Chroma
Portico Brewing Co.
- From:
- Portico Brewing Co.
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Rye Beer
Ranked #121 - ABV:
- 6.1%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #34,315 - Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 18.03%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 23, 2022
- Added:
- May 06, 2013
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
This Amber ale was brewed with Rye and four American hop varieties. Starting malty with a bit of spice, this beer finishes with a dry hop bite. The rye imparts an earthy quality to the first sip, balanced by a sweetness from the malt. All of the hop additions were carefully selected to give it first a heavy herbal aroma, followed by a fruity, spicy flavor with moderate bitterness.
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.94/5 rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dirty copper color. Clear. Moderate head which leaves a lattice of lace.
Toasted malt with a light sweetness to the nose.
Borderline brown ale, IPA blend. Plenty of hop but there's a good deeply toasted Crystal malt component. Warm, caramel with black pepper finish.
Mar 19, 2017Toasted malt with a light sweetness to the nose.
Borderline brown ale, IPA blend. Plenty of hop but there's a good deeply toasted Crystal malt component. Warm, caramel with black pepper finish.
Reviewed by Davepoolesque from Massachusetts
2.9/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
2.9/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
Light brown in color. Murky in appearance. It's an amber. Drinks more like a brown ale though. Lots of earthy malt and nut dryness. It's ok, bordering on not good.
Oct 13, 2016
Reviewed by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts
3.28/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottle. Poured a ruddy brown color. Not much head. Cloudy with particulate. Aroma was mostly malty and quite fruity. Almost like a strawberry preserve scent. The flavor was mushed up strawberry jam. I really tasted a bunch of berry jam. I didn't really enjoy that. I did not pick up much character from the rye. The overly sweet, fruity element to this beer turned me off. Medium bodied with a lasting aftertaste. One bottle of this was enough.
Dec 31, 2015
Reviewed by Durge from Connecticut
4.06/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.06/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Sweet malt and pleasant herbal-pine hops so nicely balanced. Dark rusty mahogany color with a sturdy cream colored head and nice lacing. The aroma focuses on the malty backbone, sweet but subtle. The hops come out in the flavor but remain subdued and the medium-plus body delivers a luscious, frothy feel. Much better than your average amber/red ale.
Jun 27, 2015
Rated by bailslyon from Massachusetts
4.49/5 rDev +26.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +26.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
This beer is so smooth and delicious. It appeals to the masses, and the brewers are super rad!
Jun 24, 2015
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