Mary's Maple Porter (Brewmaster's Series)
Brooklyn Brewery
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- From:
- Brooklyn Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Porter - English
- ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 14.21%
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 16, 2020
- Added:
- Jan 30, 2012
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
Notes:
Mary Wiles joined our brewery team after spending 30 years brewing and doing quality control for a Very, Very Big Brewer. Mary evolved into a craft beer brewer, and now she’s doing our quality control, having fun while helping us make sure that Brooklyn beers are tasting great and ready to make you happy. But Mary has a bright thing lurking in her past, present and future – Mary has maple trees. A lot of maple trees. Actually, a ridiculous number of maple trees, acres of them, right northwest of us in upstate New York. And her family farm makes 100% real New York State maple syrup.
Real maple syrup tastes great on pancakes and waffles, but it’s awfully good in beer too. Porter is a classic British ale style that traveled to the United States, sustained George Washington during the Revolution, and later built London’s great breweries. Mary’s Maple Porter is a rich, dark ale featuring a large portion of her maple syrup in the kettle. After fermentation by our house ale yeast, the syrup is no longer sweet (yeast likes to eat maple syrup too), but the maple flavor shows through in a complex interplay with caramel, chocolate, and cof fee flavors from our blend of roasted malts. An earthy hop note rounds it all out.
Real maple syrup tastes great on pancakes and waffles, but it’s awfully good in beer too. Porter is a classic British ale style that traveled to the United States, sustained George Washington during the Revolution, and later built London’s great breweries. Mary’s Maple Porter is a rich, dark ale featuring a large portion of her maple syrup in the kettle. After fermentation by our house ale yeast, the syrup is no longer sweet (yeast likes to eat maple syrup too), but the maple flavor shows through in a complex interplay with caramel, chocolate, and cof fee flavors from our blend of roasted malts. An earthy hop note rounds it all out.
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Ratings by tobelerone:
2.68/5 rDev -26.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
by tobelerone from New Jersey
On cask at Pony Bar. This one was a disappointment, frankly. The mouthfeel was a bit off; too prickly and rough, particularly for cask; was hoping for something creamy and smooth, which it wasn’t. Dry finish, very little sweetness whatsoever. The maple was pretty much a no-show in the taste; perhaps a subtle hint in the aroma. The whole thing seemed a bit disharmonious to me; there wasn’t much of the roast character you’d expect in a porter, and the hops, although not overpowering, were perhaps a bit too noticeable and bitter. It just didn’t hang together all that well for my tastes. I was a bit confused by what they were going for here, to be honest. Aspects of roast, char, coffee, chocolate all are detected, but everything clashes a bit in an odd way. Was expecting something quite different and a lot tastier.
Mar 05, 2012
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
by tobelerone from New Jersey
On cask at Pony Bar. This one was a disappointment, frankly. The mouthfeel was a bit off; too prickly and rough, particularly for cask; was hoping for something creamy and smooth, which it wasn’t. Dry finish, very little sweetness whatsoever. The maple was pretty much a no-show in the taste; perhaps a subtle hint in the aroma. The whole thing seemed a bit disharmonious to me; there wasn’t much of the roast character you’d expect in a porter, and the hops, although not overpowering, were perhaps a bit too noticeable and bitter. It just didn’t hang together all that well for my tastes. I was a bit confused by what they were going for here, to be honest. Aspects of roast, char, coffee, chocolate all are detected, but everything clashes a bit in an odd way. Was expecting something quite different and a lot tastier.
Mar 05, 2012
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
by chinchill from South Carolina
On tap at the 2014 Secret Stash Bash (Atlanta).
Nice opaque near black body but almost no head.
Excellent aroma is fairly complex but moderately, at most, strong.
Hints of maple here unfortunately only appear in the taste as vague sweet notes. Mildly sweet but enough to make this seem best as a dessert or after dinner beer.
Near full body with medium (slightly too high?) carbonation.
Mar 04, 2014
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
by chinchill from South Carolina
On tap at the 2014 Secret Stash Bash (Atlanta).
Nice opaque near black body but almost no head.
Excellent aroma is fairly complex but moderately, at most, strong.
Hints of maple here unfortunately only appear in the taste as vague sweet notes. Mildly sweet but enough to make this seem best as a dessert or after dinner beer.
Near full body with medium (slightly too high?) carbonation.
Mar 04, 2014
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3.5 by HattedClassic from Virginia on Nov 03, 2013
3.5 by jheezee from Texas on Oct 30, 2013
3.75 by ilikebeer03 from Texas on Oct 29, 2013
3 by AlexFields from Tennessee on Sep 27, 2013
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3.14/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
by TMoney2591 from Illinois
Served in a shaker pint glass at McGee's.
This close to DePaul, my mind immediately thought of the Virgin Mary brewing up a nice porter in her small Middle Eastern kitchen. I've gotta get out more (...or less...). This stuff pours a clear burnt sienna topped by a half-finger of cream foam. The nose comprises caramel, light candied orange peel, dry maple syrup, dried honey, and vague sense of dark-ish fruits in the background. The taste brings in more of the same, with that fruitiness being joined by some mild sourdough, a combination that's not exactly endearing to my tongue. The body is a lithe medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a slick feel. Overall, a weak little "porter", one that just doesn't work for me. It's the fruitiness, really; it's too out of place here and sticks out too far to be of any help.
Aug 28, 2013
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
by TMoney2591 from Illinois
Served in a shaker pint glass at McGee's.
This close to DePaul, my mind immediately thought of the Virgin Mary brewing up a nice porter in her small Middle Eastern kitchen. I've gotta get out more (...or less...). This stuff pours a clear burnt sienna topped by a half-finger of cream foam. The nose comprises caramel, light candied orange peel, dry maple syrup, dried honey, and vague sense of dark-ish fruits in the background. The taste brings in more of the same, with that fruitiness being joined by some mild sourdough, a combination that's not exactly endearing to my tongue. The body is a lithe medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a slick feel. Overall, a weak little "porter", one that just doesn't work for me. It's the fruitiness, really; it's too out of place here and sticks out too far to be of any help.
Aug 28, 2013
3.5 by mpayne5 from Indiana on Aug 27, 2013
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Mary's Maple Porter (Brewmaster's Series) from Brooklyn Brewery
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
224 ratings