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Café Silk Porter
Hoppin' Frog Brewery
- From:
- Hoppin' Frog Brewery
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4 | pDev: 9%
- Reviews:
- 36
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 12, 2021
- Added:
- Oct 20, 2012
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 18
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Ratings by prototypic:
Reviewed by prototypic from Ohio
3.92/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Café Silk Porter pours a dark chocolate fudge color. It’s not quite opaque, but it’s close. When held to light, burgundy highlights are apparent at the edges. An off-white collection of bubbles gathers on the surface, but doesn’t rise above that. Disappears quickly too. That’s a little disappointing. The color is good though. All in all, not bad.
It’s not all that surprising that coffee is strong out of the gate. As a coffee fan, I love it. It’s a nice, strong roasted coffee smell. It’s complemented very well by a mix of chocolate and roasted malts. They seem to be present in equal proportions. Definitely close. It doesn’t smell sweet at all. Alcohol isn’t noticeable. I’m not getting any. Given its abv, that’s not too big of a shock. While it’s not overly complex or complicated, it does smell good.
The flavor is equally as impressive as the nose. If you’re a coffee fan, you’ll probably like this beer. It features a nice, strong roasted coffee flavor that really delivers. Roasted and chocolate malts. They are equally strong. The chocolate variety features a mix of bittersweet dark chocolate and cocoa flavors. They blend extremely well with the coffee flavor. I like it a lot. Alcohol is masked extremely well. I’m not getting much at all. That really is about it. It’s straight forward and simple, but it is really tasty. Finishes with a mix of chocolate, roasted, and coffee flavors.
Café Silk Porter has a light-medium body. Carbonation seems very light and soft. It feels a tad thin though. A bit more body would definitely be a good thing.
I’m a fan of this beer! I love coffee and it works extremely well in this one. Hoppin’ Frog did a nice job with it. A little more body would improve it, but that’s about the only complaint I have. Good stuff.
Dec 22, 2012It’s not all that surprising that coffee is strong out of the gate. As a coffee fan, I love it. It’s a nice, strong roasted coffee smell. It’s complemented very well by a mix of chocolate and roasted malts. They seem to be present in equal proportions. Definitely close. It doesn’t smell sweet at all. Alcohol isn’t noticeable. I’m not getting any. Given its abv, that’s not too big of a shock. While it’s not overly complex or complicated, it does smell good.
The flavor is equally as impressive as the nose. If you’re a coffee fan, you’ll probably like this beer. It features a nice, strong roasted coffee flavor that really delivers. Roasted and chocolate malts. They are equally strong. The chocolate variety features a mix of bittersweet dark chocolate and cocoa flavors. They blend extremely well with the coffee flavor. I like it a lot. Alcohol is masked extremely well. I’m not getting much at all. That really is about it. It’s straight forward and simple, but it is really tasty. Finishes with a mix of chocolate, roasted, and coffee flavors.
Café Silk Porter has a light-medium body. Carbonation seems very light and soft. It feels a tad thin though. A bit more body would definitely be a good thing.
I’m a fan of this beer! I love coffee and it works extremely well in this one. Hoppin’ Frog did a nice job with it. A little more body would improve it, but that’s about the only complaint I have. Good stuff.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
4.26/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
From Zombier. In Teku glass. Playing Bloo Kid 2, then watching Vikings 5x08. Just what its name suggest. Silky, smooth, with plenty tasty roasted coffee (and vanilla) and low in alcohol (but full in flavors and feel)
Feb 02, 2018Reviewed by scud83rp from New Jersey
4.86/5 rDev +21.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.86/5 rDev +21.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Had on nitro at Hoppin' Frog. Certainly recommend. It was a starbucks Cold brew with a sweet smooth texture. Amazing. Rich and creamy with mocha hints.
Sep 20, 2017Rated by DucksFan16 from Tennessee
4.09/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
02/03/2017
Feb 04, 2017Reviewed by timmy2b from New York
3.86/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
22oz bottle poured into a small tumbler/wine style glass. Very dark color, almost black with a creamy off white head which was small and did not linger too long on top. Coffee scent is heavy in the nose along with a slight nutty scent. Coffee beans is the main flavor with a light roasted malt aftertaste. The Coffee flavor dissipates as the beer warms and a slightly creamy and bitter chocolate flavor take over. Very drinkable beer that I personally preferred as it was cold more than as it warmed towards room temperature.
Oct 05, 2016
Café Silk Porter from Hoppin' Frog Brewery
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
175 ratings
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