Porter
Palmetto Brewing Company

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From:
Palmetto Brewing Company
 
South Carolina, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
6%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.83 | pDev: 10.97%
Reviews:
84
Ratings:
95
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 23, 2015
Added:
May 21, 2002
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  2
Replaced by Palmetto Espresso Porter.
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Ratings by grayburn:
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Reviewed by grayburn from South Carolina

4/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer really surprised nem I haven't had anything from Palmetto other than this, so I might just have to try the others.

A nice black pour with a bubbly crown that doesn't want to fade. Lacing is pretty nice.

The smell and taste are both full of dark chocolate, coffee, roasted grains, and some nice fruitiness. Very nice.

All the flavors are brought together quite well by the medium bodied mouth. Carbonation is spot on as well.

Very good example of the style, easy drinking.
Jun 18, 2009
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.13 by rolltide from Pennsylvania

Sep 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by KAF from Iowa

Oct 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by hooliasimons from Massachusetts

May 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

Jul 19, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by swhudson3 from South Carolina

May 01, 2013
 
Rated: 5 by ferrettman687 from Massachusetts

Dec 26, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by Stinger80OH from Ohio

Jul 10, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by RoryOMoore from New Jersey

Jan 23, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by whitekiboko from South Carolina

Dec 27, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by EastCoastHawkeye from North Carolina

Nov 26, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by Adamostella from Washington

Nov 14, 2011
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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota

3.95/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to md655321 for this promising extra. Tasty porters are, IMHO, in short supply & the world could use more of them. And I'd never heard of Palmetto Brewing, so another brewery in the old ticker notebook.

Very dark brown or a slightly light black, depending on how you tilt the glass. The smell coming out of my snifter is more coffee-like than expected, roasted, nutty.

Palmetto Porter is right up that good porter alley. If this were a coffee, I'd describe it as an extremely thick coffee, with a bit of nutty sweetener mixed in, & perhaps a dollop of milk. And sugar. The roasted overtones are clearly the focal point, with the rest added to the mix for interest & effect. Only non-coffee taste is a country twang of hops at the end, quick & gone, but enough to be noticed. And despite the fact that it's thick & black, this is disappearing a lot faster than it should.

Very good beer. Drinkable, & more like a good coffee than perhaps any brew I've had to date. Nice!
Jun 20, 2010
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Reviewed by planetscott from Georgia

4.06/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On tap at a pub in Hilton Head. Always excited to try new beers by local brewers. Porter is my favorite style, so I tend to be extremely critical. By style, this one is spot on. The aroma was ruined by the detergent smell of the glass. Otherwise this is an exceptional porter. I love the toasty, roasty flavor. The mouthfeel was just right and the drink-ability...Well, I found myself almost finished with this beer before my meal had arrived. I hope to find some in a store and bring it back home.

Great job Palmetto!
May 13, 2010
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Reviewed by dirtylou from Oklahoma

4.32/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz single - never a shortage of porters when blackie is shipping (sarcastic/eye roll)

appearance: nice palmetto tree label - poured into a great dane imperial pint, robust dark body, creamy mocha cap and nice lacing

smell: a big punch of roasted coffee, chocolate, roasted malt. quite nice

taste: underrated porter - great roasty body, lots of coffee and chocolate, hazelnut, caramel, espresso, oatmeal, toffee. this is a good one

mouthfeel: good - smooth, a little bit creamier and its a 4.5

drinkability: good
Mar 11, 2010
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Reviewed by indiapaleale from Maine

3.77/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pour - hey, its dark! Well, its dark and cola colored with a pretty thin looking wispy head and not a while lot of carbonation visibly present. No real surprises in appearance.

Aroma - quite a bit of dark roasted coffee in the first whiff along with the predictable amount of dark roasted malt sweetness. I am kind of surprised by just how much the smell of this reminds me of a really good cup of dark roast coffee.

Taste - dark roasted malt, some graininess, some slight subtle jabs at floral hop flavor along with some caramel and brown sugar sweetness. Tasty stuff with plenty of malt flavor to keep you interested. I wish the hops were a bit more apparent but oh well...

Overall - not a bad porter, nothing too exciting but its an enjoyable beer. As far as porters go this one does the job without too many complaints.

Would I buy more of it? - I can't so I probably won't but if I could I still probably wouldn't as its not anything overly amazing and worth going back to.
Jan 04, 2010
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Reviewed by wagenvolks from Texas

3.95/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle courtesy of Ryan's Ghetto Fab BIF. Thanks rnorgart!

Pours into the Corsendonk tulip an opaque, seal brown body with a hefty inch of cookie-dough-colored foam. Great retention, although the initial subsidence fails to produce much lacing. Very nice-smelling porter here, with a roasted chocolate aroma that brings hints of foresty dankness from the hops. Espresso coffee and sweet vanilla add a superb balance to the chocolate.

The flavor isn't at all bad, but it doesn't quite live up to what the aroma promised. Initially light in body with some sweetness from chocolate malts and a hint of lactose. Quickly, the roast takes hold, adding a sharp bitterness to the back of the tongue that's enhanced by some earthy hops. Mouthfeel is well-carbonated and somewhat creamy, with a medium-full body and a slight stickiness to the finish. Overall, Palmetto Porter is an impressive interpretation of the style that I would gladly revisit. Too bad the rest of the brewery's lineup falls well short of this great beer.
Sep 02, 2009
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Reviewed by Arbitrator from California

3.48/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Well-chilled 12oz bottle into a glass. An extra from funkydelic. Thanks Cameron!

A: Pours a pitch black body in my tulip, with just the slightest light penetration at the base of the glass. A finger of cream-colored head retains for a minute or so, before lapsing into a thin line of bubbles on top of the brew. Leaves some spots of lacing down the sides.

S: Sweet chocolate, caramel, and a ton of coffee.

T: Roasted malt and coffee bitterness up front. Some chocolate makes a play throughout the swig, and there appears to be a hop bitterness in the finish -- some kind of earthy or herbal variety that I can't quite place.

M: Medium-bodied. Slightly high, tingly carbonation -- but it prevents the bitterness from building up.

D: I was impressed. I'm not a huge fan of coffee flavors in beers, but this pulls off a coffee-forward profile without going nuts with it.
Aug 31, 2009
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Reviewed by corby112 from Pennsylvania

4.42/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours a deep very dark chestnut brown almosr black color with dark mahognay edges when held to a light source and a 1.5 finger foamy beige head thar quickly dissipates into a lasting ring and cap leaving minimal lacing.

Smokey roasted malt aroma with chocolate, caramel, hazelnut, oatmeal, toffee, coffee bean and burnt toast notes.

Medium body with a huge smoked/roasty malt presence. Chocolate malt, oatmeal, toffee, espresso beans are all very prominent in the flavor with subtle hops and a nice hazelnut and lactic caramel taste. This is a pretty complex beer for the style and is very well balanced. Roasty and sweet with a nice bitter dry finish. Extremely quaffable.
Aug 29, 2009
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Reviewed by Onenote81 from North Carolina

3.57/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Nice extra received from funkydelic in a recent trade. Thanks!

Poured into my pint glass a deep charcoal black with a thin tan head on top. This doesn't stick around very long, but it leaves some sticky lace rings in its wake. Smells very roasty, with a big presence of chocolate and hints of coffee. This smells warming and pleasant.

The mouth is little too carbonated than my liking for the style, but it's decent enough. There's a subtle twang at the first sip. Slightly acrid and, some might say, sour. This washes away though and is replaced by a big black coffee-like bitterness that hits the spot. Finishes with a nice toasted flavor on the mouth. This is a pretty good porter. I'm glad I had the opportunity to try it!
Aug 27, 2009
Porter from Palmetto Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 95 ratings