Horchata
Silversmith Brewing Co.
- From:
- Silversmith Brewing Co.
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 5.57%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 27, 2026
- Added:
- Feb 09, 2026
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Sweet & smooth | 30 IBU
This one's a blast from the past. With some updated flavours that are sure to deliver. Our Horchata Porter is a chocolatey, dark-ruby coloured Porter. Brewed with cinnamon and vanilla to give it a delicious, sweet finish. You're either in, or you're in the way. That's what we say.
(From my can's label; no information on brewery's website--William Wood)
This one's a blast from the past. With some updated flavours that are sure to deliver. Our Horchata Porter is a chocolatey, dark-ruby coloured Porter. Brewed with cinnamon and vanilla to give it a delicious, sweet finish. You're either in, or you're in the way. That's what we say.
(From my can's label; no information on brewery's website--William Wood)
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.85/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
473 mL can from the LCBO, included in Silversmith's Winter Mix Pack; dated Oct 1 2025 and served slightly chilled.
Pours an ebony black hue with ruby red-coloured highlights. Just over an inch of dense, creamy, beige-coloured head floats atop, melting away over the next five minutes, give or take. It leaves behind a full coat of lace, with a tight collar and patchy cap lingering on the surface; looks great. The aroma is mildly spicy, with notes of cinnamon, cacao nibs and vanilla; sweet milk chocolate with a touch of roastiness.
A decent-tasting sweet porter with a spicy kick at the finish. Milk chocolate, cacao, roasted malts and oat sweetness come through early on, with vanilla pushing through by mid-sip. Bittersweet baker's chocolate, cinnamon and roasted malts round out the back end; chocolate, cinnamon and vanilla carry on into a persistent aftertaste. Medium-full in body, with gentle carbonation that rolls softly along the tongue; very smooth, fulfilling mouthfeel that might be this brew's strongest asset. More drinkable than expected for a spiced beer.
Final Grade: 3.85, a B+. Silversmith's Horchata Porter isn't perfect, but the gimmick is well-rendered, particularly with regard to that smooth, borderline creamy mouthfeel. Neither the vanilla nor the cinnamon are overused - they're more complementary than pivotal, jiving exquisitely well with the chocolatey flavours of the base porter. It's not a beer that I necessarily need to drink on a regular basis, but as a winter seasonal I think it's pretty darn nice.
May 27, 2026Pours an ebony black hue with ruby red-coloured highlights. Just over an inch of dense, creamy, beige-coloured head floats atop, melting away over the next five minutes, give or take. It leaves behind a full coat of lace, with a tight collar and patchy cap lingering on the surface; looks great. The aroma is mildly spicy, with notes of cinnamon, cacao nibs and vanilla; sweet milk chocolate with a touch of roastiness.
A decent-tasting sweet porter with a spicy kick at the finish. Milk chocolate, cacao, roasted malts and oat sweetness come through early on, with vanilla pushing through by mid-sip. Bittersweet baker's chocolate, cinnamon and roasted malts round out the back end; chocolate, cinnamon and vanilla carry on into a persistent aftertaste. Medium-full in body, with gentle carbonation that rolls softly along the tongue; very smooth, fulfilling mouthfeel that might be this brew's strongest asset. More drinkable than expected for a spiced beer.
Final Grade: 3.85, a B+. Silversmith's Horchata Porter isn't perfect, but the gimmick is well-rendered, particularly with regard to that smooth, borderline creamy mouthfeel. Neither the vanilla nor the cinnamon are overused - they're more complementary than pivotal, jiving exquisitely well with the chocolatey flavours of the base porter. It's not a beer that I necessarily need to drink on a regular basis, but as a winter seasonal I think it's pretty darn nice.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.75/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Feb 16 2026
Feb 16, 2026
Reviewed by talisen-crw from Canada (ON)
4.25/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 473mL in a pint glass. From Small Batch Dispatch's February curation. Canned November 7/25. My 7th beer from the Virgil, Ontario brewery, and 2nd for 2026. Ridiculously embraced by Sundae the cat...
Feb 13, 2026
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