Getting a porter/stout thats thin and watery instead of robust

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by DarkDragon999, Feb 19, 2013.

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  1. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    Yep. Cracked this while hanging out with a brewer; when he got excited by it, I was kinda like, man, I'm now not expecting much from your beer.....

    FWIW I like Kona Pipeline Porter, especially for $1/bottle that I pay. It's on the light side, sure, but I still enjoy it.
     
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  2. Kerrie

    Kerrie Initiate (0) Aug 24, 2012 Michigan

    Had a similar issue with Right Brain's CEO Stout the other night. I guess they just started bottling, so perhaps it's better on tap as well. I'm always disappointed when I get a thin/watery stout.
     
  3. Mavajo

    Mavajo Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2007 Georgia

    I actually prefer stouts/porters that aren't roasty, so I'm different on that front. But I absolutely :angry: HATE :angry: thin-bodied stouts/porters.
     
  4. Kinsman

    Kinsman Maven (1,433) Aug 26, 2009 Nevada

    ST Porter certainly isn't a bad beer but Smutty and Founders set the benchmark for me for robust porters and I remember thinking the Southern Tier I tried lacked the same robustness as those other two. Definitely not thin or watery, but doesn't seem to pack the same punch IMO.
     
  5. Philly82785

    Philly82785 Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2008 Minnesota

    Maybe it was a bad keg when I had it, but it tasted like slighlty flavored water.
     
  6. IamMe90

    IamMe90 Initiate (0) Sep 4, 2012 Wisconsin

    Well, first of all, was it on nitro or regular? Nitro definitely waters down the flavors.

    Also, I love LH Milk Stout but I have had a couple of bottles where the flavors fell a little flat, so I'm sure there's a little batch variation or something going on from time to time. I'd give em another chance (on both nitro and not on nitro) before making a final verdict.
     
  7. denver10

    denver10 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,081) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
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    Any dark beer by Breckenridge.
     
  8. Philly82785

    Philly82785 Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2008 Minnesota

    Pretty sure it was on nitro, I'll have to try it again then.
     
  9. GardenWaters

    GardenWaters Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 Illinois

    Central Waters Satin Solstice Imperial Stout is guilty. No body, and the color reminded me of Coca-Cola being it was pretty transparent, not black by any means.
     
  10. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Savant (1,225) Mar 23, 2008 California

    So what's wrong with a Stout or Porter that isn't super robust/thick?

    One of my favorite things is drinking a bunch of bottles of Pipeline Porter, Black Butte, or a Irish Dry Stout on a hot day out on the patio. If you pop a Black Butte porter expecting a chewy fireside type sipping beer, you are drinking it in the wrong setting/frame of mind IMO.
     
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  11. jbertsch

    jbertsch Pooh-Bah (2,710) Dec 14, 2008 Massachusetts
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    Nope. The one time I had it was on draft, and it was a big letdown. I was dumbfounded by the love it gets.
     
  12. HipsterBrewfus

    HipsterBrewfus Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2012 Maryland

    I came in to write about SBJ. Glad I'm not alone. The only thing that made this beer better was having it on nitro at their place in Ann Arundle MD. It was like a whole other beer. It was amazing.

    I fought the urge to buy another 6 pack shortly afterwards, but then remembered again how goddamn thin it was.
     
  13. NickyDee21

    NickyDee21 Initiate (0) Dec 23, 2011 Pennsylvania

    This beer could have easily become one of my favorite go-to 6 pack beers. The mouth feel really jacked that up.
     
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  14. HipsterBrewfus

    HipsterBrewfus Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2012 Maryland

    My thoughts exactly. I was so pumped up to hear about it, especially all the buzz surrounding it in the area. I mean fuck, peanut butter anything should be delicious. I rushed out and got some and then...

    "Thats it?"

    All because it was watery thin.
     
  15. jbertsch

    jbertsch Pooh-Bah (2,710) Dec 14, 2008 Massachusetts
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    Can't not think of the homebrewed porter I just made. It came out far more watery, thin, and lame than I was aiming for. So now I'm just calling it a table porter... ya know, for children. Like in the old days. In that respect I like to think it's true to style, therefore A+
     
  16. TheMonkfish

    TheMonkfish Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 Chad

    That's the worst. I totally want my stouts to have some heft to them. I don't know what's worse, a watery undercarbonated stout (Left Hand) or on that is thin and carbonated like a soda (Rogue Chocolate Stout and/or my first attempt at homebrew).
     
  17. Jacurdy60

    Jacurdy60 Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 Massachusetts

    My first and only experience with Bell's Porter was similar to this. It was crisp, and not smooth like most porters. And it lacked robustness. I was very disappointed because they have a number of very good beers (Hopslam, for example). It's like they invest all their hard work into making IPA's and pale ale's and just made a porter for variation sake. Maybe I got a bad batch, who knows.
     
  18. DarkDragon999

    DarkDragon999 Savant (1,147) Feb 13, 2013 Rhode Island

    Nothing I guess but if I paying a lot of money for one and its not robust and thick then I feel as if I wasted my money.
     
  19. CellarGimp

    CellarGimp Initiate (0) Sep 14, 2011 Missouri

    Porters should only be medium bodied. Even medium-light. If you are expecting a big viscous beer you are in the wrong style category. Having said that, there have been quite a few shitty beers mentioned on here that I agree with. Black Butte Porter is NOT one of them.
     
  20. TheLostGringo

    TheLostGringo Initiate (0) Dec 7, 2011 Connecticut

    I am not sure traditional Porter was really designed to be Thick & Robust. I think as long as they taste good there is a place for variations. Love Smuttynose & Founders for it's robust style but also enjoy Mayflower & CCB Jose Marti which in my opinion are much thinner and easier to drink multiples of.
     
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