanbrewery.com
Style: English Porter
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.00%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
Dark, full-bodied, and rich in flavor, Green Man Porter is wonderfully easy to drink. It offers a creamy, smooth mouthfeel and finishes with distinctive chocolate notes. This traditionally crafted, award-winning British-style Porter, like a true rock star, enjoys a legendary following.
Added by BeerAdvocate on 02-02-2006
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Ratings: 340 | Reviews: 66
3.71/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A rich, velvety, chocolate brown behind a Harp logo on a nonic glass. The dark khaki foam that reaches one-half inch lasts for a few minutes before leaving no lace.
Milk chocolate and coffee greet the nose, followed by light roasted malt and nuances of hazelnut.
The flavor is sweet up front but quickly displaced by bitterness, both of which are mild. Sweet milk chocolate and roasted malt are followed by mixed nuts. A long, mild finish brings back the sweetness and lingers. All these flavors open up with warmth.
The body is medium on entry, then becomes fuller. Alcohol is as expected and the texture is slick like nylon. There is a fine fizzy carbonation and mild astringency.
This beer works well after a long day. It is tasty and interesting, yet subdued enough to leave room for conversation. One might also find it works well as a dessert beer.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A rich, velvety, chocolate brown behind a Harp logo on a nonic glass. The dark khaki foam that reaches one-half inch lasts for a few minutes before leaving no lace.
Milk chocolate and coffee greet the nose, followed by light roasted malt and nuances of hazelnut.
The flavor is sweet up front but quickly displaced by bitterness, both of which are mild. Sweet milk chocolate and roasted malt are followed by mixed nuts. A long, mild finish brings back the sweetness and lingers. All these flavors open up with warmth.
The body is medium on entry, then becomes fuller. Alcohol is as expected and the texture is slick like nylon. There is a fine fizzy carbonation and mild astringency.
This beer works well after a long day. It is tasty and interesting, yet subdued enough to leave room for conversation. One might also find it works well as a dessert beer.
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4.19/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.54/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed from notes. Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Cigar City snifter glass.
A: Dark brown, nearly opaque, with a thin tan head. The cap gives way quickly despite a good amount of bubbles running up the sides of the glass.
S: At least at refrigerator temperature, the aroma is quite low. Faint roasty chocolate malts…and that’s about it. Not much going on here, even when it warms up.
T: Roasted malts with some chocolate up front. There’s a touch of metallic flavor in the middle that shouldn't be there, along with a bit of Skoal tobacco. Roast bitterness balances nearer to the end, along with some grassy noble hops. More chocolate flavors recur at the swallow.
M: Body is average to slightly thin. Good carbonation, and low alcohol presence.
O: This is something I'd drink on tap if a porter sounded good at a restaurant that didn’t have a large selection. But I wouldn't seek it out, and it's likely there's a local porter just as good if not better on your shelves (or taps) already.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed from notes. Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Cigar City snifter glass.
A: Dark brown, nearly opaque, with a thin tan head. The cap gives way quickly despite a good amount of bubbles running up the sides of the glass.
S: At least at refrigerator temperature, the aroma is quite low. Faint roasty chocolate malts…and that’s about it. Not much going on here, even when it warms up.
T: Roasted malts with some chocolate up front. There’s a touch of metallic flavor in the middle that shouldn't be there, along with a bit of Skoal tobacco. Roast bitterness balances nearer to the end, along with some grassy noble hops. More chocolate flavors recur at the swallow.
M: Body is average to slightly thin. Good carbonation, and low alcohol presence.
O: This is something I'd drink on tap if a porter sounded good at a restaurant that didn’t have a large selection. But I wouldn't seek it out, and it's likely there's a local porter just as good if not better on your shelves (or taps) already.
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4.5/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 12 OZ bottle into a pint glass. The appearance is a dark brown to black color with a small tan head. The aroma is roasted malt with some chocolate and a bit of coffee. The taste matches the nose. An outstanding porter.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 12 OZ bottle into a pint glass. The appearance is a dark brown to black color with a small tan head. The aroma is roasted malt with some chocolate and a bit of coffee. The taste matches the nose. An outstanding porter.
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3.77/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.96/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.39/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.67/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.29/5 rDev -15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
4.09/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark chocolate body, with a very thin ring of head that fades to a moss on top.
Lots of rich decadent chocolate on the nose, with some roast malts complimenting. Light molasses, licorice, and coffee faintly trailing.
Tons of great licorice and dark roast malts, supplemented with molasses, dark chocolate, and mild coffee.
On the mouth, there's a lot of carbonation with a heavily roasted feel.
Green Man Porter is extremely tasty and has tons of great anise and molasses notes which I am a fan of. Will hopefully be trading for more :-)
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark chocolate body, with a very thin ring of head that fades to a moss on top.
Lots of rich decadent chocolate on the nose, with some roast malts complimenting. Light molasses, licorice, and coffee faintly trailing.
Tons of great licorice and dark roast malts, supplemented with molasses, dark chocolate, and mild coffee.
On the mouth, there's a lot of carbonation with a heavily roasted feel.
Green Man Porter is extremely tasty and has tons of great anise and molasses notes which I am a fan of. Will hopefully be trading for more :-)
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3.73/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This orange-litten, fervently effervescent brown beer wears a thin, slightly pebbly tan head that leaves fair lacing in the form of thick, twisted spiky bands. The nose is medium in intensity and leads with assertive cassis notes, backed by more subtle milk chocolate and cocoa and hints of toffee, topped by subtle alcohol overtones. The palate is a tartish, slightly bitter, thinnish indeterminate dark malt flavor that touches on cola, semi-sweet chocolate and cocoa. The finish is quite clean, showing just the least bit of malt, and the linger is a mild, thin slightly bitter chocolate/cola flavor that lasts for a few minutes. Mouthfeel is light for the full body, but not inappropriately so for the style; the texture is medium-creamy and medium-peppery from the well-expressed carbonation. (12 oz bottle, 278 days after pkg)
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This orange-litten, fervently effervescent brown beer wears a thin, slightly pebbly tan head that leaves fair lacing in the form of thick, twisted spiky bands. The nose is medium in intensity and leads with assertive cassis notes, backed by more subtle milk chocolate and cocoa and hints of toffee, topped by subtle alcohol overtones. The palate is a tartish, slightly bitter, thinnish indeterminate dark malt flavor that touches on cola, semi-sweet chocolate and cocoa. The finish is quite clean, showing just the least bit of malt, and the linger is a mild, thin slightly bitter chocolate/cola flavor that lasts for a few minutes. Mouthfeel is light for the full body, but not inappropriately so for the style; the texture is medium-creamy and medium-peppery from the well-expressed carbonation. (12 oz bottle, 278 days after pkg)
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4.16/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This Green Man Porter is on tap at my local. I have never considered a beer as a 5. On my scale anything that rates more than 4 is superior. This brew is excellent in all regards except the froth and head you might except.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This Green Man Porter is on tap at my local. I have never considered a beer as a 5. On my scale anything that rates more than 4 is superior. This brew is excellent in all regards except the froth and head you might except.
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Green Man Porter from Green Man Brewery
3.87
out of 5
based on 340 ratings.
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4