Bourbon Barrel Porter
ShawneeCraft Brewing Company

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From:
ShawneeCraft Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
English Porter
Ranked #41
ABV:
8%
Score:
87
Ranked #16,320
Avg:
3.88 | pDev: 12.89%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
68
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 16, 2023
Added:
Sep 04, 2010
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  11
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Rated: 3.91 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Dec 16, 2023
 
Rated: 3.86 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Feb 28, 2021
 
Rated: 3.77 by Gkruszewski from New York

Aug 13, 2020
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Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania

3.91/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
on draft at the brewery

dark brown almost black in color, cream colored head. aroma of bourbon and dark cocoa, a touch of vanilla. similar flavors in the taste. the bourbon is there, but not boozy. medium bodied.
Jul 21, 2020
 
Rated: 3.92 by bluehende from Delaware

Mar 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.55 by jmg480 from Pennsylvania

Mar 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.88 by sposter4 from Pennsylvania

Sep 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.09 by SouthCrescent from Pennsylvania

May 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3.44 by GreenMind from Pennsylvania

Dec 20, 2015
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Rated by LehighAce06 from Pennsylvania

4.18/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Rating based upon draft sample, also had a bottle that showed significant infection and was a terrible drain pour.
Oct 13, 2015
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Reviewed by 57md from Pennsylvania

3.04/5  rDev -21.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
On a nitro tap.

Appearance is a dark brown with golden edges with little head for a nitro pour. The nose is very mild.

The body is quite thin and the flavor profile is dominated by an oddly sour note. The bourbon is non-existent.
Aug 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.68 by Stofko1992 from Pennsylvania

Jul 31, 2015
 
Rated: 4.22 by 215drinker from Pennsylvania

May 29, 2015
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Reviewed by Budinetz from Pennsylvania

2.6/5  rDev -33%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Pours an inky black color, around 50 SRM, with a khaki colored head that dissipates quickly for an English porter. There is visible lacing around he glass but its quite broken up and chunky, not very characteristic of what the style represents. It smells of sour milk, vanilla bean, sweet malts. Flavor is sour, vanilla bean, dark chocolate. The alcohol is masked by the sourness. I think something went wrong with this vintage. It's possible the barrels that they aged this brew in were compromised, as there should not be a sour flavor in a bourbon barrel aged English Porter. I've seen this happen with other barrel aged beers, but never to a barrel aged porter. I'll definitely try this brew again next year and perhaps a few others as I have heard good things about Shawnee, but this brew was just awful...$24 and I struggled through it the entire time.
Apr 23, 2015
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Reviewed by Paulieblaze

4.6/5  rDev +18.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
You can visit bars that have it on tap and its delicous but get it bottled and its just good beer. Nitro changes the taste all day long. I recommend it to anyone who likes bourbon beers.
Dec 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4.07 by JNForsyth from Pennsylvania

Dec 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by garuda from Pennsylvania

Nov 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4.24 by FrankShirley from Massachusetts

Nov 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by GeorgeCarroll from Pennsylvania

Nov 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.52 by garfscores from Connecticut

Sep 21, 2014
Bourbon Barrel Porter from ShawneeCraft Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 68 ratings