Chocolate Porter
A. Le Coq
- From:
- A. Le Coq
- Estonia
- Style:
- Baltic Porter
Ranked #1,019 - ABV:
- 6.9%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #177,773 - Avg:
- 3.43 | pDev: 9.62%
- Reviews:
- 3
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 29, 2021
- Added:
- Nov 25, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by mynie from Maryland
3.28/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Think this is the first Estonian beer I've ever had.
The pour is dark red, thick and nicely fizzy with a big brown head.
The aroma is aggressively chocolatey, to the extent I can smell it when it's a couple feet away from my face. Bringing it closer, there's a weird combination of milk chocolate and dry cereal malt. Like, it smells like I'm holding malt to my face. Both nodes smell pleasant on their own but they kind of clash together here.
The flavor is a bit more cohesive, thank goodness. Very sweet throughout--perhaps a bit too sweet--with fizzy milk chocolate up front, grainy chocolate malt in the middle, and then a bit of dry hops on the finish. The aftertaste gets a bit cloying but the body is nice and thick.
It's fine.
Jan 29, 2021The pour is dark red, thick and nicely fizzy with a big brown head.
The aroma is aggressively chocolatey, to the extent I can smell it when it's a couple feet away from my face. Bringing it closer, there's a weird combination of milk chocolate and dry cereal malt. Like, it smells like I'm holding malt to my face. Both nodes smell pleasant on their own but they kind of clash together here.
The flavor is a bit more cohesive, thank goodness. Very sweet throughout--perhaps a bit too sweet--with fizzy milk chocolate up front, grainy chocolate malt in the middle, and then a bit of dry hops on the finish. The aftertaste gets a bit cloying but the body is nice and thick.
It's fine.
Reviewed by sfprint from Germany
3.12/5 rDev -9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.12/5 rDev -9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: a near pitch black with a quickly disappating head. No visible rising carbonation.
S: There's a sweet milk chocolate element, then there's the alcohol, which has a bit of a pvc piping element to it.
T: The alcohol sits above the chocolate in the taste, in fact the chocolateness is quite minimal, however it is still a bit sweet. It is different, alcohol comes across as a very dull tartness, a bit more like a chemical than a flavor.
M: Kind of chemical tartness. Initially smooth with a delayed soft carbonation sting.
O: Okay, Kind of a strange flavor and I wouldn't jump to it again. But okay.
Jul 27, 2012S: There's a sweet milk chocolate element, then there's the alcohol, which has a bit of a pvc piping element to it.
T: The alcohol sits above the chocolate in the taste, in fact the chocolateness is quite minimal, however it is still a bit sweet. It is different, alcohol comes across as a very dull tartness, a bit more like a chemical than a flavor.
M: Kind of chemical tartness. Initially smooth with a delayed soft carbonation sting.
O: Okay, Kind of a strange flavor and I wouldn't jump to it again. But okay.
Reviewed by Jredner from Florida
3.88/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The body of this beer is a red tinted black and the head is quite attractive, it is a thumb thick and mostly lasting with a frothy, yet creamy mocha colored cappucino-like appearance.
Aroma is laden with vanilla, chocolate, molasses, mild licorice and dried dark fruits. ItÂ’s mildly stale smelling at first, but that fades leaving a pretty solid aroma.
The first sip is very cocoa/chocolate and vanilla accented. There are mild coffee notes and so it tastes a lot like a flavored coffee. The mouthfeel is nice though a touch thin in the finish. I could see this getting too sweet for some, but to me it is quite tasty and quite enjoyable. A very nice winter treat. There is a mild alcohol burn in the finish along with more intense vanilla/cocoa notes. I like!
Nov 25, 2006Aroma is laden with vanilla, chocolate, molasses, mild licorice and dried dark fruits. ItÂ’s mildly stale smelling at first, but that fades leaving a pretty solid aroma.
The first sip is very cocoa/chocolate and vanilla accented. There are mild coffee notes and so it tastes a lot like a flavored coffee. The mouthfeel is nice though a touch thin in the finish. I could see this getting too sweet for some, but to me it is quite tasty and quite enjoyable. A very nice winter treat. There is a mild alcohol burn in the finish along with more intense vanilla/cocoa notes. I like!
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