Triton
Greenport Harbor Brewing Company
- From:
- Greenport Harbor Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
Ranked #228 - ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #25,453 - Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 10.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 11
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 14, 2025
- Added:
- Apr 28, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
In greek mythology Triton, the messenger of the sea, had the power to raise or calm the waves. Our barley wine may not be quite that strong but huge quantities of Maris Otter and Crystal malts and Chinook, Columbus, and Golding hops could have some people thinking they can. Extremely limited, only 30 bbls brewed.
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Reviewed by beerloserLI from New York
2.8/5 rDev -26.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.8/5 rDev -26.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Now described as an 'english barleywine' from a late 2024 bottle release. No bottle date or vintage year given.
Pours a murky tan and tea like color. Low clarity along with a fast white head of bubbles. Not a very good looking beer by any stretch.
The nose lightly floral with malt, sugar, and hops.
A dry start, on the taste, with rather muddled flavors upfront. Malt forward for sure with subtle floral hops on the finish. Rather faint flavor notes of toffee, sweet dark bread, and honey. Neither of which seem to overly dominate nor really add to any true depth. Decently smooth with a moderate body that does walk the line of watery at times. No real notice to the abv in terms of bite or strength.
Overall, I was rather disappointed by this beer. A rather muddled mess of flavors that really leave you wondering what was the point here?
Jan 14, 2025Pours a murky tan and tea like color. Low clarity along with a fast white head of bubbles. Not a very good looking beer by any stretch.
The nose lightly floral with malt, sugar, and hops.
A dry start, on the taste, with rather muddled flavors upfront. Malt forward for sure with subtle floral hops on the finish. Rather faint flavor notes of toffee, sweet dark bread, and honey. Neither of which seem to overly dominate nor really add to any true depth. Decently smooth with a moderate body that does walk the line of watery at times. No real notice to the abv in terms of bite or strength.
Overall, I was rather disappointed by this beer. A rather muddled mess of flavors that really leave you wondering what was the point here?
Reviewed by BrianScottK from New York
4.09/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Very pleasantly surprised with this one. Overall it's malty and lightly sweet, with a real kick. This beer certainly has some balls! You can taste the alcohol throughout. Notes of raisin bread and honey maple on the fore with hints of burnt toast. The high ABV and very malty fore is very well-balanced with a rather unexpected dry, hoppy finish.
May 09, 2013
Reviewed by dar482 from New York
3.17/5 rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.17/5 rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
I had this at Strand in Astoria.
It comes in a brown caramel color.
The taste has a sweet maltiness and a clean finish. It's actually quite too easy to drink for the ABV, but it lacks hoppiness and complexity. Nothing exciting. I would want beers like this with bigger, deep, and more rich flavors.
Apr 15, 2013It comes in a brown caramel color.
The taste has a sweet maltiness and a clean finish. It's actually quite too easy to drink for the ABV, but it lacks hoppiness and complexity. Nothing exciting. I would want beers like this with bigger, deep, and more rich flavors.
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