Bad Elmer's Porter - Upland Brewing Company

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197 Ratings

rAvg: 3.53
pDev: 13.88%
Reviews: 128
Hads: 69

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Brewed by:
Upland Brewing Company

Indiana, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 5.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (106), on-tap (22).

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Jason

Massachusetts

3.7/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Presentation: 12 oz brown bottle with no freshness date.

Appearance: Lean lacing from a somewhat weak head, nearly full on black in color.

Smell: Suggestions of vanilla and creamed coffee. Touch of acrid roasted grain.

Taste & Mouthfeel: Smooth with a quick undertow of crispness in the medium body. Light maltiness with more roasted / burnt character for the palate to deal with, slow draw on the hop bitterness with a smidge of flavor in the end. Faint suggestions of vanilla and dark fruit middle to end, roasted grain and dry in the finish.

Notes: This is a stand up porter, well made and a joy to drink. Middle of the road, yes but still flavorful.

Serving type: on-tap

03-08-2004 01:51:18 | More by Jason

More User Reviews:

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.78/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

I really like this porter. its a good example of the style, particularly as its evolved in America. it has a nice chocolate brown color and shortlived white head an inch high. the aromas is deep roast malt, bold, robust, almost smoky. there is some ashy burnt bitterness, and a soft nutty aroma as well to mellow it out. the taste is quite deep for a porter, probably closer to a stout in many ways, but drinkability remains. very complimentary to barbeque and dark chocolate cake I would imagine. dryer in the mouth, but full bodied and plenty bubbly. bitter in the finish, reminds me a lot of the smuttynose robust porter, but a little lighter on body. overall a good easy drinking example of what American porters have become, and a beer I wouldn't mind seeing make its way out to the Colorado market. I think it could fit in nicely here.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 20:42:32 | More by StonedTrippin

BrianSherry

Michigan

4.25/5 rDev +20.4%

05-01-2013 20:42:02 | More by BrianSherry

tswater

Colorado

3.25/5 rDev -7.9%

04-28-2013 06:15:07 | More by tswater

MSandahl23

Indiana

3.75/5 rDev +6.2%

04-25-2013 18:06:55 | More by MSandahl23

BeerPunk1312

New York

3.75/5 rDev +6.2%

04-22-2013 05:13:00 | More by BeerPunk1312

bohemyth

Indiana

3/5 rDev -15%

03-31-2013 01:46:07 | More by bohemyth

t0rin0

California

4/5 rDev +13.3%

03-30-2013 02:54:09 | More by t0rin0

Jamison85

Indiana

4/5 rDev +13.3%

03-27-2013 16:29:35 | More by Jamison85

speedvagen

Ohio

3/5 rDev -15%

02-25-2013 00:46:26 | More by speedvagen

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.06/5 rDev -13.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

This poured out as a nice looking brown color with a tan colored head on top. The lacing was thin and the retention was too. The smell of the beer is earthy and lightly roasted. The taste of the beer has a subtle chocolate and earthy roasted malts. There is a very light bitterness in the finish. The mouthfeel is dry, light to medium bodied with a good carbonation. Overall it's a decent porter, I enjoyed trying this beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2013 01:49:58 | More by Knapp85