Backyard Porter
Fountain Square Brewing Co.

Backyard PorterBackyard Porter
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From:
Fountain Square Brewing Co.
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
English Porter
ABV:
5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.65 | pDev: 13.42%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
81
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 23, 2021
Added:
Oct 27, 2011
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  20
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Ratings by buschbeer:
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Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio

3.61/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12 FL. OZ. bottle
Served in a perfect pint glass

A - It is brown to dark amber in color with amber highlights with an inch or two of tan head. It looks more like a brown ale than a porter.

S - The aroma is chocolate and cocoa.

T - The taste begins with some cocoa. Then I get some roasted malt. It finishes with a bitter burnt flavor.

M - Medium

O - I kept thinking I was drinking a brown ale. The burnt finish was the only thing that reminded me that I wasn't.
Dec 04, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.53 by kjkinsey from Texas

Jan 23, 2021
 
Rated: 4.82 by watd from Indiana

Jun 13, 2020
 
Rated: 3.61 by kmanjohnson from California

Apr 03, 2019
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Reviewed by clknowlton001 from Colorado

3.51/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I love the Midwest, in town for work. This is an average porter from this part of the country, but I still dig it. Plenty of toasty sweetness, a bit of bittersweet chocolate, especially in the swallow. No glass — at the type of Indiana dive bar you don’t ask for a glass. Probably won’t get the opportunity to get this again, but not a bad beer at all. I’d have this in my fridge frequently if it were available in Colorado (still waiting for a great porter in high country).
Oct 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.57 by danoble1 from Indiana

Mar 26, 2016
 
Rated: 4.41 by PunkAndPorters from Indiana

Jan 30, 2016
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Rated by pettetk from Indiana

5/5  rDev +37%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Awesome porter!
Dec 30, 2015
 
 
Rated: 3 by fredmugs from Indiana

Oct 13, 2015
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Reviewed by CO-Bloom from Colorado

3.58/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
If this was a blind tasting I would guess brown ale (not that they are wildly different styles). So it looks and tastes like a brown ale and pretty thin at that. Flavor is enjoyable with roasty malt, chocolate and some sweetness. Unfortunately, with the smell and mouthfeel, the flavor is muted rather than enhanced. I find it better than their amber ale and definitely drinkable. I know this is all subjective but I cannot understand the "robust" comments, since to me it drinks like an english brown - sweet, a little acidic dark chocolate, kind of creamy but thin. I suppose I prefer more robust "American porters" like Deschutes and Great Lake's porters.
Oct 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by chillin from Indiana

Sep 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.4 by PhilMiller from Indiana

Sep 27, 2015
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Reviewed by Tilly from Kentucky

3.88/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
P: Nice dark opaque brown pot. Not much head at all.
A: Coffee, chocolate, vanilla and smoke.
T: Heavy coffee, sweet chocolate and vanilla.
M: Mild, sweet, clean with some bitterness.
O: One step ahead of a typical Porter. This drinks more like a stout. At 5%, a great drinker.
Aug 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.61 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Aug 02, 2015
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Rated by Wasted_Youth from Indiana

4.04/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Smooth roasted coffee and malts with some spice to it. A great light porter.
Jul 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by instinct2 from Indiana

Jul 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.31 by LXIXME from New Mexico

Jul 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.95 by Phoneguy from Indiana

May 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.89 by arini10 from Oregon

May 14, 2015
Backyard Porter from Fountain Square Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 81 ratings