Old Leghumper - Thirsty Dog Brewing Company

Ellbert

Ohio

4.9/5  rDev +29.3%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

This was an excellent porter. It poured very well with a small head that slowly vanished. It left a lace that added a nice apperance.
The taste and mouthfeel were very good. It coated my toungue and tingled it with its carbonation. The taste was chocolate up front and coffee to follow. A very mild porter, I woudn't call it robust. I could drink this in the morning with my toast and eggs. A very good porter, I would defintely buy this again, and I did. This is definitely one of my favorite beers!

Justin

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2003 21:22:20 | More by Ellbert

Buggabeer

Pennsylvania

4.88/5  rDev +28.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This is how Porter's are to taste!!! This poured nice into a 16 oz Guiness draft glass. The color was pitch black with a nice brown head. The taste was out of this world!!! None of that burnt grains taste that some porters try to pull off. I don't know why they try for that taste? This was a GREAT Porter that I will go and get some more of. I don't know why people like Great Lakes Edmond Fitzgerald so much? My personal opinion is that this is far better and a most enjoyable beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-17-2010 01:51:23 | More by Buggabeer

laurennn

Pennsylvania

4.65/5  rDev +22.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

I reallyreally love this beer. I'm generally picky about porters, but this one I really can't get enough of. It's really easy to drink, and great for a cold, winter night.

it pours a dark brown, with a slight redness too it when held to the light. no lace, and no head (at least, none that lasts longer than a minute).

the smell is total coffee, with hints of chocolate and caramel. yummmm!

the taste, clearly, is my favorite part. again, the coffee is really strong, with a really smooth, malty body. chocolate is definitely noticeable as well. it's slightly sour at the end.

in terms of drinkability, i usually end up finishing this beer within 5-10 minutes because it just goes down so easy. it's delicious, and i wish the alcohol content was slightly lower because this would be my session beer of choice. i highly recommend this porter!

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2009 07:03:23 | More by laurennn

Drewcifer

Pennsylvania

4.58/5  rDev +20.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a very dark brown with a very short, tan head that drops to nothing fairly quick.

Well-defined aroma of roasted malt, coffee and chocolate.

Flavor is extremely well-balanced - at the front is roasted malts, but is rounded with coffee, chocolate and brown sugar. A little hint of hops, but it goes past quickly. Robust, tasty, yet not dominated by any one flavor.

Medium bodied, medium carbonation, fairly smooth, a little oily.

Overall, an extremely well done beer. While the mouthfeel and appearance aren't top of the line, the aroma and taste of this brew are absolutely wonderful.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2008 22:20:42 | More by Drewcifer

ericj551

British Columbia (Canada)

4.47/5  rDev +17.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

After much confusion about the Thirsty Dog Brewing Company being closed I finally found this beer. It pours an inky black with a beautiful brown head that seems have different shades as I pour. The aroma is rich sweet roasted caramel, tons of delicious malt aroma. The flavor is sweet and delicious, like desert in a bottle. Rich chocolate, toffee, toffee and plenty of sweet maltiness make this one a real treat. Behind all the sweetness, there is some hop bitterness in the finish, but not very much. This is what I'm looking for from an Stout or Porter. It has all the flavor, depth and richness of an Imperial with out being overpowering and remains drinkable at under 6%.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2007 23:28:21 | More by ericj551

oberon

North Carolina

4.45/5  rDev +17.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a dark deep brown with ruby ruby tint when a thin light brown head that leaves quickly,love the aromas pretty fruity with a cinnamon spice quality wich I had never encoutered in a standard porter but wich I enjoyed also picked up some bitter chocolate.What I like best about the flavors of this porter is that its not overly roasted sure there is a roasted malt profile but this brew is fruity and chocolaty over top of the roasted malt profile.A real nice porter one I would drink alot of if more available the mouthfeel is spot on for me,a nice change of pace porter with a cool labelon the bottle to boot.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2006 21:07:54 | More by oberon

beergeek279

Pennsylvania

4.43/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Served as a sample at Thirsty Dog in Akron. The color was brown, with a good head. The smell was chocolate malt. The taste was very nice and chocolatey, with the coffee hop backing just in there. Mouthfeel was smooth. As for drinkability, could have quite a few of these.

This was definitely one of the ones I was looking forward to, and I wasn't disappointed. A sweet and fairly robust porter, and certainly amongst Thirsty Dog's best...one that I'd be glad to find bottles of!

Serving type: on-tap

03-15-2004 19:04:03 | More by beergeek279

tavernjef

Minnesota

4.43/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Super dark brown with a thin tannish cap, some collaring persists, lacing minimal. Aroma is of a swell dark milk chocolate roastyness with a bit of burnt cookie, molasses, and coffee over the top. Good nose for a porter, clean, peppy, and unwavering. Taste closes in at the front with a clean roast and milk chocolate, some gaining bitterness of burnt coffee, hops, and chocolate squeeze in just past midway and dusts off in the finish with leftover molasses chewyness and cocoa. Quite the enjoyable taster. Feel is about medium, clean, robust, slightly burnt and drying, nice chocolate return across the entire palate the whole ride through. This is a fine porter, one to have again and again. Enjoyably robust, chocolatey, clean, milding, and soothing.

Serving type: on-tap

12-11-2004 02:17:35 | More by tavernjef

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

4.43/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a dark reddish brown color with a thin but foamy off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is heavy with coffee and complimented by a little chocolate, dark fruit and some hops.

T: The tasty is very smoky and malty with flavors of coffee, chocolate, dark fruit and nuts. The hops presence is mild but provides a little bit of balance, very nice complexity. There’s a slight alcohol burn which was unexpected from a beer with an ABV of just 5.70%. The after-taste is sweet and dry.

M: Crisp and very smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, slightly sticky finish.

D: Very tasty, goes down easy, not very filling, good kick, very good representation of style. For a style where you normally don’t look for a pounder, this could certainly be one, while still being a good sipper as well.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2007 04:30:44 | More by TheManiacalOne

tmitch75

Illinois

4.43/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Picked this up on a recent business trip and shipped it home. What a nerd.

Pours a deep black color with garnet highlights around the edges. Thick creamy head drops to a thin layer but leaves bigtime lacing.

This stuff even smells thick. Sweet malt with dark chocoloate, cherries, and raisins.

It tastes every bit as full as it smells. More dark chocolate with a little smoke, roasty coffee, and fruit. A little spicy at the finish. Delicious.

Nice creamy mouthfeel - the body is perfect for the flavor.

Robust is the right word for this beer. It is very tasty and smooth, and well worth the shipping!

Tasted on 3/6/08.

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2008 05:08:55 | More by tmitch75

hustlesworth

Ohio

4.43/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

A- super dark brown, opaque, with a hint of mahogany at the bottom of the glass. creamy khaki colored head settles within a minute leaving a spattering of lace behind.

S- milk chocolate and roasted, some mild coffee, pipe tobacco, woodsy, and just a tough of smoke.

T- tastes almost exactly as it smells but with a good deal of malty sweetness to complement the roast. cocoa, coffee, damp wood, earth, soil, pipe tobacco, burnt caramel, and some light pine and grapefruit hops in the finish with lingering roasted flavors. extremely well balanced.

MF- smooth and creamy, they hit the nail on the head with this one. nice espresso feeling on the cheeks with just a touch of acidity. tight prickly carbonation is never overbearing and fits perfectly. somewhat coating feel.

D- would have never guessed 6.7% abv, this one drinks like something around 4%. flavorful and tasty but not too bold and a truly great example of the style.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2010 08:45:21 | More by hustlesworth

deg

New Hampshire

4.43/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Dark brown, almost black. Chocolate head. The foam was weak. I could smell some roasty notes, maybe a little malt and hops. The taste was a good and strong coffee like taste with chocolate. I thought the beer was quite drinkable. I don't think I would have trouble drinking several of these at one sitting.

Serving type: bottle

09-29-2011 23:51:52 | More by deg

Tree

New York

4.4/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

(my first review, so bear with me. but, also, one of the best beers i've tried.)

12 oz bottle, poured into a pint glass.

A - Black, good amount of carbonation, 1.5 inch head, can't wait to try it!

S - Sweet and Chocolatey.

T - Chocolate and coffee, a bit of a "roasted" flavor.

M - Thick, chewy, smooth, tasty. Made me go MMM out loud. Light carbonation you can feel on your tongue, but not overpowering.

D - LOVED this beer. Will definitely have more.

Serving type: bottle

02-21-2007 00:54:25 | More by Tree

Ahhdball

Ohio

4.38/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

One more reason to drink local brews and another to thank The Winking Lizard. I can't wait to get up to Canton and try it off the tap.
Deep maroon with a slight ring of beige around the top leaving an oil slick behind.
Toffee dominates the first whiff of this selection. Chocolate, burnt nuts and a slight very mild hiss of alcohol.
Slick feel as I took the first sip which brought good malt, chocolate, and coffee flavors. A slight tinge of bitterness from small amounts of hop followed up to make this one of my top porters.

Serving type: bottle

08-07-2004 17:37:14 | More by Ahhdball

Phatz

Pennsylvania

4.38/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

What a great beer. The presentation starts with a very clever name and a great label. It made me smile :) "So many legs ... So little time!" LOL
Poured into my pint glass starting at 60 degrees.

Appearance: Dark brown with red hues, it pretty close to black. Light brown head and light lacing.

Smell: dark malts a bit of chocolate and molasses, a bit more reserved than I would have liked to see but very nice.

Taste: Very pleasing! Dark black malts with molasses, caramel and significant amounts of chocolate. It also has a nice burnt (ashy) smokiness to that gave it a campfire-ish attribute. I have a few cigars that leave that attribute. I love that. This beer is remarkably sweet and rich. The hop bitterness barely makes it self known but there is a slightly grassy attribute tucked away in there somewhere.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied. Rich creamy and smooth.

Drinkability: I must admit I am a huge fan of Porters and this one did not let me down. Well done Thirsty Dog!

Hope this is helpful.
Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2006 09:58:26 | More by Phatz

jdhilt

New Hampshire

4.35/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a three finger light brown head that fades quickly to a ring leaving some lace. Almost midnight black color. Good carbonation and heavy bodied. Sweet malty nose. Sweet malty flavor, caramel, nutty, clean sweet finish. 12oz bottle, gift from Vintage Cellars.

Serving type: bottle

02-06-2007 01:06:22 | More by jdhilt

86sportster883

New Jersey

4.35/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thirsty Dog's Old Leghumper is a really nice robust porter with exceptional drinkability. It pours dark brown with reddish brown hues when held to the light. The head disappeared so quickly that I couldn't even tell you what color it was. It smells malty sweet with dark chocolate and caramel aromas. I found this porter to be medium bodied with moderately low carbonation that combined to impart a smooth creaminess to the mouthfeel. Sweat roasted malt flavors blend beautifully with hints of caramel and a touch of alcohol and then finishes with a mild burnt dryness that is clean and well balanced. Overall, Old Leghumper is an excellent porter that I will just have to find on tap.

Serving type: bottle

10-04-2007 01:55:19 | More by 86sportster883

drifter

Ohio

4.33/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

To begin with, the name alone earns this beer some positive points. Fortunately, the beer itself is not a let down either. I've had this beer both at the brewery itself as well as in bottles once they became available. The aroma has definite hints of coffee and a maltiness. The taste is at first a settle chocolate flavor followed by an aftertaste of coffee. You can taste the maltiness from beginning to end. I think this is a good beer to start out the night with because it is a little heavier being a porter. This beer also scores points for its great taste even from a bottle as opposed to a draught from the actual brewery. Great label too! "So many legs, so little time!" Indeed!

Serving type: bottle

02-29-2004 01:35:40 | More by drifter

kmpitz2

Tennessee

4.33/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Beer pours a nice dark brown to black color with a small head that falls to coat the beer. The nose is a lot of coffee with chocolate in the background. The flavor is a nice mocha from start to finish. The feel is moderate. I want a bit more in there as its not enough for me. Drinkability is good on this one as well. I like it for a porter.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2004 02:34:44 | More by kmpitz2

fretlessman71

Colorado

4.33/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pertinent Preliminary Comments: Much obliged to HarkJohnny for the care package that included this gem.

Quite the picture on the label if you’re a leg man (or even a leg woman!).

APPEARANCE: Black, just barely translucent, with garnet highlights. Head was fizzy like cola, and dissipated before I was able to finish this sentence. Hmmm… (Note: See "Overall Comments" at bottom for clarification of score.) A gentle swirl brings it back to life a bit. No lacing.

AROMA: Espresso and dark chocolate dominate; no discernable hops. (Of course, the last porter I had was dry-hopped, so I could be biased…)

FLAVOR: Oh, so THERE are the hops! Okay… A very nice blend of mocha and hop flavor. It’s actually a pretty wonderful balance! (Maybe I ought to put some hops in my mug before I bring it in to Starbucks next time!) It’s a very sweet beer, roasty but not too roasty, almost like chocolate milk for when your taste bids grow up. Semi-sweet aftertaste; clean finish for such a sweet beer.

MOUTHFEEL: Somewhat spicy; medium weight. Nothing wrong here.

DRINKABILITY: At 5.7% ABV, this one is on the border of being too strong for a session brew, but it’ll do in a pinch. I certainly wouldn’t get bored with it!

OVERALL COMMENTS: A little worried about the head; could be that there was too much dishwashing detergent residue in this glass, since we just moved and who knows what happened to what in the melee. Since everything else about this beer pans out I’m willing to overlook it. There’s another bottle in my beer fridge that looks just like this one, and if that one has the same problem I’ll let you know. Other than that, it’s a fine brew – certainly worthy of its 2002 Gold at the World Beer Cup.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2005 06:39:36 | More by fretlessman71

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

From a bottle contract brewed by Frederick in Maryland; fresh from the brewery. (...and, man, you've gotta love the label on this one with the dog sitting in front of three sets of attractive female legs!)

This superbly chocolatey porter delivers the typically expected appearance with a black body that reveals ruby-mahogany highlights at the base of the glass and a creamy tan head. Unfortunately, the head retention is a bit limited, and it drops shortly to an average collar.

The nose is restrained, but that's OK for the style, and it does offer some malt with an almost "Ovaltine" and mocha java character to it, as well as some almost "smoky" roastiness.

In the mouth it's medium-light bodied and lighty zesty on the palate with a fine-bubbled, moderate carbonation.

The flavor delivers lightly sweet chocolate and caramel, backed by a soft coffee character; and balanced by a mild bitterness. Some delicate grassy hops come through in the end; and it finishes short with a dollop of sweetish caramel/chocolate/coffee malt that fades to a lingering coffee note.

Overall, this is a really well-done, basic porter that has a great malt constituent. It's well-rounded, nicely balanced without too much dark malt acidity, and quite easy to drink. It's light enough in character that it would make a decent session ale (although the alcohol is a little high for that at 5.7%); it passes muster for a summer brew as well as a great fall/winter quaff; it pairs well with a wide variety of foods (grilled pork chops, mussels marinara, pizza, black bean and corn soup); and it would fit in quite appropriately at quite a number of social functions (guy's poker night, backyard BBQ, simple night at the pub, holiday get-together, back-at-camp beer, etc). Well done!

Serving type: bottle

07-17-2005 18:37:30 | More by NeroFiddled

wheelinshirt

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12 oz longneck brown bottle with a cute dog and a bunch of legs on the label. Tried this when a friend bought it and had to pick up a bottle of my own. Purchased from Abe's in Bethlehem as part of a mixed sixpack.

Poured a dark brown with some tan head the didn't last and left no lacing. Disappointing, but appearances really aren't as important as how it smells and tastes, and that is where this beer shines.

The nose is full of coffee and chocolate, no apparent alcohol, just lots of delicious dark malts. Taste is similar, this one is certainly robust. The coffee just seems so fresh, it must have been my mind playing tricks on me, but I thought i could actually feel coffee grounds in my mouth--the important thing to remember here is that this seemed amazing to me rather than disgusting.

This is a very good beer, at least fresh it is. Don't know how long this one can sit, as I am not sure what tends to happen to coffee and chocolate notes as beers age, but if you can get a fresh bottle I highly recommend it.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2008 02:03:40 | More by wheelinshirt

Pencible

Virginia

4.33/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This poured a hazy dark mahogany with some tan head. It smelled like fresh coffee and cream with some milk chocolate and roasted barley. It tasted much the same, with roasted coffee and cream dominating the flavor, along with some milk chocolate and roasted barley. It was slightly thick with a bit of carbonation, and had a mild bitter aftertaste. Overall this had a fairly basic flavor, but it was very clean and tasty. It had good body too, and was super easy to drink. This is a great simple porter. Nothing too exciting, but perfect for a regular drinking beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-25-2009 21:22:25 | More by Pencible

vande

Illinois

4.33/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5

Picked this up, single bottle only, a little while back in Michigan.

A: Dark, deep brown on the verge of being black.

S: Roasty & chocolaty. Bit of nuttiness, but this definitely is keen on the sweetness!

T: Very good. Follows the nose, and is it warms up, it tends to open and show more of itself.

M: Medium to light bodied.

O: One of the better porters out there. I searched it out, simply for the name. Yet, the beer within was most definitely a hidden prize.

Serving type: bottle

07-31-2011 03:52:49 | More by vande

CaptDavyJones

New York

4.33/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a dark brown color from a 12 oz bottle, with ABV on the label. Almost no light penetration once the beer was in the glass.
One finger tan head that dissipated quickly. Excellent lacing though.
Aroma is a mild yet alluring mixture of chocolate; milk chocolate, cocoa nibs and malt chocolate balls and hints of bready yeast.
Taste is sweet upfront, with the sweetness getting stronger till the finish. The finish has a tinge of bitterness which totally drowns the sweetness that was evident upfront. This a very well balanced porter.
Medium bodied porter that is easy to drink with a nice mouthfeel.
A very good porter, definitely worth a try if you like porters.
Mind you, this is not a robust porter, but definitely very tasty.
A porter that is perfect for my palate and has everything I enjoy in a porter.

Serving type: bottle

11-14-2011 04:35:09 | More by CaptDavyJones