St. Charles Porter
Blackstone Brewing Company

St. Charles PorterSt. Charles Porter
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From:
Blackstone Brewing Company
 
Tennessee, United States
Style:
American Porter
Ranked #355
ABV:
5.8%
Score:
84
Ranked #22,316
Avg:
3.73 | pDev: 12.33%
Reviews:
68
Ratings:
231
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 13, 2022
Added:
Nov 09, 2001
Wants:
  14
Gots:
  36
OG - 1.056
IBU - 34
Color - 26L
Hops - Centennial, Williamette
Yeast - Ballantine Ale (1056)
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

3.7/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
St. Charles Porter. 12 oz bottle from Blackstone Brewing. Stored at 34 degrees at home. Received from @Whyteboar in NBW BIF #16. Reviewed 13/12/22. Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Printed on rear label “BEST BEFORE DATE IS PRINTED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE BOTTLE”. It wasn’t. Served at 47.8 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 52.3 degrees.
Appearance – 3.5.
First pour – Medium Amber (SRM 12), clear.
Body – Brown (SRM 20), muddy and opaque. Under direct light, same. When rear-lite, translucent, and red amber.
Head – Small (Maximum 0.5 cm, aggressive center pour), wheat, high density and fizzy, quickly diminishing to a 0.1 – 0.2 cm crown with no cap.
Lacing – None.
Aroma – 3.5 – Weak toasted malt, no hops, no yeast.
Flavor – 4 – Flavor follows the nose – malty, slightly bitter, no hops, no yeast. No ethanol (5.8 % ABV as marked on label) aroma or taste. No gastric warming occurs. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl.
Palate – 3.5 – Medium, watery, soft but lively carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.5 (After deducting 0.25 point for undated personal container) Weak nose but good flavor, palate seems a bit thin. Overall, a decent porter.
Dec 13, 2022
 
Rated: 3.77 by garthbrennan from Tennessee

Sep 06, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by Cuervo_PCB from Florida

Aug 28, 2022
 
Rated: 3.92 by Curt3 from Ohio

Jun 26, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by ovaltine from Indiana

Mar 09, 2022
 
Rated: 3.98 by travelguy from Ohio

Feb 21, 2022
 
Rated: 4.73 by HaydenPlanetierrium from Tennessee

Apr 09, 2021
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

3.68/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12 oz bottle, no date punched, into Ommegang tulip snifter.

Pours a chocolatey black with nearly no head, and then absolutely no head.

I get aromas of roasted malt and chocolate, dry roasted nuts, curling iron, and some coffee.

Flavor is very nice and tasty roasted malt - not harsh or burnt - and some caramel, bitter hops, slight metal, and chocolate. Fig on the finish.

Feel is heavily carbonated, semi-slick, slightly oily, with a bit of alcohol heat and a prickly finish.

Overall an okay to decent porter. It's relatively tasty, and the chocolate notes save it from being boring. It still comes across a bit mediocre though, and it's not something I'm likely to revisit.

Price paid : $1.59
Would buy again : no
Jan 15, 2021
 
Rated: 3.82 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Sep 29, 2020
 
Rated: 3.2 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Jul 29, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by entenduintransit from Tennessee

Jun 03, 2020
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Reviewed by detgfrsh from Texas

3.72/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From a 12oz bottle. Dark brown color with thin tan head that quickly dissipates. Roasted malt smell, pretty faint. Medium body. Roasted malt and nut flavors with a little hop bitterness. Tasty!
Jan 06, 2020
 
Rated: 3.56 by Jcarriglio from Florida

Aug 18, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by COBEERHUNTER from Colorado

Jan 31, 2019
 
Rated: 4.05 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Jan 30, 2019
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

3.62/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
This was part of a recent drop-off from/by my local, in-person trader, @tone77 & when I realized that I have a couple of Porters in the on-deck circle, I decided to make this one my first stop.

From the Bottle: "Award Winning Ales Since 1994"; "O.G. - 1.056 IBUs- 34"; "Brown Porter".

I was interested in Pop!ping the cap to begin my C-Line pour out of a base curiosity. "Brown Porter"? What other colors might be involved? Black, perhaps. Odd. It came up with a brief finger of fizzy, foamy, light-tan head with low retention, leaving only wisps in its wake. Color was Dark Brown to Very Dark Brown (SRM = > 27, < 34) with NE-quality clarity & mahogany highlights. Nose was rich and chocolaty, like a liquefied brownie. Mmm. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium, not watery, but no great shakes, either. Taste was odd, not exactly chocolate, but more towards carob. It had a slightly medicinal cast, to boot. Hmm. I did not dislike it, per se, but I wish that it had followed the nose a bit more closely. Finish was semi-sweet, but with an odd, lingering not-quite-chocolate quality.
Jan 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.58 by spongebob2 from Tennessee

Dec 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3.49 by Giggy from Michigan

Dec 15, 2018
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Rated by Rseanchardy from Tennessee

4.3/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Very smooth and rich with flavors. Alot of malt and caramel notes. More of a brown ale then porter but the best of both beers.
Nov 30, 2018
 
Rated: 3.8 by Abstractspirit from Rhode Island

Nov 18, 2018
St. Charles Porter from Blackstone Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 231 ratings