Rise & Shine
Half Full Brewery
- From:
- Half Full Brewery
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 12.07%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 21, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 06, 2016
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
We've taken a deliciously mouthwatering porter and added a smooth coffee kick, courtest of Stamford's own, Rise Brewing Co., and their amazing Cold Brew Coffee. Rise & Shine has a full roasty body, moderate bitterness, notes of dark coffee, and rounds out with a complex yet smooth finish
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Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut
3.57/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: opaque; dark brown in color; 2+ finger finely pored dark brown head that receded to a wispy cap; nice lacing;
S: deeply roasted grain, coffee, and bittersweet chocolate;
T: coffee for a moment, then deeply roasted grain and bittersweet chocolate; moderate bitterness on the finish; coffee comes back in the aftertaste;
M: medium to full bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;
O: for a coffee porter, there wasn't much coffee character;
Sep 17, 2019S: deeply roasted grain, coffee, and bittersweet chocolate;
T: coffee for a moment, then deeply roasted grain and bittersweet chocolate; moderate bitterness on the finish; coffee comes back in the aftertaste;
M: medium to full bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;
O: for a coffee porter, there wasn't much coffee character;
Rated by baldy00 from Connecticut
4.27/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
you want roasted, toasted and coffee, you got it
Sep 28, 2018
Reviewed by mynie from Maryland
4.21/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Dark ruby, medium head.
Pour was way too cold and at first it smelled just like chocolate. As it warmed, coffee and porter roughness became present.
Tastes pretty darn good. Coffee is firm but not overbearing, porter roastiness finishes it off.
As coffee beers become more and more commonplace, it's getting less and less frequent to find one that's solidly made. Hat's off to Half Full for brewing a good one.
Jan 09, 2017Pour was way too cold and at first it smelled just like chocolate. As it warmed, coffee and porter roughness became present.
Tastes pretty darn good. Coffee is firm but not overbearing, porter roastiness finishes it off.
As coffee beers become more and more commonplace, it's getting less and less frequent to find one that's solidly made. Hat's off to Half Full for brewing a good one.
Rated by Ucethan from Connecticut
4.2/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
very good will have again
Oct 16, 2016
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