The Last Gentleman
Strange Land Brewery

The Last GentlemanThe Last Gentleman
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From:
Strange Land Brewery
 
Texas, United States
Style:
English Porter
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.69 | pDev: 14.63%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
41
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 06, 2020
Added:
Jan 19, 2015
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  12
Batch #1 - Bottled 2-14-15 - Beginning as an Entire Porter and left to mature for sixty days under the mellowing effects of bourbon-infused oak, the velvety Last Gentleman is gallant, sophisticated, and rebellious — as if he were the reckoning between all good teachings, wanton desire, and the rising and setting of the sun.
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Ratings by Texasfan549:
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Rated by Texasfan549 from Texas

3.93/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Apr 13, 2015
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Rated: 2.5 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 06, 2020
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Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.4/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
On-draught @ the brewery.

B- / WORTHY
Nov 27, 2017
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Reviewed by ThaneMcC from Germany

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
I was thrilled to pick up this "Limited Autumnal Release" batch 3 Fall 2017 - imperial bourbon, pumpkin porter!
Just opened it up and poured it into a tulip glass

Pours a lovely, inky dark brown with foamy khaki head of about 1FB. Sadly, this is the only really good attribute.
Smells is sort of a sour pumpkin, some pumpkin spice no bourbon notes and an off malty/basement note.
Taste is non specific sweet malt forward, the barest hint of vanilla/wood, hint of pumpkin and this mid note that hits you in the back of the tongue that's unpleasantly sour/bitter - acrid may be the best word to describe it. Mouthfeel is thin like you would expect from a porter (rather than a stout), minimal effervescence and a tacky residue and meh aftertaste.

Perhaps I got a bad bottle? After half a glass, I had to dump this one down the drain - I'm sad to say it was neither a good porter, a good pumpkin ale or a good bourbon barreled porter - their other offerings are better - this ale is not one of their better offerings.
Oct 28, 2017
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Rated by Grackos from Florida

3.15/5  rDev -14.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Drank July 2017, off flavors present. Maybe yeasty or too oxidized. Not good.
Jul 13, 2017
 
Rated: 3.3 by IrishColonial from Texas

Sep 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.15 by NeverSettle from Texas

Jun 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4.12 by rorjets from Connecticut

Feb 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3.48 by downNtexas from Texas

Jan 18, 2016
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Reviewed by Hervoyel from Texas

2.23/5  rDev -39.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1
I genuinely wanted to like this. I am usually fond of anything that has "Porter" and "Bourbon" on the bottle and gave this a try with every intention of enjoying it but my god this beer is awful. It looks wonderful. Pitch black with a beautiful dark brown head. It smells right too. The moment it hit my tongue I walked to the sink in my kitchen and poured it out. I do not like this. Not at all.
Jan 11, 2016
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Reviewed by GreatStoutman from Texas

4.1/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Rated from memory as it was a couple months ago I had this on tap, but I remember loving the flavor profile and it got me looking into this relatively new brewer outside of Austin. This is a very unique offering, and I highly recommend to anyone who likes porters.
Jan 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.04 by DutchcdnTEXAN from Texas

Dec 15, 2015
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Reviewed by Can_has_beer from Texas

4/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I enjoyed this on tap at the brewery. What I liked about this beer was that it improved upon the base just slightly. The bourbon is very subtle, and to be honest that's what I was looking for.
Dec 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.24 by GarbageMan10 from Texas

Dec 11, 2015
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Reviewed by MichialTanner1 from Texas

4.11/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.75
This one is an odd duck. I am rating this like a beer--so in that perspective, it is sort of an insignificant, dark, somewhat flat drink--but I think it may be the way the brewer intended. Objectively, this is very good.

I poured it into a whiskey glass because of the smell. Different from most bourbon barrel-aged stouts/porters, this one didn't just taste like a whiskey-flavored ale, but behaved more like a bourbon itself. The smoky wood flavor is prominent and the head dissipated (never to return) within a few minutes. That's okay.

This smells remarkably like a whiskey, even the empty glass. I intend to grab a few more bottles of these for nights when I want to "session" bourbon, but need to maintain my senses.
Nov 29, 2015
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Reviewed by JohnDee from Texas

2.47/5  rDev -33.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
Pours almost black with a very thick tan head that is slow to dissipate. Moderate lacing. Slightly pungent aroma. The taste is ashy and acrid. Mouthfeel is slightly oily and sticky with a faintly unpleasant aftertaste. Very disappointing.
Nov 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.78 by monk2021 from Texas

Nov 15, 2015
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Reviewed by champ103 from Texas

3.09/5  rDev -16.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
A: Pours a dark opaque brown color. A dense rocky, khaki colored head forms with good retention. Light lace is left as the foam gently recedes after a few minutes.
S: Toast, lightly roasted malts, and light grains. Dry chocolate, earthy English yeast that becomes lightly fruity.
T: Like the nose toasted malts up front, that become a bit ashy. Light roast and grains. Powdery dry chocolate and earthy English yeast. The ashy bitterness builds as this warms, and starts to become unpleasant after a while. Even some fusel alcohol.
M/O: A medium body and good carbonation. Crisp and fizzy on the tongue, that is dry a bit rough, and chalky. The more I drink this, the less I like it. Even though this is not a big beer, some fusel alcohol comes through, on top of and off putting ashy character.

I don't get any kind of Bourbon or wood with this. Just a standard English porter that is not bad at first, but the ashy bitterness and fusel like alcohol makes this more of a one and done. After initially thinking this was an average, but enjoyable offering I continued to find things I did not want.
Nov 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.66 by ckeegan04 from Texas

Oct 05, 2015
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Reviewed by tprinzing from Texas

3.85/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a tulip glass from a bottle of batch# 4 with a 3 finger head that dissipates slowly. Left a light lace behind. It was a nice velvet like feel with mellows tastes. I enjoyed it, but feel like it would have benefited from more time in the barrel. The bourbon taste is difficult to pick up.
Oct 05, 2015
The Last Gentleman from Strange Land Brewery
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 41 ratings