Harpoon 100 Barrel Series #44 - El Triunfo Coffee Porter - Harpoon Brewery

metter98

New York

3.93/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A: The beer is nearly jet black in color—bits of reddish amber are visible near the bottom of the glass when it is held up to a bright light. It poured with a finger and a half high dense light tan head that has very good retention properties and consistently left a short head covering the surface.
S: There are aromas of coffee beans in the nose along with some faint hints of dark malts.
T: The taste is similar to the smell but isn't completely one dimensional with coffee flavors. It's rounded out with some hints of chocolate and roasted malts as well as a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and a little smooth (and slightly thin) on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: If you really like coffee, this is a nice flavorful porter that is also very easy to drink. There's little in the way of roasted malt flavors but the coffee beans have a nice enough taste to make up for this.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2013 15:56:13 | More by metter98

Orange

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

06-16-2013 07:37:56 | More by Orange

Bizoneill

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

06-05-2013 13:18:09 | More by Bizoneill

gferg10

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.3%

06-01-2013 10:55:03 | More by gferg10

Nordicsk8er

Massachusetts

3.95/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

An uncharacteristically cold and wet Memorial Day weekend provided a good opportunity to finally sample this "wintry" offering. I poured my sample into a Harpoon IPA glass. Light lacing and a head that dissipated quickly. Soft aromas of chocolate, caramel, and vanilla. Not as much coffee smell as I would have expected. Very easy drinking with fairly heavy carbonation. Smooth. Caramel, light chocolate, and toffee highlights. The coffee comes more to the fore as the beer warms. The 28 I.B.U. rating seems right on the mark. Nicely done.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2013 00:13:05 | More by Nordicsk8er

OldhouseRecs

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-22-2013 22:16:14 | More by OldhouseRecs

civicm87

New York

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-19-2013 19:43:19 | More by civicm87

lostandwandering

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-13-2013 01:32:25 | More by lostandwandering

Gww1864

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-12-2013 12:37:31 | More by Gww1864

hreb

Washington

3.83/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

22oz bottle from Harpoon's 100 Barrel Series, served in imperial pint glass. Beer pours dark brown to black with a thin, bubbly head. Aroma is surprisingly malty, as much brown ale as porter, and not at all the morning cup of coffee that coffee and espresso porters tend to be. Flavor features a solid porter body with coffee in equal balance flavoring and bittering vessel. The label reveals only 28 IBUs; the rest of the dryness must come from the coffee. Tertiary flavors of chocolate and toasted barley.

Interesting in that it's unique among the coffee beers I've tasted, if not as flavorful. Still, a great concept and execution, definitely worth trying while it's available.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 21:06:32 | More by hreb

schaffer9252

New York

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

05-04-2013 14:02:07 | More by schaffer9252

waiting4lunch

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

04-22-2013 00:29:47 | More by waiting4lunch

Beermaine

Maine

4/5  rDev +2.3%

04-20-2013 01:30:52 | More by Beermaine

Rizalini

Nevada

3.54/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5

Received this as an extra from jageraholic. Poured the bomber, dated Enjoy By 3/15/13, into my Deschutes tulip glass...

A - Pours a dark cola brown, with 2 fingers of off-white colored head. Falls rather quickly leaving no lacing behind.

S - Smells like a cup of coffee with notes of chocolate syrup.

T/M - The taste is of bitter coffee, with hints of chocolate. I'm also getting some burnt malts as well. The mouthfeelis light, with good carbonation.

O - It is a very coffee forward porter, but the mouthfeel is very light. Even for a porter. I wish I had more to say about this one, but it's kind of a one trick pony.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 02:36:14 | More by Rizalini

brewlagoon

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +27.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

So I have been collectin gthese for a wile now and have quite a few. I hope to get them all, but I am sure I wont be able to since some are probably not in circulation anymore. I felt this had great flavor, it was not overpowering with coffee, just the right amont with a good strong porter taste. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good porter.

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2013 19:29:48 | More by brewlagoon

nomadnick

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

04-10-2013 13:49:48 | More by nomadnick

sendbeer

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

04-04-2013 04:19:21 | More by sendbeer

fuzzcherry

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +2.3%

03-19-2013 06:05:06 | More by fuzzcherry

kirkse

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

03-18-2013 03:50:44 | More by kirkse

st9647v3

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

03-16-2013 18:48:00 | More by st9647v3

MAbeerNE1

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

03-14-2013 13:18:12 | More by MAbeerNE1

msondel

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

03-14-2013 01:18:01 | More by msondel

corby112

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -23.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Draft at The Pour House in Westmont, NJ.

Pours an opaque, dark chestnut brown color with a two finger beige head that has very good retention, only slowly settling into a lasting cap/ring.  Streaks of soapy lace left being.

Rich and robust malt aroma with a strong roasted coffee presence along with silky chocolate, caramel, toffee and hazelnut.  Also a bit nutty with a subtle lactic presence.  Smells like gourmet roasted coffee in beer form.

On the lighter end of medium body and  sligtly watered down with a deeply roasted malt and coffee presence that lingers throughout.  Slightly burnt and acrid with stale coffee/espresso bean, dark chocolate, oatmeal and burnt toast.  Not as complex as the nose suggests.  Creaminess, sweetness and nutty flavors found in the aroma are lacking.  Not terrible but one dimensional and too light for the style.

Serving type: on-tap

03-13-2013 01:21:15 | More by corby112

nzerbe

New York

4/5  rDev +2.3%

03-03-2013 21:25:56 | More by nzerbe

aszatk01

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

03-02-2013 01:03:46 | More by aszatk01