Hog Cabin
Great South Bay Brewery
- From:
- Great South Bay Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 12.4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 15
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Apr 06, 2020
- Added:
- Feb 10, 2015
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 12
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
Maple Bacon Porter
Smoked porter smokey wooden scent and a smooth combination of bacon, maple, and caramel flavors.
Smoked porter smokey wooden scent and a smooth combination of bacon, maple, and caramel flavors.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts
3.86/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours clear, dark brown in color, with one inch head. Taste is maple, roasted malt, and light to moderate smokiness. The maple sweetness lingers on the aftertaste. Definitely drinks more like a porter than a rauchbier. Tasty beer, although I prefer others in the style.
May 24, 2016
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.74/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On-tap at Albion, New York, NY
A: The beer is black when viewed from afar—when held up to a bright light the edges of the glass are clear dark red in color. It poured with a quarter finger high light beige head that died down, leaving a thin collar and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate to strong aromas of smoked malts are present in the nose along with some hints of bacon.
T: The taste follows the smell, having flavors of smoked malts and hints of bacon with notes of maple towards the finish. There is a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is a very robust flavored porter and would make for a good beer to sip on a cold winter night.
Serving type: on-tap
Jan 02, 2016A: The beer is black when viewed from afar—when held up to a bright light the edges of the glass are clear dark red in color. It poured with a quarter finger high light beige head that died down, leaving a thin collar and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate to strong aromas of smoked malts are present in the nose along with some hints of bacon.
T: The taste follows the smell, having flavors of smoked malts and hints of bacon with notes of maple towards the finish. There is a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is a very robust flavored porter and would make for a good beer to sip on a cold winter night.
Serving type: on-tap
Reviewed by shopsis from New York
3.88/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.88/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a growler.
Smells interestingly complex, and has a lovely deep maroon brown color. Head is rather thin and dispels quickly. Tastes rather sweet but not cloying, but I do not detect the promised bacon. The body is rather disappointing - it feels very thin - belying the promise made by the lovely color. Quite drinkable, but not particularly noteworthy. I wished I had filled my growler with something else. (ABV, not listed here, was labeled as 6.5%).
Dec 24, 2015Smells interestingly complex, and has a lovely deep maroon brown color. Head is rather thin and dispels quickly. Tastes rather sweet but not cloying, but I do not detect the promised bacon. The body is rather disappointing - it feels very thin - belying the promise made by the lovely color. Quite drinkable, but not particularly noteworthy. I wished I had filled my growler with something else. (ABV, not listed here, was labeled as 6.5%).
Reviewed by BranfordBound from Connecticut
3.84/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had last night at Bar in New Haven, pours a nice deep dark color with a fluffy tan head that fades to a ring, a little lacing here and there. Smell is roasted porter malts, some chocolate sweetness. Taste is dark malts first, then middle is a great combo of char and chocolate. Some hints of sweetness and maple at the very end, no bacon though. Finish is slightly dry, heavier end of medium bodied. A nice sipping porter, for sure, quite robust. Missing the bacon and only got a little maple. Could be better!
Dec 11, 2015
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! Check out: How to Review a Beer. You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!