Mayflower Porter | Mayflower Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Mayflower Brewing Company
Massachusetts, United States
mayflowerbrewing.com
Style: English Porter
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.50%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by DrDogbeer on 03-28-2008
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Ratings: 759 | Reviews: 258
4.06/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Cask at Stoddard's Fine Food & Ale, Boston, MA
A: The beer is essentially jet black in color—only faint traces of dark red are visible near the edge of the glass when it is held up to a bright light. It poured with a finger high beige head that consistently left a short head covering the surface.
S: Light to moderate aromas of chocolatey malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste also has flavors of chocolate malts with additional strong notes of cola and a subtle hint of sweetness.
M: It feels just about medium-bodied, a little thin, and somewhat smooth on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This porter is nice and chocolatey and also has a good appearance and mouthfeel.
Serving type: cask
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Cask at Stoddard's Fine Food & Ale, Boston, MA
A: The beer is essentially jet black in color—only faint traces of dark red are visible near the edge of the glass when it is held up to a bright light. It poured with a finger high beige head that consistently left a short head covering the surface.
S: Light to moderate aromas of chocolatey malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste also has flavors of chocolate malts with additional strong notes of cola and a subtle hint of sweetness.
M: It feels just about medium-bodied, a little thin, and somewhat smooth on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This porter is nice and chocolatey and also has a good appearance and mouthfeel.
Serving type: cask
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4.04/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.9/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.21/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Moderate to vigorous pour yields a 1/2 inch light tan head over a dark brown body with some lacing. Nose of roasted malt, chocolate, and a bit of coffee as well. Taste mirrors nose with a spot on, slightly bitter finish. Good feel on this and overall, a well done, solid little porter right here. Cheers!
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Moderate to vigorous pour yields a 1/2 inch light tan head over a dark brown body with some lacing. Nose of roasted malt, chocolate, and a bit of coffee as well. Taste mirrors nose with a spot on, slightly bitter finish. Good feel on this and overall, a well done, solid little porter right here. Cheers!
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4.33/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.5/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.29/5 rDev -20.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
2.89/5 rDev -30.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5
4.25/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Picked-up as part of the Mayflower Compact mixed can twelve pack. I enjoy porters, but rarely get them, as I usually stick with IPAs. Glad I tried this, smooth, well balanced, would buy/drink again.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Picked-up as part of the Mayflower Compact mixed can twelve pack. I enjoy porters, but rarely get them, as I usually stick with IPAs. Glad I tried this, smooth, well balanced, would buy/drink again.
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4.8/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
I was out to dinner with my special gal when I had this nice Porter, it has a nice smooth taste, small foam head, with a nice dark complexion, it smells like a nice Porter with a roast barley smell and has a very nice chocolate taste. What I really liked about this Porter is it's a light bodied beer with all the flavors of a full bodied Porter. Nothing is sacrificed and it goes down well both cold and room temp.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
I was out to dinner with my special gal when I had this nice Porter, it has a nice smooth taste, small foam head, with a nice dark complexion, it smells like a nice Porter with a roast barley smell and has a very nice chocolate taste. What I really liked about this Porter is it's a light bodied beer with all the flavors of a full bodied Porter. Nothing is sacrificed and it goes down well both cold and room temp.
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3.36/5 rDev -19.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A decent brew, but if never bad, never great. Here's why: it pours wel with a complex head that disappears quickly. Taste is a good balance but vague, with some mild bitterness that actually saves it. It lacks finish, and is decidedly "thin" in the sense that it lacks body. The mouthfeel is watery. And yet, it tastes good on the tongue. I prefer other porters by far, but I wouldn't turn this down from a friend.
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look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A decent brew, but if never bad, never great. Here's why: it pours wel with a complex head that disappears quickly. Taste is a good balance but vague, with some mild bitterness that actually saves it. It lacks finish, and is decidedly "thin" in the sense that it lacks body. The mouthfeel is watery. And yet, it tastes good on the tongue. I prefer other porters by far, but I wouldn't turn this down from a friend.
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4/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The appearance is a pitch black colored body with a slim white one fingered foamy head that drops to a speckled sticky foamy lacing. The smell has a delicately balanced coffee to chocolate - a nice gentle burnt and roastiness. The taste is pretty much the same as the aroma with a crisp dry roasty chocolatey aftertaste and just a dry finish. The palate sits fairly light on the body with a gentle sessionability to it. Carbonation is slightly smooth but also shows some harshness to keep one from pounding it. Overall, what a nice English Porter, probably the best one I’ve had today by Mayflower as I would definitely have this again.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The appearance is a pitch black colored body with a slim white one fingered foamy head that drops to a speckled sticky foamy lacing. The smell has a delicately balanced coffee to chocolate - a nice gentle burnt and roastiness. The taste is pretty much the same as the aroma with a crisp dry roasty chocolatey aftertaste and just a dry finish. The palate sits fairly light on the body with a gentle sessionability to it. Carbonation is slightly smooth but also shows some harshness to keep one from pounding it. Overall, what a nice English Porter, probably the best one I’ve had today by Mayflower as I would definitely have this again.
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3.92/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.81/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
L -- 1,000 lumens passed through the glass reveals a dark reddish brown brew. Scant one-finger tan head that dissipates quickly to nothing. Little to no lacing.
S -- Smells quite similar to Old Chub scotch ale: molasses, roasted malts, some cacao powder. Very mild aromas overall, but the molasses smell is a little syrupy smelling
T -- Semisweet chocolate, smoke, roasted barley malts, herbal/grassy hops, and just a hint of coffee
F -- Nice and sessionable. Mild mouthfeel, moderate carb. A little watery on the finish
O -- A true traditional-style porter. Straight out of a Dickens novel
77/100
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
L -- 1,000 lumens passed through the glass reveals a dark reddish brown brew. Scant one-finger tan head that dissipates quickly to nothing. Little to no lacing.
S -- Smells quite similar to Old Chub scotch ale: molasses, roasted malts, some cacao powder. Very mild aromas overall, but the molasses smell is a little syrupy smelling
T -- Semisweet chocolate, smoke, roasted barley malts, herbal/grassy hops, and just a hint of coffee
F -- Nice and sessionable. Mild mouthfeel, moderate carb. A little watery on the finish
O -- A true traditional-style porter. Straight out of a Dickens novel
77/100
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4.4/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Mayflower Porter from Mayflower Brewing Company
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