Kereru For Great Justice: Wood-Fired Toasted Coconut Porter
Kereru Brewing Company
- From:
- Kereru Brewing Company
- New Zealand
- Style:
- English Porter
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 7.33%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Nov 03, 2016
- Added:
- Jan 11, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York
3.84/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Garnet brown with film of tan. 3.75
Raisinettes and kirsch. 4
Demerara, carob, a touch of bark and slight oily fruit. 3.75
Light to medium, smooth, round. 4
Not feeling the coconut. Only 4.5% keeps it thin and underpowered. Easy, but I don’t get the fuss. 3.75
Nov 03, 2016Raisinettes and kirsch. 4
Demerara, carob, a touch of bark and slight oily fruit. 3.75
Light to medium, smooth, round. 4
Not feeling the coconut. Only 4.5% keeps it thin and underpowered. Easy, but I don’t get the fuss. 3.75
Reviewed by SmashPants from Australia
3.46/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle: first had a 75mL sample at Beervana, then purchased one from New World Wellington - a standard, big 500mL brown bottle with a decent craft label.
Appearance: pours a very dark brown tending towards black. Quite solid, with a half-finger beige head that stops at a solid cap.
Aroma: there is some coconut, but also lots of roasted coffee with some cocoa. Plenty of aroma for a porter, which is a nice change.
Taste: unfortunately the coconut drops away, to be replaced predominantly with that roasted coffee flavour. The coconut is still there, but way in the background. Still not a bad porter, but I definitely wouldn't say it should be called a coconut porter - far too demure.
Aftertaste: still with the roasted malts and not all that much else.
Mouth feel: pretty good - moderate to heavy in body with a moderate, fine carbonation. Decent.
Overall: this was Kererú's offering at Beervana for the 'Anzac Biscuit' challenge for the upcoming 100th anniversary of Gallipoli. Personally I preferred Behemoth Brewing's Brave Bikkie. Still, not a bad porter at all - just missed the mark on the 'Anzac Biscuit' thing.
Sep 24, 2014Appearance: pours a very dark brown tending towards black. Quite solid, with a half-finger beige head that stops at a solid cap.
Aroma: there is some coconut, but also lots of roasted coffee with some cocoa. Plenty of aroma for a porter, which is a nice change.
Taste: unfortunately the coconut drops away, to be replaced predominantly with that roasted coffee flavour. The coconut is still there, but way in the background. Still not a bad porter, but I definitely wouldn't say it should be called a coconut porter - far too demure.
Aftertaste: still with the roasted malts and not all that much else.
Mouth feel: pretty good - moderate to heavy in body with a moderate, fine carbonation. Decent.
Overall: this was Kererú's offering at Beervana for the 'Anzac Biscuit' challenge for the upcoming 100th anniversary of Gallipoli. Personally I preferred Behemoth Brewing's Brave Bikkie. Still, not a bad porter at all - just missed the mark on the 'Anzac Biscuit' thing.
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
4.38/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.38/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
On tap at the Fork & Brewer in Wellington.
Clear but deep, dark red coloration.
Fabulous aroma: rich, complex and highly appealing with caramel, toasted coconut, and a hint of pinot noir barrel. A hint of red wine in the flavor too where the toasted coconut is unmistakeable but not overdone. Very good sweet/bitter balance. Complex and dynamic flavor mix.
O: an excellent porter with wood-fired toasted coconut. A very big beer for 4.5% ABV! Highly recommended.
Jan 11, 2014Clear but deep, dark red coloration.
Fabulous aroma: rich, complex and highly appealing with caramel, toasted coconut, and a hint of pinot noir barrel. A hint of red wine in the flavor too where the toasted coconut is unmistakeable but not overdone. Very good sweet/bitter balance. Complex and dynamic flavor mix.
O: an excellent porter with wood-fired toasted coconut. A very big beer for 4.5% ABV! Highly recommended.
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