Sodbuster
Fargo Brewing Company

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From:
Fargo Brewing Company
 
North Dakota, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
6.1%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.73 | pDev: 11.26%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
107
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 18, 2018
Added:
Dec 30, 2013
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  14
Sodbuster Porter is a beautifully balanced, robust beer that pours black with a thick tan head. Dominated by coffee, chocolate, roast, and faint hints of smoke; this porter is rich and full on the palate, providing you with the fortitude to make it through North Dakota winters.

“Sodbuster wraps you in comfort like a warm blanket on a winter night. I just want to crawl inside and take a nap.”
~ Bill Lempe

29 IBU
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Rated: 3.27 by emptyglassagain from Massachusetts

May 18, 2018
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Rated: 3.44 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

May 10, 2018
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Reviewed by Tony210 from New Jersey

2.47/5  rDev -33.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Pours dark with a head that fades quickly. Smells of roasted malt and English ale yeast. Bittersweet chocolate battles vinegar for dominance on the palate. Fairly thin, vinegary finish. Hopefully this is a bad can of beer and does not represent their finished product.

11/11/17
12 oz undated can
2.5 rating
Nov 12, 2017
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Reviewed by IvoryFoxhole from Virginia

3.94/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Undated 12 oz. can purchased at Happy Harry's in Fargo, ND on 8/19/17. Poured into Belgian ale glass.

L: 1F+ light tan head. OK retention, spotty lacing, thin cap and ring. Beer is as dark as can get.

S: Pretty nice. Dark roasted malts and unsweetened chocolate.

T: Roasted to burnt malts. A little bit of coffee to go with the unsweetened chocolate. Slight bitterness on finish. This is actually quite good.

F: Light to medium body, moderate carbonation (maybe a little too much). Construction and balance are good.

O: Quite decent porter.
Sep 07, 2017
 
Rated: 3.93 by futiledevices from South Dakota

Apr 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.81 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Mar 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by kjkinsey from Texas

Mar 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by rossracing from Illinois

Mar 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.77 by MrUse from Minnesota

Oct 21, 2016
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Rated by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

3.79/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap, 10/08/2016
Oct 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.08 by corywalston from North Dakota

Aug 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by Eziel from Ohio

Jun 13, 2016
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Reviewed by bbtkd from South Dakota

4.11/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Fargo Brewing Sodbuster Porter, 6.1% ABV, IBU 29. Pours black and thin with 2 fingers of tan head that dissipated quickly, leaving slight lacing. Nose and taste are roasty malt and coffee. Not very bitter. Good mouthfeel, overall a pretty decent beer. You could pass this off as a non-imperial coffee stout.
Jun 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4.38 by seangibbs60 from Minnesota

May 30, 2016
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Reviewed by NizzleEGizzle from New York

3.63/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
L: A nice rich brown, no head or lacing.

S: nice roastiness, but verges on burnt. No notes that I can pick up.

T: theres a nice almond meal flavor, but the porter roastiness really comes off as burnt in this one.

F: exceedingly thing. none of the creaminess of a strong porter.

O: a finely drinkable example of the style, but nothing you want to think too deeply about.
May 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.49 by TEdubbaD from Minnesota

Apr 09, 2016
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Rated by LukeGude from Iowa

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Underwhelming flavor profile, not bad but a little boring compared to other porters
Mar 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.44 by cd34 from Illinois

Mar 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.68 by Dicers from California

Mar 16, 2016
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Reviewed by drpimento from Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Not bad, nothing wrong with it, just that it's been done like this many, many times before. Aroma and flavor are similar and dominated by cocoa and a little coffee, A little bitter in the finish. Easy drinking brew.
Feb 23, 2016
Sodbuster from Fargo Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 107 ratings