Known Gnome
Off Color Brewing
- From:
- Off Color Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
Ranked #234 - ABV:
- 6.7%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #20,265 - Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 8.67%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 11
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 25, 2022
- Added:
- Jan 30, 2017
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Porter brewed with Quassia bark and licorice root.
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.35/5 rDev +11%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +11%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Released late September 2019; drank 11/16/19 @ the Yarchives.
Black/brown appearance.
A violent pour yielded a huge tan head; minimal lace.
Root beer, cream, mild oak & faint chamomile notes in the nose.
Creamy medium mouthfeel.
Root beer, cream & ginger flavors up front; oak & faint chamomile notes on the finish.
Robust flavors that are easy to drink; strong schwarzbier vibes. I really liked this.
Nov 17, 2019Black/brown appearance.
A violent pour yielded a huge tan head; minimal lace.
Root beer, cream, mild oak & faint chamomile notes in the nose.
Creamy medium mouthfeel.
Root beer, cream & ginger flavors up front; oak & faint chamomile notes on the finish.
Robust flavors that are easy to drink; strong schwarzbier vibes. I really liked this.
Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri
3.85/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Brown in color with a very murky complexion. There’s a fingernail of beige around the rim. I smell black licorice and caramel, and milk chocolate. I’m tasting caramel, black licorice, and milk chocolate. The mouth is very smooth and cream, likely due to the oats.
Apr 09, 2019
Reviewed by Suds from Missouri
3.82/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.82/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
From a twelve ounce bottle, this brew is an utterly back, thick liquid. The head is slim and tan. Smokey and grainy aroma. The taste is lightly malty, roasty (coffe especially), with a bit of underlying sweetness. Full flavor. Medium full body.
Nov 16, 2018
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.16/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
This one pours a creamy looking dark brown- almost black- with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like tobacco, herbal hops, mint, wood, dark chocolate, and espresso.
This is super herbal and weird, but great. There's definitely licorice, and it gives off a herbal- almost mint- sort of flavor. There's a light spiciness, almost oak-like, with dark bitter chocolate, and a watery coffee flavor. There's also a herbal tobacco flavor.
This is very light bodied, a bit thin, with a creamy feel. There's a high level of drinkability.
This is a really unique and fun spin on a porter. It's a little too thin, but still very tasty nonetheless.
Apr 28, 2018This smells like tobacco, herbal hops, mint, wood, dark chocolate, and espresso.
This is super herbal and weird, but great. There's definitely licorice, and it gives off a herbal- almost mint- sort of flavor. There's a light spiciness, almost oak-like, with dark bitter chocolate, and a watery coffee flavor. There's also a herbal tobacco flavor.
This is very light bodied, a bit thin, with a creamy feel. There's a high level of drinkability.
This is a really unique and fun spin on a porter. It's a little too thin, but still very tasty nonetheless.
Reviewed by hoptheology from South Dakota
3.97/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Light to medium brown color with a slight sliver of beige head in my mini snifter.
Aromas of milk chocolate, tin, oats, and earth.
Flavor is much of the same, with a very delicious and robust porter flavor. Lots of yummy chocolate, rich cocoa, molasses, slight tin, anise, and at the tail end some woody and rooty notes, finishing off with coffee and chocolate.
Feel is light and crisp, with residual roasty notes. Really nice carbonation.
Overall, an enjoyable porter with strong chocolate notes and some original earthiness.
Mar 01, 2018Aromas of milk chocolate, tin, oats, and earth.
Flavor is much of the same, with a very delicious and robust porter flavor. Lots of yummy chocolate, rich cocoa, molasses, slight tin, anise, and at the tail end some woody and rooty notes, finishing off with coffee and chocolate.
Feel is light and crisp, with residual roasty notes. Really nice carbonation.
Overall, an enjoyable porter with strong chocolate notes and some original earthiness.
Reviewed by bret717 from Pennsylvania
4.02/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Look- pours cola brown w/tiny ring of head
Aroma- coffee, dark chocolate, smoke, almonds
Flavor- follows the nose closely. Also getting a hint of black licorice
Feel- medium bodied and and low carbonation
Overall- nice roasty, smoky porter with a hint of black licorice
Feb 26, 2018Aroma- coffee, dark chocolate, smoke, almonds
Flavor- follows the nose closely. Also getting a hint of black licorice
Feel- medium bodied and and low carbonation
Overall- nice roasty, smoky porter with a hint of black licorice
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