Porter
Eel River Brewing Co.
- From:
- Eel River Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
Ranked #552 - ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 81
Ranked #35,583 - Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 13.13%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 171
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 25, 2026
- Added:
- Jul 12, 2003
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 24
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
Six malts perfectly blend in this rich, smooth beer. A deep, malty body dominates this Porter with notes of baking chocolate and dark caramel backed by a subtle hint of domestic organic hops.
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Ratings by NickThePyro:
Rated by NickThePyro from Washington
3.75/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
May 17, 2018
3.75/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
May 17, 2018
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.45/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 2.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.45/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 2.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Copenhagen 3/9 2016. 33 cl bottle from Gunnar Madsen Vinhandel, Østerbrogade, Kbh. Ø. As "Certified Organic Porter". Apparently a porter from the first certified organic brewery in the US. Bridge crossing the Eel River on the label.
Pours clear reddish brown with an off-white head. Stable. Settles as a thin layer of foam stretching to cover the surface of the beer. No lacing.
Aroma of sweet toffee intermingling with bitter coffee, dark chocolate and dark roasted malts.
Medium strong carbonation and slightly thick palate. Lightly tingling texture.
Flavor is medium sweet followed by a more pronounced bitterness. Aftertaste is coffee bitterness. A bit watery.
A nice light porter - and you can drink it with a clear and organic conscience.
Apr 25, 2026Pours clear reddish brown with an off-white head. Stable. Settles as a thin layer of foam stretching to cover the surface of the beer. No lacing.
Aroma of sweet toffee intermingling with bitter coffee, dark chocolate and dark roasted malts.
Medium strong carbonation and slightly thick palate. Lightly tingling texture.
Flavor is medium sweet followed by a more pronounced bitterness. Aftertaste is coffee bitterness. A bit watery.
A nice light porter - and you can drink it with a clear and organic conscience.
Reviewed by unlikelyspiderperson from California
4.2/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured out a 12 oz bottle into an widemout mason jar. Pours a very dark copper, clarity comes through when held up to the light. Nice head with a beige color that leaves a nice lacing on the sides of the glass. The smell is pleasantly malty, sweet and roasty. Taste is rich and roasty, hints of roasted nuts balanced by a mild bitterness. This beer hints and the thick and heavy stouts but plays lightly on the tongue. The maltiness of the front end is cleaned up nicely by the crisp back end. I never know what to expect from a porter, some seem like light stouts and others like brown ales. This one definitely drinks like a crisp brown. I tend towards the heavier when drinking dark beers but this is a very pleasantly crisp beer.
Apr 05, 2017
Reviewed by nick_perry from North Carolina
3.7/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Aroma notes of coffee, although I don’t taste it. Malty, carbonated, and a bit dry. Bit of a chocolate aftertaste. Good representation of the porter style. All of Eel River’s beers are USDA Certified Organic, and they claim to be the 1st brewery in the US of this distinction.
Mar 11, 2017
Rated by MikeTheGeek from California
3.79/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On tap at ERB in Fortuna. Went well with my Reuben.
A good porter (black and smooth), and a great finish to the day.
Dec 28, 2016A good porter (black and smooth), and a great finish to the day.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.14/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.14/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Comes in a relatively thin brown color and an even more thin head 1/5", lighter brown in color and small bubbled in texture. Usual suspects of chocolate and coffee from the malt roasting. Roast more than coffee and chocolate perceptible.
Taste hits those usual notes and a small amount of licorice/dark fruit bitterness. Has a red wine edge to it. Could use more two row, thicken this guy up. Hops discernable, cascade probably. Call this an equal parts blend between porter and imperial brown ale.
Sep 20, 2016Taste hits those usual notes and a small amount of licorice/dark fruit bitterness. Has a red wine edge to it. Could use more two row, thicken this guy up. Hops discernable, cascade probably. Call this an equal parts blend between porter and imperial brown ale.
Rated by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.55/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.55/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Listed on the "1001", but to me it was no big deal.
Jun 17, 2016
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