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Puget Sound Porter
Harmon Restaurant & Brewery
- From:
- Harmon Restaurant & Brewery
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 14.29%
- Reviews:
- 32
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 02, 2022
- Added:
- Nov 06, 2003
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 5
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Ratings by Knuckles:
Reviewed by Knuckles from Washington
4.2/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
4.2/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
I will admit a very strong bias towards the style of porter. I love it. Could be my blue-collar roots, could be it's because Blackhook was the first dark beer I truly loved, I don't know. What I do know is that I tend to judge most breweries on the quality of their porter. If they don't have one (or have a bad one), I don't tend to drink their beers at all (Deschutes would be a notable exception to this rule, as I drink the crap out of Cinder Cone, but do not care for Black Butte at all). Fear not, citizen, Harmon makes a spectacular porter (one of the top two in the Puget Sound, as far as I'm concerned).
Appearance: Murky, unfiltered, deep, dark, swamp water brown. Mild off-white head that disappears fairly quickly after I empty the bottle into my glass. Held up to the light, there are light brown hints around the edges. This is how I figure porters truly looked back in 18th and 19th century London.
Smell: Mmmm...malts. No hint of hops whatsoever. It almost has a caramelly smell, with a very faint hint of roasted malt bitterness in the end. Very, very nice.
Taste: Understand, the historical background of porter fascinates me. This beer has its roots in the unhopped British ale tradition, with wood-fired malts and local water. Starts off with a small bit of malty sweetness in the beginning (again, back to that caramel or brown sugar sensation), then just sits on the tongue with this marvelous Kahlua-esque presence of alcohol warmth and coffee bitterness. I love this beer.
Mouthfeel: Too thin, and a porter is just wrong. Too thick, and you cross over into stout territory. This occupies that vaunted viscosity middle ground that I love so very much in my session beers. Perfect, I say, perfect.
Drinkability: Hard '5' from me on this one. I can session the crap out of this beer, and have on many, many occasions. I was a little forlon the last time I popped into Harmon, as they were out of the porter, so I had to settle for the ESB (which I like very much as well). It's all for the best, really, as I'm sure I would have drank too damn much of it anyway.
Jul 27, 2005Appearance: Murky, unfiltered, deep, dark, swamp water brown. Mild off-white head that disappears fairly quickly after I empty the bottle into my glass. Held up to the light, there are light brown hints around the edges. This is how I figure porters truly looked back in 18th and 19th century London.
Smell: Mmmm...malts. No hint of hops whatsoever. It almost has a caramelly smell, with a very faint hint of roasted malt bitterness in the end. Very, very nice.
Taste: Understand, the historical background of porter fascinates me. This beer has its roots in the unhopped British ale tradition, with wood-fired malts and local water. Starts off with a small bit of malty sweetness in the beginning (again, back to that caramel or brown sugar sensation), then just sits on the tongue with this marvelous Kahlua-esque presence of alcohol warmth and coffee bitterness. I love this beer.
Mouthfeel: Too thin, and a porter is just wrong. Too thick, and you cross over into stout territory. This occupies that vaunted viscosity middle ground that I love so very much in my session beers. Perfect, I say, perfect.
Drinkability: Hard '5' from me on this one. I can session the crap out of this beer, and have on many, many occasions. I was a little forlon the last time I popped into Harmon, as they were out of the porter, so I had to settle for the ESB (which I like very much as well). It's all for the best, really, as I'm sure I would have drank too damn much of it anyway.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington
4.15/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
2022-05-01
Pint in a shaker at the Harmon location on Pacific. Rough notes taken on phone.
Dark, ruby translucence at the edges, small head. Smell is sweet and roasty.
Taste is similar, hint of milk chocolate.
Mouthfeel is medium. Overall, nice.
Basically a good, clean, standard Porter. Digging it.
May 02, 2022Pint in a shaker at the Harmon location on Pacific. Rough notes taken on phone.
Dark, ruby translucence at the edges, small head. Smell is sweet and roasty.
Taste is similar, hint of milk chocolate.
Mouthfeel is medium. Overall, nice.
Basically a good, clean, standard Porter. Digging it.
Reviewed by gandres from Philippines
3.63/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.63/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Schooner from the Harmon taproom during lunch special
sight : black dark off white foam
smell; not a lot, drink: roasted grains and nuts very good
taste: medium bitterness
feel: bitter aftertaste
oa:very good beer
drank: 10/28/2016 1:45 PM
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Oct 31, 2016sight : black dark off white foam
smell; not a lot, drink: roasted grains and nuts very good
taste: medium bitterness
feel: bitter aftertaste
oa:very good beer
drank: 10/28/2016 1:45 PM
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Reviewed by Kubishark from Maryland
3.63/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Had on tap at Harmon in Tacoma. My first beer in Washington state. Definitely better than your average porter. Enjoyed the smoothness of it, and the stronger than typical chocolate notes in it. I would likely drink this regularly if I lived in the Tacoma area.
Jul 01, 2016Rated by Jconradt
4.09/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Solid porter from my hometown
Jul 12, 2015
Puget Sound Porter from Harmon Restaurant & Brewery
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
75 ratings
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