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Pleasantville Smoked Porter
Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
- From:
- Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Smoked Porter
- ABV:
- 6.4%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 7.96%
- Reviews:
- 131
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 30, 2019
- Added:
- Feb 12, 2006
- Wants:
- 24
- Gots:
- 13
No description / notes.
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Ratings by JoeMayo:
Reviewed by JoeMayo from Massachusetts
4.17/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.17/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A- Pours very dark and surprisingly carbonated for such a rich-looking beer. The head was much thicker than I expected.
S- The smoke provides the foundation of the aromas, but is accented with notes of cocoa, espresso, and oak.
T- More complex than I would have immagined. The chocolate and coffee really mingle well in the flavor and are imbrued with a smokey, yet creamy flavor. Everything works extremely well together here.
M- Really creamy, yet very effervescent for a porter.
D- I shared the growler with 2 friends, but I'm pretty sure that we could have done a growler each. It's rich without being too heavy.
Sep 08, 2008S- The smoke provides the foundation of the aromas, but is accented with notes of cocoa, espresso, and oak.
T- More complex than I would have immagined. The chocolate and coffee really mingle well in the flavor and are imbrued with a smokey, yet creamy flavor. Everything works extremely well together here.
M- Really creamy, yet very effervescent for a porter.
D- I shared the growler with 2 friends, but I'm pretty sure that we could have done a growler each. It's rich without being too heavy.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by usechopstix4soup from New York
4.09/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The pour was pretty standard, black straight pour with nice tan head that lasted.
The aroma is probably my favorite part of the beer. Love the chestnest, coffee, smokey smell that fills the air when you pour it. There's also a bready, cracker note along with malt. It blends together very well, forming a nicely layered scent that reminds me of Christmas.
I was surprised by the feel of the beer; something this dark, I usually expect a thicker beer but this was lighter, almost watery. But do not be fooled, this is as smokey and bitter as any other porter. First and foremost, I taste the carby, malty taste first then it firsts off with a more complex mix of chocolate, woody black coffee taste. The label says they use German malt, which makes sense as this reminds me of dunkel.
Very good beer at a very affordable price.
Jul 30, 2019The aroma is probably my favorite part of the beer. Love the chestnest, coffee, smokey smell that fills the air when you pour it. There's also a bready, cracker note along with malt. It blends together very well, forming a nicely layered scent that reminds me of Christmas.
I was surprised by the feel of the beer; something this dark, I usually expect a thicker beer but this was lighter, almost watery. But do not be fooled, this is as smokey and bitter as any other porter. First and foremost, I taste the carby, malty taste first then it firsts off with a more complex mix of chocolate, woody black coffee taste. The label says they use German malt, which makes sense as this reminds me of dunkel.
Very good beer at a very affordable price.
Reviewed by BranfordBound from Connecticut
4.13/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Had at the Blue Smoke airport bar in JFK. Poured into a pint glass (woohoo 16oz!) Poured dark as night with a thin tan head that left good lacing. Smells of smoked meats, gotta love that smoke beer aroma. Taste was really good, more of a rauchbier than a porter, though. There was some sweetness and dark malts around, but the dominate flavor was smoke. Body ended up being way too heavy and the smoke was a bit overbearing, so it loses some points in the feel. Overall a delicious beer that stands up there with the Aecht Schlenkerla rauchbiers in terms of flavor.
Aug 03, 2015
Pleasantville Smoked Porter from Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
259 ratings
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