Old Eight Porter
Barley John's Brew Pub

Old Eight PorterOld Eight Porter
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From:
Barley John's Brew Pub
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
Baltic Porter
ABV:
8%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.02 | pDev: 10.45%
Reviews:
44
Ratings:
100
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 06, 2018
Added:
Aug 13, 2003
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  7
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Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota

4.22/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Old 8 pours a black color, with a small, but lacing tan head. Nice full aroma, lots of toasty malt notes. Flavor is also very full and thick, toasty malt flavors, hit a bit of smoke. Great body and flavor. Overall, very full, very thick, very good no frills porter.
May 06, 2018
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Reviewed by ChurdyBird from Minnesota

4.99/5  rDev +24.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This is a smooth and chocolatey porter that has outstanding mouthfeel and a balanced sweetness and bitterness. A slight roasted coffee note on the nose gives a very nice balance to this beer.
Apr 20, 2018
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

3.97/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from 16oz can into glass. No dating info found on can.
Very dark brown colored body, with brown highlights. Fluffy, mocha brown head slowly settles to thick cap. Lacing is left behind as head falls.
Heavy mocha chocolate on the aroma, with coffee and roasted malt.
Flavors of cocoa, chocolate, coffee come across first, followed by spicy, fruity hops. Brings hints of smoke toward the end. Rather dry.
Fuller mouth feel, with some mouth coating. A little chalky.
I think this is more like an American Porter than a Baltic Porter, but still a tasty dark beer whatever the style.
Apr 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.41 by Rstar from Minnesota

Nov 11, 2017
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

3.98/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
just a little thin on the body as these go for me, but a really well made porter in a classic style, something i dont think we see nearly enough of in the american craft lexicon. this has a nice mix of brown ale and deeper porter malt notes, from dry bakers chocolate to a more intense roast, with coffee grounds in the aroma, and a nice bready english ale yeast that flavors this quite a lot, fermented on the warmer side i would think, really allowed to work its magic. there are nice layers in here too, first the softer sweeter malt side, then a more bitter robust aspect, lots of depth for how light it is in color. i wish it had just a little more body, i feel like the flavors want to stretch out and this thinner feel doesnt quite let them extend all the way, but i like how well the alcohol is hidden and how easy drinking this remains. really perfect early fall porter, i love the yeast profile, and i have been really impressed with everything i have had from barley johns lately! surprised they dont get more love locally from the beer nerds!
Sep 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Vidblain from Minnesota

Sep 05, 2017
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Reviewed by Ottoj55 from Wisconsin

4.03/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Opaque black with a fluffy tan head and some serious lacing. Big upfront roasted/burned smell of espresso, chocolate. Taste follows suit, all the deep burned astringent notes a porter should have like a good coffee, dark chocolate bar. Soft and full mouthfeel, not at all boozy at 8%. This is a solid porter, I paired mine with a medium rare sirloin steak, do the same.
Mar 09, 2017
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Reviewed by ZAP from Minnesota

4.04/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours out like motor oil with a heavy boozy rum like aroma. Inky black colored...light brown head...espresso, bitter chocolate, light smoke, and char on the aroma and taste. Molasses...

Full bodied, rich, tasty....drinks like a tropical version of a porter version of a tropical stout.

Nothing subtle or easy drinking about this....this is a big boy porter.
Feb 15, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by nmann08 from Virginia

Jan 22, 2017
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Reviewed by MNAle from Minnesota

4.05/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Opaque black with a tall dark tan head, recedling slowly leaving connected lacing. Smokey aroma with mocha, not too strong. Moderate to on the thin side feel. Initial taste is smokey, mocha, with bittering beginning right away and carrying throuh, with a nice bitter finish. The bittering lingers into the aftertaste. This is a very enjoyable beer. The taste is nicely balanced between the smokey malts and the bittering hops, it has a mix of flavors (chocolate, coffee, roasty/smokey malts) that blend together into a very enjoyable whole.
Jan 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by eldoctorador from Chile

Sep 16, 2016
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Reviewed by Taybeh from Minnesota

3.82/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
At the brew pub, sitting outside on the patio on a hot summer day. Pours jet black with a little khaki head and good lacing. The nose has a lot of smoke and a little gentle roasty coffee bitterness. The chocolate is pretty faint, and that's fine by me. Not much in the way of hops. Taste follows the nose, though the smoke becomes more charred barley. The mouthful is velvety and rich, and not very sweet...it also dries out on the finish. It is clear that it packs a punch, but it isn't too hot or boozy. This was pretty good.
Jul 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.75 by McGoodtimes from Pennsylvania

Jul 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by dannycohen62 from Illinois

Jul 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Gotti311 from Wisconsin

Jun 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.83 by durlta from Iowa

Jun 05, 2016
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

3.86/5  rDev -4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
16oz can. Served in a snifter glass.

Body is dark cola brown body, nearly black, two finger offwhite head, a bit bigger than I'd like, retention is solid, lots of lacing. Smells of rich roasted barley, black coffee, a bit soapy, milk chocolate. Flavour is similar, a combination of milk chocolate sweetness mixed with roasted barley, touch of char, a bit of bitter espresso on the finish. Good bit of flavour, not too complex but it comes together nicely. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, silky smooth, a bit light on flavour on the backend. Overall, a solid porter with a bit too much bitter char on the backend, but a solid body for a porter.
Jun 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by npendres from Wisconsin

May 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.17 by Wisconsin_IPA_Lover from Wisconsin

May 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.8 by Hendrick24 from Wisconsin

May 08, 2016
Old Eight Porter from Barley John's Brew Pub
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 100 ratings