Rembrandt
Barrier Brewing Company
- From:
- Barrier Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
Ranked #133 - ABV:
- 6.4%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #16,216 - Avg:
- 3.98 | pDev: 7.79%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 13
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 14, 2025
- Added:
- May 10, 2011
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
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Reviewed by moodenba from New York
3.98/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A chilled sixteen ounce can of Barrier Rembrandt (American) Porter 6.1% was cracked in late May, 2024, then poured into a simple glass. The beer looks fine, a very dark body topped by a light brown foam. The head wasn't especially dense, but did leave some lacing. The taste is interesting. It has a modest body with primary flavors of roasted malt and hop flavors. There's just a touch of hop bitterness to accent the roasted malt in the pleasant aftertaste. This is a good one. I might have liked more heft in the body, given the 6.1% alcohol, but only a quibble. Beer was provided by my son's old friend Dave.
May 23, 2024
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.95/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.95/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
great malty porter malt flavor in every sip
Nov 08, 2021
Reviewed by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York
4/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 16oz can into a Belgian tulip glass.
Look is pitch black with dark cola highlights with a tan head.
Aroma is intense roast malt.
Taste matches aroma, lots of astringent malt.
Well balanced.
Apr 01, 2020Look is pitch black with dark cola highlights with a tan head.
Aroma is intense roast malt.
Taste matches aroma, lots of astringent malt.
Well balanced.
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.73/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On draft, stemmed pint glass
Dark brown, not quite black. Khaki colored head. Aroma and flavor is more dark cocoa than roasty. We'll balanced, not too sweet. Thin to Medium bodied, could be thicker.
Feb 16, 2019Dark brown, not quite black. Khaki colored head. Aroma and flavor is more dark cocoa than roasty. We'll balanced, not too sweet. Thin to Medium bodied, could be thicker.
Reviewed by mcholton from New York
3.73/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This was a very dark brown beer that had a thick creamy head. It had a very strong malty flavor with some of the other flavors associated with porter such as chocolate and coffee flavors
May 08, 2017
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.34/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.34/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Tap and Mallet in Rochester, NY.
This one pours a fairly dark black, with some brown tints, with a creamy looking white head, and a bit of lacing.
Smells like rich and robust roasted malt, a hint of chocolate, and roasty delicious coffee. There's a pretty big coffee aroma, and as far as I know, there's no coffee added.
I really tend to appreciate well done straight forward porters, and this is a great example of a somewhat dying breed. No added flavorings, just a nice use of malt. It's lightly smoky, with a really rich roasted malt flavor, some bitter chocolate, and heavily roasted coffee. It's a classic flavor profile, done exceedingly well.
This is medium bodied, very, very creamy, with a good level of carbonation.
This was absolutely nailed. I could drink a lot of it.
Dec 28, 2016This one pours a fairly dark black, with some brown tints, with a creamy looking white head, and a bit of lacing.
Smells like rich and robust roasted malt, a hint of chocolate, and roasty delicious coffee. There's a pretty big coffee aroma, and as far as I know, there's no coffee added.
I really tend to appreciate well done straight forward porters, and this is a great example of a somewhat dying breed. No added flavorings, just a nice use of malt. It's lightly smoky, with a really rich roasted malt flavor, some bitter chocolate, and heavily roasted coffee. It's a classic flavor profile, done exceedingly well.
This is medium bodied, very, very creamy, with a good level of carbonation.
This was absolutely nailed. I could drink a lot of it.
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