Guard Dog Porter
Marley's Brewery And Grille
- From:
- Marley's Brewery And Grille
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 11.26%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 04, 2015
- Added:
- Feb 15, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
This full bodied dark Ale, is filled with flavor from Chocolate Malt and Roasted Barley. Nugget hops provide nice bitterness and flavor, with Fuggle hops providing a balanced earthy aroma. Great beer for the dark beer lovers in all of us. OG - 14.5 FG - 4.0 IBUs - 30 ABV - 5.6%
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Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania
3.57/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.57/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
This is a very caramel-forward porter. It's thick, and frankly, probably could be toned down a bit. But the flavor is quite full. Carbonation is pretty full and nips at the tongue a good bit. Pleasant to drink, even on a warm day. But it is a bit too caramel-laiden.
Jun 12, 2013
Reviewed by orangesol from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served on-tap at Marley's.
A - Pours jet black with a nice one finger tall off white head leaving light lace down the glass.
S - Smells of dark roasted grains, coffee grounds, chocolate, and an above average hop aroma. Not too bad really.
T - Starts off with lots of dark roasted grains slowly giving way to a mix of coffee, chocolate, and a surprising amount of hop bitterness. Finish is a mix of dark roast and dulled hop bitterness, lingering on the pallet for some time.
M - Heavy body and flavor with moderate carbonation. Dark, roasty feel that never really goes away, lingering on the pallet for some time after consumption.
O - Easily the best beer I had while at Marley's. Lots of dark roast yet easy to drink thanks to the low ABV. Could have used a touch more flavor but that isn't a real big deal for me.
Feb 03, 2012A - Pours jet black with a nice one finger tall off white head leaving light lace down the glass.
S - Smells of dark roasted grains, coffee grounds, chocolate, and an above average hop aroma. Not too bad really.
T - Starts off with lots of dark roasted grains slowly giving way to a mix of coffee, chocolate, and a surprising amount of hop bitterness. Finish is a mix of dark roast and dulled hop bitterness, lingering on the pallet for some time.
M - Heavy body and flavor with moderate carbonation. Dark, roasty feel that never really goes away, lingering on the pallet for some time after consumption.
O - Easily the best beer I had while at Marley's. Lots of dark roast yet easy to drink thanks to the low ABV. Could have used a touch more flavor but that isn't a real big deal for me.
Reviewed by CaptinRedBeard from Pennsylvania
4.32/5 rDev +18.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.32/5 rDev +18.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a very dark brown almost black color. Not much light can be seen through this. Moderate lacing. A very nice roasty aroma coming off of this one. Lots of great roasted malt flavor coming up front followed by some chocolate and coffee. With a bit of hop bitterness at the end. I really like the good amount of roast mixed with this hop profile. This was my favorite beer that I sampled. I will be coming back for a few growlers of this.
Feb 15, 2011
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