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Heavy Seas - Letter Of Marque 2010 (Rye Porter)
Heavy Seas Beer
- From:
- Heavy Seas Beer
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 7.8%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 8.91%
- Reviews:
- 76
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 08, 2014
- Added:
- Apr 20, 2010
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 1
"Winners from our 2009 Letter of Marque Homebrew Competition will work along side our brewers to create this one time special release. Letter of Marque will feature a different beer every year selected from our national homebrew competition. Historically, a Letter of Marque was a document that made a Pyrate a legitimate professional. Hence, our Letter of Marque makes a home brewer a legitimate professional as well!"
This year's recipe is from Frank Butt and Neil Heinlein. ABV is 7.8%.
This year's recipe is from Frank Butt and Neil Heinlein. ABV is 7.8%.
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Reviewed by thagr81us from South Carolina
3.3/5 rDev -16%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.3/5 rDev -16%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Served from bottle into a Heavy Seas imperial pint (proper!). Poured a massively dark brown with a one finger very light tan head that subsided to a minimal amount quickly. Maintained phenomenal lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, roasted malt, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, spice, rye, and subtle wheat. The flavor was of sweet malt, roasted malt, dark chocolate, metallic, spice, earth, and rye. It had a light feel on the palate with medium carbonation. Overall this was a fairly decent brew. The spicy/rye aspect on the flavor of this brew totally dominated it which was unfortunate. You could tell it was a porter underneath, but the spicy aspect wouldn’t allow it to shine through at all. Kind of sad in a way honestly. Worth trying at least once if you can and if you like rye in your beer. But I wouldn’t go out of my way to do so.
Nov 21, 2012Reviewed by PorterLambic from Florida
4.08/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pours a deep, dark brown with minimal light penetration. Big, fluffy, tan head over 2" high develops in the initial, reasonably gentle pour. Retention is phenomenal. Some good but scattered lace.
Smell is hops, roasted malt, molasses and rye. Hops hits first and hardest.
Taste is toasted malt, rye, hops and faint molasses. Well balanced.
Smooth, slightly drying. Warming from the first sip. Medium plus bodied, effervescence on the lighter side of medium. A delicious, well executed, brew.
Nov 21, 2012Smell is hops, roasted malt, molasses and rye. Hops hits first and hardest.
Taste is toasted malt, rye, hops and faint molasses. Well balanced.
Smooth, slightly drying. Warming from the first sip. Medium plus bodied, effervescence on the lighter side of medium. A delicious, well executed, brew.
Reviewed by beergod1 from Ohio
4.03/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours dark brown with a huge frothy beige head that lasted through out, and a sticky thick lace that will be there in the morning, lol. Nose is surprisingly hoppy and spicy... only slightly roasty. Smells a bit more like a "black IPA" and tastes like one. Hops come through more than anything else, but the rye adds some spice, Full body and Some toasty malt. I was hoping for more "Porter" flavor, but this is still a fine beer. Rye was a nice touch.
Sep 24, 2011
Heavy Seas - Letter Of Marque 2010 (Rye Porter) from Heavy Seas Beer
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
93 ratings
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