There Are Owls In The Roadhouse
Greenbush Brewing Company
- From:
- Greenbush Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Porter
- ABV:
- 8.8%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 9.56%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 10, 2016
- Added:
- Aug 07, 2013
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
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Reviewed by mfnmbvp from Illinois
3.88/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz. bottle, with bottled on date 10/14/2014 printed on the label somewhere. Acquired this bottle from a friend in a recent drunken fridge cleansing. A new one to me from Greenbush, this one a 'porter brewed with raspberries' per the label.
Poured into a clear balloon snifter.
A - It pours thick and inky, a dark chocolate black body - opaque in the glass with hardly a finger of dark tan head that thins to a ring quick. Some mild spotty sugary lacing left behind. Maybe a bit more stout-ish in appearance than a porter, but it looks good.
S - The aroma is a wonderful pairing of tart juicy raspberries, with milk chocolate, roast, and notes of coffee bean char. Mild tart / sour / lacto & the chocolate covered raspberries make for a perfect pairing. Slightly metallic around the edges.
T - Taste follows the nose: a lovely pairing of sweet, semi-tart raspberries with creamy milky / dark chocolate. A very nice pairing. Not overly sweet, with the perfect amount of sugars.
M - Smooth, rich, creamy, juicy, & very mildy tart. Roasty, chocolatey, and bitter on the finish. The raspberries lend a wonderful helping hand to this one. Too thick to call this one a porter though in my opinion.
Overall, an excellent 'porter' from Greenbush, but more of a stout to me if I had to go by experience. Would love to see what the barrel-aged treatment is like.
Greenbush There Are Owls In The Roadhouse -----4/5.
Apr 02, 2015Poured into a clear balloon snifter.
A - It pours thick and inky, a dark chocolate black body - opaque in the glass with hardly a finger of dark tan head that thins to a ring quick. Some mild spotty sugary lacing left behind. Maybe a bit more stout-ish in appearance than a porter, but it looks good.
S - The aroma is a wonderful pairing of tart juicy raspberries, with milk chocolate, roast, and notes of coffee bean char. Mild tart / sour / lacto & the chocolate covered raspberries make for a perfect pairing. Slightly metallic around the edges.
T - Taste follows the nose: a lovely pairing of sweet, semi-tart raspberries with creamy milky / dark chocolate. A very nice pairing. Not overly sweet, with the perfect amount of sugars.
M - Smooth, rich, creamy, juicy, & very mildy tart. Roasty, chocolatey, and bitter on the finish. The raspberries lend a wonderful helping hand to this one. Too thick to call this one a porter though in my opinion.
Overall, an excellent 'porter' from Greenbush, but more of a stout to me if I had to go by experience. Would love to see what the barrel-aged treatment is like.
Greenbush There Are Owls In The Roadhouse -----4/5.
Reviewed by Bosoxfan20 from Missouri
3.23/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.23/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A bit heavy on the raspberries. The base seems nice and nutty with some charred flavors. Would have preferred the raspberry to be toned down or even absent.
Mar 19, 2015
Rated by Bung from Michigan
3.94/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.94/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
If you like Founders Big Lucious, you will like this.
Feb 28, 2015Reviewed by Dan_Inreallife from Colorado
3.98/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A: Pitch black in color with a thick, creamy, lasting head, dark brown in appearance; thick, pillowy lacing clings to the glass
S: Raspberry puree and milk chocolate nose; full malty undertones
T: Huge burst of sweet raspberry up front, almost a raspberry simple syrup; chocolate malt transitions quickly into a full, sweet, boozy finish. Raspberry and sweetness step back as it warms for more bittersweet chocolate malt.
M: Fairly full bodied with an almost creamy feeling, carbonation is bubbly on the tongue but immediately dissipates
O: Very nice imperial porter with a great balance of sweet fresh raspberries and dark chocolate.
Dec 17, 2014S: Raspberry puree and milk chocolate nose; full malty undertones
T: Huge burst of sweet raspberry up front, almost a raspberry simple syrup; chocolate malt transitions quickly into a full, sweet, boozy finish. Raspberry and sweetness step back as it warms for more bittersweet chocolate malt.
M: Fairly full bodied with an almost creamy feeling, carbonation is bubbly on the tongue but immediately dissipates
O: Very nice imperial porter with a great balance of sweet fresh raspberries and dark chocolate.
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