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December 6th, 1855 EIP (East India Porter)
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
- From:
- Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- English Porter
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 9.66%
- Reviews:
- 108
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 28, 2015
- Added:
- May 04, 2011
- Wants:
- 38
- Gots:
- 25
According to Dann Paquette (the Brewer), this beer is a Porter, not an American Black Ale. It was brewed in London in 1855, so it is an English Porter.
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Ratings by FeDUBBELFIST:
Reviewed by FeDUBBELFIST from Pennsylvania
4.3/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4.5
Bomber to snifter. $13 for the single. Sampled 11/11/11.
A: Pours with a beautiful, 3 finger khaki-colored head, thick, mousse-y, & compact. The head throws a seriously thick web of lace across the glass, while the dark brown body adds torn sheets.
S: Huge roasted notes of chocolate and coffee with lightly toasted toffee and caramel to add depth and complexity. Hop character is big as well, imparting aromas of dank pine resin and herbs. There is an earthiness about this beer as well plus a little green leaf. Fantastic.
T: Every bit as good as the nose suggested. The bitter chocolate flavor is layered and there is a light acridness courtesy of the intensely roasted coffee. Huge hop presence keeps the finish very bitter. With very little sweetness, this beer is dry the entire way through. There is a hint of paper that comes across more as old wood than in an oxidized way.
M: The mouthfeel was let down considering everything else about this beer is incredible. The body is a bit light; the texture a bit thin. And with only a gentle amount of carbonation, the texture is also slick. Ideally, the beer would hang onto the tongue a little longer and not [kind of] glide over it.
O: Mouthfeel aside, this beer is a winner. Over the last 2 years, I've come to trust that Pretty Things will deliver a quality brew. And if this beer is an accurate recreation, as the label suggests, then them soldiers were drinking pretty damn good.
Mar 18, 2012A: Pours with a beautiful, 3 finger khaki-colored head, thick, mousse-y, & compact. The head throws a seriously thick web of lace across the glass, while the dark brown body adds torn sheets.
S: Huge roasted notes of chocolate and coffee with lightly toasted toffee and caramel to add depth and complexity. Hop character is big as well, imparting aromas of dank pine resin and herbs. There is an earthiness about this beer as well plus a little green leaf. Fantastic.
T: Every bit as good as the nose suggested. The bitter chocolate flavor is layered and there is a light acridness courtesy of the intensely roasted coffee. Huge hop presence keeps the finish very bitter. With very little sweetness, this beer is dry the entire way through. There is a hint of paper that comes across more as old wood than in an oxidized way.
M: The mouthfeel was let down considering everything else about this beer is incredible. The body is a bit light; the texture a bit thin. And with only a gentle amount of carbonation, the texture is also slick. Ideally, the beer would hang onto the tongue a little longer and not [kind of] glide over it.
O: Mouthfeel aside, this beer is a winner. Over the last 2 years, I've come to trust that Pretty Things will deliver a quality brew. And if this beer is an accurate recreation, as the label suggests, then them soldiers were drinking pretty damn good.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by dar482 from New York
4.14/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
4.14/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
The beer comes in a Coca Cola dark brown with a bit of reddish brown coming through in the light.
The aroma has a nutty toasty/roasty porter quality. Not huge of the aroma, but a familiar porter aroma.
The flavor follows with that gently roasted malt character, a bit of bready and caramel sweetness. However, the beer is quite vibrant hoppiness. It’s woody, herbal, and decently bitter. However, it’s not too overpowering. The beer is extremely drinkable with this good balancing of sweetness and bitterness.
A wonderful take on the style with its bitterness.
Dec 26, 2013The aroma has a nutty toasty/roasty porter quality. Not huge of the aroma, but a familiar porter aroma.
The flavor follows with that gently roasted malt character, a bit of bready and caramel sweetness. However, the beer is quite vibrant hoppiness. It’s woody, herbal, and decently bitter. However, it’s not too overpowering. The beer is extremely drinkable with this good balancing of sweetness and bitterness.
A wonderful take on the style with its bitterness.
December 6th, 1855 EIP (East India Porter) from Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
183 ratings
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