German Porter
Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery
- From:
- Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- English Porter
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 1.32%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 25, 2021
- Added:
- Mar 06, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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A "Germanified" version of a London porter brewed primarily in East Germany until virtually disappearing after reunification. Our German porter is made with English Maris otter malts, German noble-aromatic hops and a classic German ale yeast for an interesting combination of British-ale complexity and German mellowed drinkability.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by MNAle from Minnesota
3.74/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Aroma is predominately roasted malts and coffee, a floral brightness as well.
1 inch or so tan head from a reasonably vigorous pour recedes fairly quickly to a bubbly cap and ring, eventually becoming just a thin ring, and finally, a completely still surface. No lacing. Black and impenetrable color, even with a backlight.
Taste repeats the aroma: roasted malts are at the front, along with roasted coffee and ash. A bit of floral brightness provides a counterpoint to the roasted coffee and ash. No bittering at all until the aftertaste, and even then, not very bitter at all. The finish and aftertaste are dry with the ashen malts and growing bitterness as the beer warms.
Mouth feel has a moderate to thin body with no carbonation feel that I can detect.
This is an easy drinking beer. It is tasty enough in its own right, and the floral contrast with the roasted malts keeps the roastiness in balance, but it is a pretty simple-tasting beer on the whole.
Mar 25, 20211 inch or so tan head from a reasonably vigorous pour recedes fairly quickly to a bubbly cap and ring, eventually becoming just a thin ring, and finally, a completely still surface. No lacing. Black and impenetrable color, even with a backlight.
Taste repeats the aroma: roasted malts are at the front, along with roasted coffee and ash. A bit of floral brightness provides a counterpoint to the roasted coffee and ash. No bittering at all until the aftertaste, and even then, not very bitter at all. The finish and aftertaste are dry with the ashen malts and growing bitterness as the beer warms.
Mouth feel has a moderate to thin body with no carbonation feel that I can detect.
This is an easy drinking beer. It is tasty enough in its own right, and the floral contrast with the roasted malts keeps the roastiness in balance, but it is a pretty simple-tasting beer on the whole.
Reviewed by Chaz from Minnesota
3.84/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a very dark brown to black in color, and nearly opaque. Dark tan head tops this one and hangs on for a long time, with excellent lacing.
Looks very good to me!
Very neutral on the nose: “Dark malts” is not the absolute best that I can do at present, but I’m lazy (and frankly less focused on a scholarly or even just-plain nerdy amount of detail, and more on just enjoying this, as it’s my first go round with the beer). At any rate, the aromatic
character is very much in keeping with the tradition of a British Porter, with minimal, floral hop accents. Clean.
A touch of smokey-sweetness on the first sip, with richer chocolate notes underneath.
Come to think of it, Kloster Neuzeller (locatedin former East Germany, correct?) used to brew and export a beer termed (by them) as a ‘German Porter’, and this rendition by Waldmann is highly reminiscent of that one.
Lightly astringent, lighter bodied, and overall a restrained sweetness with just enough hip bitterness to keep it interesting.
It’s difficult to rate and give an overall rating to this one, owing to the fact that it is a style or sub-style which is so uncommon. It’s darn-good for what it is, though, and highly drinkable.
Mar 17, 2021Looks very good to me!
Very neutral on the nose: “Dark malts” is not the absolute best that I can do at present, but I’m lazy (and frankly less focused on a scholarly or even just-plain nerdy amount of detail, and more on just enjoying this, as it’s my first go round with the beer). At any rate, the aromatic
character is very much in keeping with the tradition of a British Porter, with minimal, floral hop accents. Clean.
A touch of smokey-sweetness on the first sip, with richer chocolate notes underneath.
Come to think of it, Kloster Neuzeller (locatedin former East Germany, correct?) used to brew and export a beer termed (by them) as a ‘German Porter’, and this rendition by Waldmann is highly reminiscent of that one.
Lightly astringent, lighter bodied, and overall a restrained sweetness with just enough hip bitterness to keep it interesting.
It’s difficult to rate and give an overall rating to this one, owing to the fact that it is a style or sub-style which is so uncommon. It’s darn-good for what it is, though, and highly drinkable.
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