Porter Appreciation Thread (2025)

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  1. KP7

    KP7 Pooh-Bah (1,605) Feb 8, 2021 Massachusetts
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    Well this is a first for me. Two in a row. Mayflower this time.

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    #81 KP7, Mar 16, 2025
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  2. Blogjackets

    Blogjackets Grand Pooh-Bah (4,816) Nov 22, 2017 Ohio
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    Rueben with an Irish Cream porter 4.3%. Cheers.

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    #82 Blogjackets, Mar 17, 2025
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  3. CarolinaCardinals

    CarolinaCardinals Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,231) Jun 11, 2003 North Carolina
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    Enjoying Darwin's Forehead from Fonta Flora in Nebo, NC. Getting notes of coffee and chocolate and definitely the salt adjunct. Hopped nicely, a nice touch of residual sweetness. Nice representation of a salted caramel porter.
    Cheers!
    Tom
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    #83 CarolinaCardinals, Mar 17, 2025
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  4. CarolinaCardinals

    CarolinaCardinals Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,231) Jun 11, 2003 North Carolina
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    Following up with Double Darwin's Forehead. Aside from some astringency in the nose as opposed to the coffee and chocolate with the original, the Double version was spot on.
    Cheers!
    Tom
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    #84 CarolinaCardinals, Mar 19, 2025
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  5. zotzot

    zotzot Grand Pooh-Bah (5,352) Feb 22, 2015 Vermont
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    I really like Wren House when I was in Arizona
     
    #85 zotzot, Mar 20, 2025
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  6. zotzot

    zotzot Grand Pooh-Bah (5,352) Feb 22, 2015 Vermont
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    #86 zotzot, Mar 20, 2025
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  7. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    Formula Brewing Daydream Stream Baltic Porter, 9.9% ABV. Pours thin and dark brown, with a two-finger light-brown foamy head that left some lacing. Aroma is chocolate and roast malt. Taste is roast malt, faintly sweet, slightly bitter. Thin mouthfeel, a bit overcar-bonated, overall very good.

    3.87/5 rDev 0%
    look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

    Thanks to @snaotheus for this epic glass and excellent Baltic porter, which he shared with me in a return-fire box for our Stout/Barleywine BIF.

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    #87 bbtkd, Mar 21, 2025
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  8. SLeffler27

    SLeffler27 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,906) Feb 24, 2008 New York
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    Sláinte Meier’s Creek

    Pretty good start to the afternoon. The coffee is for more mild than anticipated. The roasted malt ranges from light charr to dark. There is pleasant bitterness in measure with sweetness, and a hint of sourness. Sweetness builds with warmth and into the finish, never approaching strong. Medium to light body, texture of slick jersey cotton, light-soft carbonation.

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    #88 SLeffler27, Mar 22, 2025
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  9. FRANKHAZE

    FRANKHAZE Pooh-Bah (2,188) Aug 24, 2021 Florida
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    Very tasty
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    #89 FRANKHAZE, Mar 25, 2025
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  10. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    67% is very specific...
     
    #90 Beersnake, Mar 27, 2025
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  11. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    A wonderful porter from @Braunmeister_1943 . Dōmbōc from Lolev in PA. This a Baltic porter aged 18 months in oak foeders, and conditioned on tart and Maraschino cherries. 8% ABV.

    Poured from a can at fridge temp. Pours very dark brown - pretty much black. Nice one inch layer of tan head. Good lacing. The nose is chocolate covered cherries, toffee, vanilla, and some nice dark malts.

    The taste follows the nose. Bittersweet dark chocolate covered maraschino cherries, oak, vanilla, burnt toffee, and a pretty significant earthy note. Lovely porter!

    Mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a bittersweet aftertaste.

    4.21/5 rDev -0.9%
    look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

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    #91 Beersnake, Mar 27, 2025
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  12. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    That number is too convenient not to say that water, hops and malt make beer, thus two of three are 'local' ingredients and are 67%? (We'll ignore the yeast for this. :wink:)
     
    #92 PapaGoose03, Mar 27, 2025
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  13. KP7

    KP7 Pooh-Bah (1,605) Feb 8, 2021 Massachusetts
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    At 5 months in the can this is still real lively and has gone a little sweet, kind of like a molasses cookie dunked in coffee.

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    #93 KP7, Mar 29, 2025
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  14. Braunmeister_1943

    Braunmeister_1943 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,965) Nov 22, 2020 Pennsylvania
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    [​IMG] Smuttynose “Robust Porter “. I do believe that @Beersnake was an enthusiastic fan of this one!
     
    #94 Braunmeister_1943, Mar 30, 2025
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  15. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    A fantastic offering from Casa Agria. Will definitely grab more.
    Black Cavendish Smoked Porter with Coffee
    on Hollywood Blvd
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    #95 Resistance88, Apr 1, 2025
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  16. ZebulonXZogg

    ZebulonXZogg Grand Pooh-Bah (3,142) May 5, 2015 Illinois
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    I had that on a t-shirt back in the day. I love the old labels, hate the new ones. Don't buy much from Founder's anymore, except Centennial. I buy local. That's my $.02.
    Having a Proximity Porter from Holzlager Brewing, Woodstock, Illinois. I'm not much of a Porter person so this works for me.
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    #96 ZebulonXZogg, Apr 1, 2025
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  17. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    a store near a workshop i am at has a bunch still in stock. still taste great. needa grab more along with FBS with the baby on it!

    Embrace Tradition , Reject Modernity !
     
    #97 Resistance88, Apr 2, 2025
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  18. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    SIP - Stigz' Imperial Porter from 2SP. Compliments of @Braunmeister_1943 in a recent trade.

    Poured at fridge temp. Pours black, but nothing crazy. A fairly short layer of head. The nose is baking chocolate, roasted malts,

    The taste is fantastic. Semi-sweet chocolate, coffee, tobacco, burnt wood, molasses, vanilla, and a light layer of blackberry.

    Mouthfeel is medium bodied and the aftertaste is a nice slightly-fruited chocolate. Great porter overall! Cheers!

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    #98 Beersnake, Apr 10, 2025
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  19. mactrail

    mactrail Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,999) Mar 24, 2009 Washington
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    FivePine Chocolate Porter from Three Creeks in Washington.

    Pleasantly substantial with a creamy melting in the mouth. It is slightly bitter at the end, more of a leafy and even medicinal tang. A fair amount of burnt barley taste. Rather dry with maybe a hint of bitter chocolate. Perfectly drinkable, though rather austere. Not one of my favorites, but clean and well made.

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    #99 mactrail, Apr 10, 2025
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  20. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    Lolev Dōmbōc Baltic Porter, 8% ABV. Pours blackish-brown with a 5+ finger beige persistent head that left little lacing. Aroma is oak, chocolate, and cherry. Taste follows, plus dark fruit and char, slightly sweet, moderately bitter. Dry mouthfeel, overall excellent.

    4.24/5 rDev -0.2%
    look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

    Wow, great Baltic Porter thanks to @Ozzylizard sharing it in a LIF box as part of the Stout/Barleywine BIF.

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    #100 bbtkd, Apr 10, 2025
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