People Mover Porter
Detroit Beer Co.

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From:
Detroit Beer Co.
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
5.8%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.72 | pDev: 11.83%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
18
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 30, 2020
Added:
Jun 24, 2009
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by Captain_Buzzkill:
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Rated by Captain_Buzzkill from Michigan

4/5  rDev +7.5%

Apr 20, 2013
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Rated: 3.5 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Jun 30, 2020
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Reviewed by JimboBrews54 from Michigan

5/5  rDev +34.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Roasted brown bread aroma. Slightly hazy, dark brown amber body with a medium-lasting creamy off-white head. Toasted grains and roasted sweet malts flavor, interesting.
Oct 11, 2018
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Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois

3.98/5  rDev +7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Being a transit geek, I had to Have this beer. Detroit has very little transit for a large city because, well, they make cars... or had in the past. But in the 1980s, Uncle Sam was giving out money for People Movers which are designed for airports. But Detroit only had busses, so this was a starter kit to see if they could handle rails.

Anyway, Detroit Beer Company's brew-pub is right next to the elevated People Mover. So, I drank it at an outside table and listened to the People Mover go by.

It actually is a flavorful porter, using roasted malts and a few hops in balance as the style suits me.
Jun 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by MaxPowers from Michigan

Aug 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by styleisking from Michigan

Jul 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by DuffBeer14 from Michigan

Jul 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by ThatsStout from Michigan

May 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by ctrousse from South Carolina

Mar 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by chewy6935 from Michigan

Nov 12, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by alexanf from Mississippi

Jul 27, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by nineworldseries from Ohio

Jun 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by tectactoe from Michigan

Aug 03, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by ballertim from Michigan

Mar 08, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by cynical1027 from Ohio

Feb 21, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by adamant1912 from Michigan

Nov 17, 2011
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Reviewed by divineaudio from Michigan

3.18/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
growler into a weizen glass.

pours dark brown with some ruby red highlights. had to force a bit of head from it with a hard pour and even still only got about a thin cap of tan foam. some leggy lacing.

smell is pretty standard. roasty with a slight herbal hop character.

taste is similar, but with burnt malt instead of roasted and some coffee or espresso notes. a little hop bitterness comes in at the end but fades away quick. really one dimensional.

medium bodied with not enough carbonation. even though this growler is less than 5 hours old, it already feels like it's going flat.

could easily drink a few of these and barely notice it. i must say i'm a little disappointed in this offering from dbc, most of their beer is pretty good. maybe they are still tinkering with the recipe as the previous reviewer noted. oh well, there are more porters in the world.
Aug 04, 2010
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Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio

4.27/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I poured into a pint glass from my growler to little head (in the fridge for two days). I wish I had done a fresh review but work got in the way. At the brewery it had a small brown head. It is black. It smells of coffee and roasted malts. It is supposed to have some chocolate flavor but the bartender told me the brew master is tinkering with the recipe. It tastes of toffee, coffee and roasted malts. I thought it was the best that I sampled at the brewpub, so that's why I got the growler. I was very impressed with the flavor. It is one of the better porters that I have sampled from a brewpub. Overall, very good, I would definitely get it again the next time that I am in Detroit.
Jun 24, 2009
People Mover Porter from Detroit Beer Co.
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 18 ratings