Barrel-Aged Porter
Blindman Brewing
- From:
- Blindman Brewing
- Alberta, Canada
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.77 | pDev: 4.51%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 20, 2018
- Added:
- Nov 25, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
-
-
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.69/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.69/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
473ml can - their robust porter, aged in both Pinot Noir and Hungarian Cabernet Franc barrels. That might explain the hefty price for the serving size at the Blindman tap takeover at Beer Revolution YEG Oliver Square.
This beer pours a clear, dark amber-highlighted brown colour, with one fat finger of puffy, finely foamy, and bubbly tan head, which leaves a bit of streaky lace around the glass as it quickly evaporates.
It smells of smoked caramel malt, bittersweet cocoa powder, some berry-forward red fruitiness, faint cafe-au-lait, subtle wet wood staves, and mild earthy, leafy, and musty hop bitters. The taste is bready and doughy caramel malt, a bit of free-range ashiness, medium chocolate, day-old coffee grounds, cheap red wine, and more understated earthy, musty, and floral noble hoppiness.
The carbonation is fairly low-key in its innocuous frothiness, the body a decent middleweight, and generally smooth, with nothing really taking the time to mess around here. It finishes off-dry, the fading smoke and barrel essences ceding the floor to the lingering cereal malt.
Overall - yeah, this is an agreeable enough offering, however the big deal being made of the wine cask treatment is unwarranted in the final product. I'm just not getting much from the red wine side of things, to warrant what I'm paying for this.
Feb 02, 2018This beer pours a clear, dark amber-highlighted brown colour, with one fat finger of puffy, finely foamy, and bubbly tan head, which leaves a bit of streaky lace around the glass as it quickly evaporates.
It smells of smoked caramel malt, bittersweet cocoa powder, some berry-forward red fruitiness, faint cafe-au-lait, subtle wet wood staves, and mild earthy, leafy, and musty hop bitters. The taste is bready and doughy caramel malt, a bit of free-range ashiness, medium chocolate, day-old coffee grounds, cheap red wine, and more understated earthy, musty, and floral noble hoppiness.
The carbonation is fairly low-key in its innocuous frothiness, the body a decent middleweight, and generally smooth, with nothing really taking the time to mess around here. It finishes off-dry, the fading smoke and barrel essences ceding the floor to the lingering cereal malt.
Overall - yeah, this is an agreeable enough offering, however the big deal being made of the wine cask treatment is unwarranted in the final product. I'm just not getting much from the red wine side of things, to warrant what I'm paying for this.
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! Check out: How to Review a Beer. You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!