Smuttlabs Battle Grounds
Smuttynose Brewing Company
- From:
- Smuttynose Brewing Company
- New Hampshire, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
Ranked #254 - ABV:
- 5.9%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #20,648 - Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 5.6%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 19, 2025
- Added:
- Aug 23, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
In the spirit of never settling and always pushing to higher ground, Smuttlabs is honored to partner with Battle Grounds Coffee and The Black Ale Project on a rugged new beer fit for even the most discerning of palates.
Battle Grounds Coffee Porter employs Dark Ops coffee beans – the company’s darkest roast
level – giving the beer a rich mouthfeel with subtle notes of fruit and chocolate. The result is a flavor that’s high impact and no apologies.
The Black Ale Project is a prolific craft beer initiative that raises money and awareness on behalf of U.S. war veterans. Smuttlabs brewed this porter in collaboration with MA-based Battle Grounds Coffee and will be donating a portion of sales to a charity that supports military veterans.
Malts: 2 Row, Munich 1, Cargil C-60, Crisp Chocolate, Caramunich 2
Hops: Willamette
Yeast: Chico
Mojo: Battle Grounds Dark Ops Dark Roast Coffee Beans
IBU: 30
Battle Grounds Coffee Porter employs Dark Ops coffee beans – the company’s darkest roast
level – giving the beer a rich mouthfeel with subtle notes of fruit and chocolate. The result is a flavor that’s high impact and no apologies.
The Black Ale Project is a prolific craft beer initiative that raises money and awareness on behalf of U.S. war veterans. Smuttlabs brewed this porter in collaboration with MA-based Battle Grounds Coffee and will be donating a portion of sales to a charity that supports military veterans.
Malts: 2 Row, Munich 1, Cargil C-60, Crisp Chocolate, Caramunich 2
Hops: Willamette
Yeast: Chico
Mojo: Battle Grounds Dark Ops Dark Roast Coffee Beans
IBU: 30
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Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Can from Brewtopia
Dark brown with a decent sized mocha head that persists.
Coffee and roast on the nose and in the flavor. Light pepper and dark dried fruits. Mostly coffee.
Jan 06, 2020Dark brown with a decent sized mocha head that persists.
Coffee and roast on the nose and in the flavor. Light pepper and dark dried fruits. Mostly coffee.
Reviewed by SawDog505 from New Hampshire
3.78/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a 13 oz stemless tulip canned on 10/25/19. Pours a dark brown a 2 finger head that leaves some thick streaks of lace as it slowly settles into a thin film of bubbles. 4.25
Smell is faint dry coffee, vanilla, cocoa nibs, and some toffee. 3.75
Taste follows, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, and toffee. 3.75
Mouthfeel is about medium, a tad dry, soft carbonation, and at 5.9% drinks like it. 3.75
Overall not bad, but no wow factor for me, but pretty darn solid and at 5.9% you can have a few of them. 3.75
Dec 26, 2019Smell is faint dry coffee, vanilla, cocoa nibs, and some toffee. 3.75
Taste follows, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, and toffee. 3.75
Mouthfeel is about medium, a tad dry, soft carbonation, and at 5.9% drinks like it. 3.75
Overall not bad, but no wow factor for me, but pretty darn solid and at 5.9% you can have a few of them. 3.75
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