St. Joseph's Wort
Wellington Brewery
- From:
- Wellington Brewery
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 4.1%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.2 | pDev: 0.71%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 04, 2015
- Added:
- Mar 15, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Basil coffee porter
Recent ratings and reviews.
Rated by FRANKIE65 from Canada (ON)
4.18/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I second hyperduck's review. An excellent low abv porter with plenty of flavour.
May 04, 2015
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
4.23/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
750 mL swing-top bottle picked up at the brewery; bottled on Feb 27 2015 and served slightly chilled. Brewed with Ontario basil and Planet Bean coffee, "please enjoy fresh".
Pours an opaque brownish-black colour, with some tinges of burgundy 'round the edges. At the surface, one finger of creamy, light tan-coloured head is generated, dissipating fairly quickly over the next couple of minutes. A thin, bubbly foam remains on top, in addition to a narrow collar; not much lace to speak of, but it still looks like a proper porter to me. The aroma is positively enchanting - dark roasted coffee beans and herbal basil notes blend together much more effectively than I would have imagined. Hints of baker's chocolate and molasses sweetness shine through as well, with a nice, roasty, spicy feel to the whole bouquet.
Very tasty. The flavour at first seems a bit mild in contrast to the aroma, but at 4.1% - and considering the fact that coffee and basil are both fairly pungent ingredients to begin with - this isn't surprising, and is in fact probably for the best. I mean, this is a session porter, right? Roasted malts, caramelized sugar, cocoa and dark fruit (figs, plum) all play a significant role here, though it is the roasty coffee bean flavours that are most prominent of all. Herbal, spicy basil becomes more noticeable as you approach the tail end - imparting a bit of a "minty clove" flavour in the finish. Finishes with an earthy, spicy, herbal bitterness that does not linger, in addition to some light coffee roastiness. Light-medium in body, with a smooth, very soft feel on the palate; the carbonation levels are quite low, contributing to this one's rather gulp-able nature.
Final Grade: 4.23, a memorable A-. St. Joseph's Wort is more than likely the most creative Wellington beer I have tried to date - and even though basil is not something I'd immediately think to pair with coffee, the two disparate flavours happen to harmonize very nicely. Delicious stuff; this light porter is a unique little treat that I sincerely hope they will decide to brew again in the future. It'd make a good addition to the LCBO as a seasonal offering, though since it's "best consumed fresh", that might be a better idea in theory than in practice.
Apr 03, 2015Pours an opaque brownish-black colour, with some tinges of burgundy 'round the edges. At the surface, one finger of creamy, light tan-coloured head is generated, dissipating fairly quickly over the next couple of minutes. A thin, bubbly foam remains on top, in addition to a narrow collar; not much lace to speak of, but it still looks like a proper porter to me. The aroma is positively enchanting - dark roasted coffee beans and herbal basil notes blend together much more effectively than I would have imagined. Hints of baker's chocolate and molasses sweetness shine through as well, with a nice, roasty, spicy feel to the whole bouquet.
Very tasty. The flavour at first seems a bit mild in contrast to the aroma, but at 4.1% - and considering the fact that coffee and basil are both fairly pungent ingredients to begin with - this isn't surprising, and is in fact probably for the best. I mean, this is a session porter, right? Roasted malts, caramelized sugar, cocoa and dark fruit (figs, plum) all play a significant role here, though it is the roasty coffee bean flavours that are most prominent of all. Herbal, spicy basil becomes more noticeable as you approach the tail end - imparting a bit of a "minty clove" flavour in the finish. Finishes with an earthy, spicy, herbal bitterness that does not linger, in addition to some light coffee roastiness. Light-medium in body, with a smooth, very soft feel on the palate; the carbonation levels are quite low, contributing to this one's rather gulp-able nature.
Final Grade: 4.23, a memorable A-. St. Joseph's Wort is more than likely the most creative Wellington beer I have tried to date - and even though basil is not something I'd immediately think to pair with coffee, the two disparate flavours happen to harmonize very nicely. Delicious stuff; this light porter is a unique little treat that I sincerely hope they will decide to brew again in the future. It'd make a good addition to the LCBO as a seasonal offering, though since it's "best consumed fresh", that might be a better idea in theory than in practice.
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