Blacksmith
South River Brewing Company
- From:
- South River Brewing Company
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Smoked Porter
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 10.13%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 15
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Nov 22, 2020
- Added:
- Nov 28, 2013
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
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Reviewed by InspectorHound from Canada (ON)
4.04/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: Pours dark brown with a two finger light brown foamy head. After 5 minutes the head has settled into a light froth across the top of the glass.
Smell: Semi sweet dark chocolate and smoke, malt notes
Taste: Sweet chocolate, hints of black licorice, nice rounded smokey taste.
Feel: Creamy and elegant. Has a bit of dry irish stout feel on the front mixed with more oatmeal stout backend.
A great beer from a brewery that always gets the malt balence right. A strong A-. This beer has recently been rebranded with a new can and the name change to Smoked Porter.
Jul 15, 2020Smell: Semi sweet dark chocolate and smoke, malt notes
Taste: Sweet chocolate, hints of black licorice, nice rounded smokey taste.
Feel: Creamy and elegant. Has a bit of dry irish stout feel on the front mixed with more oatmeal stout backend.
A great beer from a brewery that always gets the malt balence right. A strong A-. This beer has recently been rebranded with a new can and the name change to Smoked Porter.
Reviewed by Thumbman
4.26/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Pours a very dark brown, and gives off a sweet, smokey aroma. This has a full body and is complex and decadent. The smoke flavour is dominant, but mingles well with with the spice and chocolate notes.
Nov 10, 2019Reviewed by Hodgson from Canada (ON)
4.08/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.08/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The smoked taste isn't too strong but is there, you can taste the malt, which porter should have. It's a good flavor. I would like a stronger taste but it's still very good. I think in cask form would be superb. Would buy again for sure.
Jun 01, 2019
Reviewed by pootz from Canada (ON)
3.54/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.54/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On tap @ bent Elbow - a dark opaque brown-black ale with a small tight mocha colored cap. Aroma is pleasant - coffee, fruity, some grassiness and just a subtle hint of smoke. Full bodied for a porter robust roasty fruity character. Flavour follows aroma - rich roasty maltiness with a dark fruity undertone and just a hint of smoke , hops appear mid palate and add light bitterness which carries into the long roasty finish with a touch of sweetness at the end... a tad underdeveloped as all the flavors are discrete - with more time this would be a well rounded robust porter.
Jan 19, 2018
Reviewed by portwood from Canada (ON)
3.76/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Smell: chocolate, coffee, sweet smoke.
Taste: roasted grains, molasses, smooth carbonation.
Finish: bittersweet, caramel, subtle smoke, semi-sweet chocolate.
(bottle bb 06/26/16)
Jun 10, 2016Taste: roasted grains, molasses, smooth carbonation.
Finish: bittersweet, caramel, subtle smoke, semi-sweet chocolate.
(bottle bb 06/26/16)
Rated by mark_mla from Canada (ON)
2.84/5 rDev -26.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.84/5 rDev -26.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Ordered special from LCBO. Smoked peat equals beware. Yikes.
Jan 24, 2016
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