S'mores Porter
Hi-Wire Brewing
- From:
- Hi-Wire Brewing
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.35 | pDev: 12.24%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 15, 2021
- Added:
- Jan 25, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by oldmankoch from Utah
3.13/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.13/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
I'm in the agreement camp with many of the other reviewers. The only S'mores like thing about this beer is the woodsy/smokey element. Very little Chocolate/Vanilla/Cinnamon. Perhaps a touch of Cinnamon spice on the finish. Definitely needed a boost of the other ingredients for it to shine...otherwise a very plain experience. This is a great example of why I don't ever really buy their beers. If I ever purchase another of their beers it'll be a 10-40 variant and that's it.
Mar 02, 2021
Reviewed by teromous from Virginia
2.77/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.77/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
From the bottom of the can: "PACKAGED 12/28/20"
Appearance: The beer looks mostly black and opaque, but there is a bit of a dark brown hue as the light strikes the edges of the glass. The head is large and fluffy with a rocky surface of oversized bubbles combining with both medium and smaller ones as they pop to the surface like a tar pit. It has excellent retention and it leaves a nice frothy web of lacing on the glass.
Aroma: Toast comes through at first, then some burnt wood. There is this light hint of cocoa that seems like it's trying to get through but then the burnt aroma overtakes it each time.
Taste: Up front there isn't a lot of flavor on the front of the tongue. As the beer slides to the middle of the beer there is an acrid flavor. It tastes a bit like burnt wood with a hint of a smokey character. It finishes with a bit of pine and smoke.
Mouthfeel: It feels a bit thin on the palate. The body is on the lower edge of medium.
Overall: The can states that this is a "PORTER BREWED W/ CHOCOLATE, FRESH VANILLA, AND CINNAMON." There is no cinnamon character, which seems like a statistical anomaly considering how strong it can end up in most beers. The vanilla is also absent, and while the chocolate seems to come through from time to time in the aroma, it is absent from the flavor. The title of the beer is "s'mores porter" and aside from the campfire, this beer is missing all of the necessary ingredients. I wouldn't pick it up again and I would recommend skipping it.
Jan 29, 2021Appearance: The beer looks mostly black and opaque, but there is a bit of a dark brown hue as the light strikes the edges of the glass. The head is large and fluffy with a rocky surface of oversized bubbles combining with both medium and smaller ones as they pop to the surface like a tar pit. It has excellent retention and it leaves a nice frothy web of lacing on the glass.
Aroma: Toast comes through at first, then some burnt wood. There is this light hint of cocoa that seems like it's trying to get through but then the burnt aroma overtakes it each time.
Taste: Up front there isn't a lot of flavor on the front of the tongue. As the beer slides to the middle of the beer there is an acrid flavor. It tastes a bit like burnt wood with a hint of a smokey character. It finishes with a bit of pine and smoke.
Mouthfeel: It feels a bit thin on the palate. The body is on the lower edge of medium.
Overall: The can states that this is a "PORTER BREWED W/ CHOCOLATE, FRESH VANILLA, AND CINNAMON." There is no cinnamon character, which seems like a statistical anomaly considering how strong it can end up in most beers. The vanilla is also absent, and while the chocolate seems to come through from time to time in the aroma, it is absent from the flavor. The title of the beer is "s'mores porter" and aside from the campfire, this beer is missing all of the necessary ingredients. I wouldn't pick it up again and I would recommend skipping it.
Reviewed by TonyLema1 from South Carolina
3.53/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L: deep brown, thin tan head, some lacing
S: little bit of chocolate and vanilla
T: hints of chocolate and vanilla as it warms up, but tastes like a regular old Porter to me
F: decent mouthfeel
O: I was excited to try this, and I feel let down
Jan 29, 2021S: little bit of chocolate and vanilla
T: hints of chocolate and vanilla as it warms up, but tastes like a regular old Porter to me
F: decent mouthfeel
O: I was excited to try this, and I feel let down
Reviewed by davisdahlberg6 from Tennessee
3.15/5 rDev -6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.15/5 rDev -6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Picked this up at Busters liquor store in Memphis TN. Enjoyed on 1/22/2020 and the beer was canned on 12/28/2020.
A: Pours a dark brown coffee color. Even with a vigorous pour minimal head.
S: The chocolate and vanilla dominate the nose, with a little bit of coffee
T: Even after letting it warm the chocolate and vanilla dominate, with a distinct coffee bitterness. Very little graham cracker if any.
F: A little too light with a lack of body, no real creaminess, and a little too much carbonation.
O: Overall it was a good beer, but it wasn’t what was promised. I expected it to be sweeter and have more graham cracker and cinnamon flavor. It tasted more like a regular coffee porter
Jan 23, 2021A: Pours a dark brown coffee color. Even with a vigorous pour minimal head.
S: The chocolate and vanilla dominate the nose, with a little bit of coffee
T: Even after letting it warm the chocolate and vanilla dominate, with a distinct coffee bitterness. Very little graham cracker if any.
F: A little too light with a lack of body, no real creaminess, and a little too much carbonation.
O: Overall it was a good beer, but it wasn’t what was promised. I expected it to be sweeter and have more graham cracker and cinnamon flavor. It tasted more like a regular coffee porter
Reviewed by Singlefinpin from North Carolina
4/5 rDev +19.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +19.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Drinking this at my local tap house Tapped in Greenville NC, my first draft in NC in months due to Covid 19 Pandemic.
Poured from a tap into a pint glass.
Appears dark brown, with a light foamy head and lacing that dropped quickly.
Smells, sweet, chocolatey, crackery.
Taste follows the nose with some cinnamon notes on the finish.
Mouth feel is medium for the style with good carbonation.
Overall a nice Porter that I might order again.
May 31, 2020Poured from a tap into a pint glass.
Appears dark brown, with a light foamy head and lacing that dropped quickly.
Smells, sweet, chocolatey, crackery.
Taste follows the nose with some cinnamon notes on the finish.
Mouth feel is medium for the style with good carbonation.
Overall a nice Porter that I might order again.
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.45/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
I got a can of this beer off the single shelf from my local Giant Eagle store. It poured an opaque dark with essentially no head and no lace. The scent had subtle hints of cinnamon. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with very subtle cocoa start but strong cinnamon finish. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it's a decent beer.
Apr 23, 2020
Reviewed by hoptheology from South Dakota
2.74/5 rDev -18.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
2.74/5 rDev -18.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
12 oz can, dated 1/10/20, poured into DFH nonic.
Has a very light brown pour which forms into a light-to-medium brown body, with a creamy head of 1/2 finger. Recedes to a fingernail.
Aroma brings some earthy notes first - ash, wood, dirt; then some sweetness creeps up with faint graham and chocolate malt.
Flavor is completely dirty. Just dirt and smoke all the way to the bank. I get a little bit of marshmallow and graham, but they are phantom suggestions and nothing that sticks. Ash and dirt is 90% of what is here.
Feel is crisp but not clean, starchy/clingy, some roastiness, noticeable alcohol for only 6%.
Overall...not a good beer. This one's going bye-bye.
Price paid : $1.49 / can
Would buy again : hell no
Apr 18, 2020Has a very light brown pour which forms into a light-to-medium brown body, with a creamy head of 1/2 finger. Recedes to a fingernail.
Aroma brings some earthy notes first - ash, wood, dirt; then some sweetness creeps up with faint graham and chocolate malt.
Flavor is completely dirty. Just dirt and smoke all the way to the bank. I get a little bit of marshmallow and graham, but they are phantom suggestions and nothing that sticks. Ash and dirt is 90% of what is here.
Feel is crisp but not clean, starchy/clingy, some roastiness, noticeable alcohol for only 6%.
Overall...not a good beer. This one's going bye-bye.
Price paid : $1.49 / can
Would buy again : hell no
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
3.75/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A-Pours a dark color with a nice head and lacing
A-Aroma has a generous S’more hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a well balanced S’more flavor
M-A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
O-A good Porter
Feb 16, 2020A-Aroma has a generous S’more hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a well balanced S’more flavor
M-A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
O-A good Porter
Reviewed by BB1313 from Ohio
3.52/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Canned on 12/26/19. 12oz can poured into a tulip. Pours a dark brown with mahogany hues; small light khaki head that fades leaving decent retention and lacing. Nice color. The aromas are on the subtle and mild side, although they do slightly open up as it warms a bit. It's basically all malts. Hints of cocoa and smoke. The flavors have more hints of cocoa and smoke. Mild marshmallow notes. Subtle hints of cinnamon in the finish coming through. Solid malt backbone. Alcohol goes unnoticed. Mouthfeel is on the fuller side of light-bodied with active carbonation. It's fluffy, smooth and easy to drink.
This is a decent brew. It really isn't that reminiscent of a s'more though. The subtle addition of cinnamon gives this one life. It's nothing too crazy, but it's enjoyable.
Feb 02, 2020This is a decent brew. It really isn't that reminiscent of a s'more though. The subtle addition of cinnamon gives this one life. It's nothing too crazy, but it's enjoyable.
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