RIP Porter
Heathen Brewing
- From:
- Heathen Brewing
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 6.32%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 28, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 12, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
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Real Intense Porter is for sure. The Pale, chocolate, crystal 80 and Carapils malted barley give this a rich chocolate and coffee flavor that tantalizes taste buds. The Willamette hops are there yet camouflaged in this well made porter. This is the kind of beer some would drink for breakfast! When you need a smooth yet robust beer "R.I.P." is the only choice.
46 IBUs
46 IBUs
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by CoasterRider from Washington
3.63/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
I'm finding I like Porters and Stouts a little on the warmer side, say 55 degrees, they have much more flavor. this one is good cold, but very good warm. the hops are not overpowering with a good chocolate malt with slight coffee flavor. Rated 8-16-2018
Jan 28, 2025
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.56/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from 22oz bomber into a dimpled mug.
Appearance: rich, deep, dark body with some brown highlights when held up to the light. Head poured a massive half-glass of frothy tan foam; this bad boy is definitely carbonated. Once the head settled a bit, I liked the look.
Smell: rather sweet with a pretty strong yeasty character and just a little roast. Not bad, but not particularly inspiring.
Taste: rather like the aroma. A bit sweet, a little astringent roast, and some yeastiness. It's not especially well-balanced for a porter.
Mouthfeel: medium-light body with a great big massive carbonation and a huge creaminess. The massiveness of the carbonation creates a big effect, but it's somehow not entirely satisfying.
Overall: based on the taste, I do not think this beer is infected, but the carbonation really acts like it is. This is a reasonable enough beer, but not one I'll be seeking out again anytime soon.
Sep 16, 2015Appearance: rich, deep, dark body with some brown highlights when held up to the light. Head poured a massive half-glass of frothy tan foam; this bad boy is definitely carbonated. Once the head settled a bit, I liked the look.
Smell: rather sweet with a pretty strong yeasty character and just a little roast. Not bad, but not particularly inspiring.
Taste: rather like the aroma. A bit sweet, a little astringent roast, and some yeastiness. It's not especially well-balanced for a porter.
Mouthfeel: medium-light body with a great big massive carbonation and a huge creaminess. The massiveness of the carbonation creates a big effect, but it's somehow not entirely satisfying.
Overall: based on the taste, I do not think this beer is infected, but the carbonation really acts like it is. This is a reasonable enough beer, but not one I'll be seeking out again anytime soon.
Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.71/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark velvety brown with an amber edge, and plenty of foam in the tall Timmermans goblet. Aroma of cocoa. Pleasantly sudsy on the palate.
Rather sweet and caramel flavored, but there is a little burnt grain. Not very bitter. It's really a classic Porter, with all the malt and darkness. It's just not as charred and dark as many of them. A touch of butter and oxidation give this more of an English feel.
A very warm and roasty brew that is highly drinkable. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Chuck's 85th St. Market in Seattle for six bucks.
Jul 26, 2015Rather sweet and caramel flavored, but there is a little burnt grain. Not very bitter. It's really a classic Porter, with all the malt and darkness. It's just not as charred and dark as many of them. A touch of butter and oxidation give this more of an English feel.
A very warm and roasty brew that is highly drinkable. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Chuck's 85th St. Market in Seattle for six bucks.
Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon
3.2/5 rDev -12.1%
3.2/5 rDev -12.1%
Pours two fingers of tan head on a black body.
The aroma is cocoa, roasted malt and
The taste has a sharp bitterness upfront, a little cream in the background, burnt wood.
The texture is crisp with fizzy.
The smell was nice, the taste tended towards the bitterness too much for me.
Sep 21, 2014The aroma is cocoa, roasted malt and
The taste has a sharp bitterness upfront, a little cream in the background, burnt wood.
The texture is crisp with fizzy.
The smell was nice, the taste tended towards the bitterness too much for me.
Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington
3.82/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a Reuben's Brew snifter. Pours a very dark mahogany brown, appearing opaque black in the glass with a healthy two finger light brown head with good retention and thick lacing. Nice aroma of dark toasted malt and good dark chocolate. Flavor is light toasted malt with a hint of char, day old coffee and a hint of chocolate, slightly attenuated. Medium bodied. The flavor is good for a porter, but the aroma was preparing me for a heavier stout, so I was expecting more from the flavor. Having retuned my taste for American porter, this did hit all the right notes, with a nice lightly charred toasted malt and light coffee and hints of chocolate. A good porter that perhaps could have had a bit more heavy duty malt body. Good but not great.
Jun 01, 2014
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