Penn Quarter Porter | DC Brau Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
DC Brau Brewing Co.
District of Columbia, United States
dcbrau.com
Style: American Porter
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.50%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
Penn Quarter Porter is our first in a line of draft-only limited-release beer, and it's a robust porter! In the way that The Public is on the line between a pale ale and an IPA, this is on the line between a porter and a stout - with chocolate notes and a dry, roasted finish.
Added by starrdogg on 05-12-2011
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Reviews by MCain04:
3.92/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Thanks for the extra, dave_treat. Can poured into my perfect pint sam adams glass.
looks dark brown/black with a mocha head, good retention and great lacing
smells of chocolate, coffee, toasted bread, roasted nuts, raisins
Taste is kind of thin, but bitter coffee and roasted malts dominate, a little dark chocolate, bitter hops.
Mouth is thin for a robust porter, and carbonation is a bit high, medium body. Faily dry finish.
Overall, a decent porter that I enjoyed, but there are a several better options in my back yard that I'd turn to first.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Thanks for the extra, dave_treat. Can poured into my perfect pint sam adams glass.
looks dark brown/black with a mocha head, good retention and great lacing
smells of chocolate, coffee, toasted bread, roasted nuts, raisins
Taste is kind of thin, but bitter coffee and roasted malts dominate, a little dark chocolate, bitter hops.
Mouth is thin for a robust porter, and carbonation is a bit high, medium body. Faily dry finish.
Overall, a decent porter that I enjoyed, but there are a several better options in my back yard that I'd turn to first.
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More User Reviews:
3/5 rDev -22.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Everybody rates everything far too high and I have to write reviews for nearly every average beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Everybody rates everything far too high and I have to write reviews for nearly every average beer.
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3.76/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On-tap 3/14/2015 at The Engine Room, in Mystic, CT served in a US tumbler pint glass.
A: The beer is a deep dark brown color, with a large light brown head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma is faint but contains coffee, roasted malts, a touch of dark fruit and some hops.
T: The taste starts out creamy with flavors of black coffee, licorice and dark fruit followed by some smokiness. Then a hearty roasted malt character comes in. The hops presence is very mild but brings some balance. The after-taste is slightly smoky and slightly sweet.
M: Crisp and a little smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is dry and slightly sticky.
O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, mild kick, good representation of style, it’s a solid beer but there are other Porters that I would pick first.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On-tap 3/14/2015 at The Engine Room, in Mystic, CT served in a US tumbler pint glass.
A: The beer is a deep dark brown color, with a large light brown head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma is faint but contains coffee, roasted malts, a touch of dark fruit and some hops.
T: The taste starts out creamy with flavors of black coffee, licorice and dark fruit followed by some smokiness. Then a hearty roasted malt character comes in. The hops presence is very mild but brings some balance. The after-taste is slightly smoky and slightly sweet.
M: Crisp and a little smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is dry and slightly sticky.
O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, mild kick, good representation of style, it’s a solid beer but there are other Porters that I would pick first.
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4.24/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look; black chestnut, 1/4 inch head, leaves nice lacing
smell; sweet nutty coffee tire fire, minor notes of sugars and esters
taste; imperial porter light, very nice roasted coffee and toffee notes, nicely balanced bitter and sweet malts, hop kiss, really yummy and drinkable
overall; a delicious full flavored accessible american porter, wish they made more
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look; black chestnut, 1/4 inch head, leaves nice lacing
smell; sweet nutty coffee tire fire, minor notes of sugars and esters
taste; imperial porter light, very nice roasted coffee and toffee notes, nicely balanced bitter and sweet malts, hop kiss, really yummy and drinkable
overall; a delicious full flavored accessible american porter, wish they made more
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3.44/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
An above average chocolaty and roasty porter. Very true to style. The dark chocolate and milk chocolate flavors mix well. That said, I have others in the style that I prefer.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
An above average chocolaty and roasty porter. Very true to style. The dark chocolate and milk chocolate flavors mix well. That said, I have others in the style that I prefer.
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3.93/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.01/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Appearance (4/5): A tightly bubbled head of two fingers sits atop a jet black body. Good retention. I particularly like the dark tan color of the head. Just an outstanding looking porter.
Smell (4.25/5): Roasted malt, dark chocolate and black coffee notes really dominate. This is quite a rich and intense-smelling porter, especially one that is fairly low in ABV. Perhaps the richest one I've ever smelled. I'm impressed, for sure.
Taste (4/5): Wow! Dark chocolate and light espresso flavors dominate. The roasted note doesn't stand out quite as much in the taste. Nice and rich and robust. A hoppier porter than most–the hop bite comes on late. You get a nice herbal/piney hit of moderate bitterness at the very end that combines really well with the roasted malts and bitter coffee flavor.
Mouthfeel (3.5/5): The mouthfeel unfortunately does not quite live up to the higher standards set by the aroma and flavor. It has a nice dry and roasty finish, but the body on the beer is thin. I would have liked a creamier feel than I'm getting here. I understand that it's a Robust Porter and not an Imperial Porter or Stout, so I cannot dock too many points. But placed side by side with Great Lakes' Edmund Fitzgerald, it's clear that the mouthfeel could be better.
Overall (4/5): DC Brau Penn Quarter Porter is a solid beer and a good example of the American Porter style. It features intense chocolate and black coffee notes in the aroma and taste and a more aggressive hop profile than most Porters I've had. The only drawback here is the mouthfeel, which I thought was too thin, unfortunately. Still, it's a good beer worth a try.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Appearance (4/5): A tightly bubbled head of two fingers sits atop a jet black body. Good retention. I particularly like the dark tan color of the head. Just an outstanding looking porter.
Smell (4.25/5): Roasted malt, dark chocolate and black coffee notes really dominate. This is quite a rich and intense-smelling porter, especially one that is fairly low in ABV. Perhaps the richest one I've ever smelled. I'm impressed, for sure.
Taste (4/5): Wow! Dark chocolate and light espresso flavors dominate. The roasted note doesn't stand out quite as much in the taste. Nice and rich and robust. A hoppier porter than most–the hop bite comes on late. You get a nice herbal/piney hit of moderate bitterness at the very end that combines really well with the roasted malts and bitter coffee flavor.
Mouthfeel (3.5/5): The mouthfeel unfortunately does not quite live up to the higher standards set by the aroma and flavor. It has a nice dry and roasty finish, but the body on the beer is thin. I would have liked a creamier feel than I'm getting here. I understand that it's a Robust Porter and not an Imperial Porter or Stout, so I cannot dock too many points. But placed side by side with Great Lakes' Edmund Fitzgerald, it's clear that the mouthfeel could be better.
Overall (4/5): DC Brau Penn Quarter Porter is a solid beer and a good example of the American Porter style. It features intense chocolate and black coffee notes in the aroma and taste and a more aggressive hop profile than most Porters I've had. The only drawback here is the mouthfeel, which I thought was too thin, unfortunately. Still, it's a good beer worth a try.
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4.75/5 rDev +23.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
12 oz can poured into a pint glass
Appearance: Pours pitch black, completely opaque, with 3 full fingers of chocolate/caramel colored head that lasted for quite a while before dissolving into a thin lacing of foam that completely covered the top of the beer.
Aroma: Massive aromas of dark chocolate and coffee. Some subtle notes of freshly baked dark bread, but it’s almost completely overpowered by the coffee and dark chocolate. Slight caramel and burnt sugar notes too.
Taste: Like the aroma, the predominate flavors of this beer are dark chocolate and coffee. Actually there’s a lot of coffee flavor in this beer, bur surprisingly, and thankfully, none of the coffee bitterness. The beer finishes with the dark chocolate and some mild sweetness. Some slight tobacco flavors too. Delicious!
Mouthfeel: Medium-thick and creamy. Chewy. Coats the mouth well!
Overall: Goddamn, this is an AWESOME Porter!! I really enjoy the roastiness that this beer has, and the wonderful balance between the coffee and the chocolate. One of the best porters I’ve ever had!
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
12 oz can poured into a pint glass
Appearance: Pours pitch black, completely opaque, with 3 full fingers of chocolate/caramel colored head that lasted for quite a while before dissolving into a thin lacing of foam that completely covered the top of the beer.
Aroma: Massive aromas of dark chocolate and coffee. Some subtle notes of freshly baked dark bread, but it’s almost completely overpowered by the coffee and dark chocolate. Slight caramel and burnt sugar notes too.
Taste: Like the aroma, the predominate flavors of this beer are dark chocolate and coffee. Actually there’s a lot of coffee flavor in this beer, bur surprisingly, and thankfully, none of the coffee bitterness. The beer finishes with the dark chocolate and some mild sweetness. Some slight tobacco flavors too. Delicious!
Mouthfeel: Medium-thick and creamy. Chewy. Coats the mouth well!
Overall: Goddamn, this is an AWESOME Porter!! I really enjoy the roastiness that this beer has, and the wonderful balance between the coffee and the chocolate. One of the best porters I’ve ever had!
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4.68/5 rDev +21.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
12 oz can poured into nonic pint
A: Dark and rich looking nice slightly mocha head
S: Nice roast smell with some chocolate and licorice very rich aromas
T: nice roast flavor some licorice and slight bitter chocolate
M: very lush and thick creamy very nice feel
O: This is a winner a great porter very thick and it comes in a can that is awesome.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
12 oz can poured into nonic pint
A: Dark and rich looking nice slightly mocha head
S: Nice roast smell with some chocolate and licorice very rich aromas
T: nice roast flavor some licorice and slight bitter chocolate
M: very lush and thick creamy very nice feel
O: This is a winner a great porter very thick and it comes in a can that is awesome.
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Penn Quarter Porter from DC Brau Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
3.86 out of
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560 ratings
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