Cantankerous Dockhand
Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery

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From:
Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery
 
Texas, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
6.7%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.88 | pDev: 10.05%
Reviews:
3
Ratings:
12
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 09, 2017
Added:
Jun 11, 2011
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Rated: 3 by Karibourgeois from Texas

Jan 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.46 by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

May 05, 2015
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Reviewed by mschantz from Colorado

3.92/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Sampled on cask at BS. The cask apparently has serrano and cayenne pepper on top of the ancho and guajillo peppers used in the standard (if the word can be used here) cantankerous. Pours as black as it gets with a nice fine head. Despite being on nitro the head dissipates to just a skim after a few sips. Nose is very vegetal with a bit of chocolate. Taste is chocolate, smoke and chicory up front. The spicy peppery notes kick in on the back and while clearly spicy does not overwhelm the other flavors happening.
Jan 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Getalegup from Texas

Aug 19, 2014
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Reviewed by WillGrafe from Texas

3.4/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Too spicy for my taste. It is well made, but the pepper taste is overwhelming or should I say underwhelmingly out of balance. I love the other Dockhands I've tried, but this one has left me with a dry sour aftertaste. If you love peppery beer this ones for you, otherwise I'd stick with Blackstar's Recalcitrant Dockhand.
Dec 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by LXIXME from New Mexico

Dec 04, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by 2dogbrew from Virginia

Nov 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by zonker17 from Texas

Nov 05, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by Lawl3ss from Texas

Oct 29, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by MightyDog from Texas

Sep 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by lokieman from Oklahoma

Feb 14, 2013
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Reviewed by UTCengOwl from Texas

4.08/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Love Black Star Co-op. They always have good food and a great local rotating set of beers. I haven't been all that impressed with the house beers yet, but this was better than I've had there before... and by a big margin. Served in a mini-snifter.

The beer is black, but it doesn't have much visual character beyond that. The head is nice, but not beyond my expectations. A lighter color than I would have expected from the base. Pretty standard for a big porter... which is to say that it was good.

The nose is predominantly dry, dark baking chocolate at low temperatures. Smelling this almost drys out my mouth. There's a smoky pepper flavor behind that that grows as the beer warms. It's interesting, but never achieves the balance I desire.

The first gulp of this was one of the most balanced, complex gulps I've ever had. A dry, chocolatey, dark porter mixing with 2 or 3 different smoky, earthy peppers that die off just before the aftertaste comes on. Damn, that's interesting and good. The beer shifts more towards the peppers as it warms. If I could keep this stuff cold, I'd mainline it. One of the most fulfilling gulps I've had.

This was a highly interesting and fulfilling beer... for a while. However, once it loses peak temperature, it loses balance and complexity. Highly recommended to try at least once.
Jun 11, 2011
Cantankerous Dockhand from Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 12 ratings