Mocha Porter - Rogue Ales

kevinl6

South Carolina

3.95/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Yet another winner from Rogue. I'm not the biggest porter fan in the world, but this one is nice. Pours as black as some stouts I've seen and smells of chocolate (not nearly as strong as the chocolate stout). It is very smooth and has a pretty nice overall mouthfeel. The taste is very good...chocolate, roasty, malty, coffee, and that Rogue bitterness that I have grown to love. As I said, I'm not usually a porter kind of guy, but this is a repurchase.

Serving type: bottle

07-29-2003 03:53:41 | More by kevinl6

TheDM

Indiana

3.63/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

This brew pours a beautiful small dark brown head with bubbles of all sizes and a pitch black opaque body with some carbonation seen rising up the side of the mug. The receding head leaves behind a fair lacing. It has a mild malty/hoppy aroma with a slight coffee initial taste and a strong somewhat bitter coffee finish with a bite.

Serving type: bottle

07-13-2003 08:48:29 | More by TheDM

MJR

Missouri

4.35/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Seemingly black, it shows reddish-brown highlights when held up to the light. A tan head starts out well and holds at a small, dense cap.

Smell: The aroma has a good dose of roasted coffee, along with a bit of chocolate. Sizable undercurrent of Centennial hops.

Taste: Starts out fairly bitter, with lots of Centennial hop flavor, then balances out with a rush of roasted and chocolate malts. There's a slight acidity towards the end, which pairs with a roasted grain bitterness, that makes for a lengthy, dry finish.

Mouthfeel: On the lighter side of medium in body, from their sugar-gobbling Pacman yeast. Finishes dry and bitter.

Drinkability: Damn good. This is close to being a dry stout, with it's roasted malts and bitterness.

While not quite outstanding, this is a well-made and highly enjoyable robust porter from a great brewery.

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2003 12:32:47 | More by MJR

rastaman

United Kingdom (England)

2.63/5  rDev -32.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Perhaps not as "big" as i was expecting. Some light roasted malt and chocolate malt, with a fair hit of citrusy hops towards the finish, and perhaps some light smokyness, fairly pleasant, if a bit uncomplex, not really what i was expecting, but fairly tasty, i don't think the flavours quite blended either.

Serving type: bottle

06-28-2003 01:45:12 | More by rastaman

TPoling

Texas

3.95/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The Rogue Mocha Porter poured a deep black with little head, but left rings of lace like gingerbread all the way down the glass.

The smell was of chocolate and dark roasted coffee, which also were the dominant flavors on the palate. The strong coffee flavor lingered in the aftertaste.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2003 03:57:14 | More by TPoling

Loki

North Carolina

4.95/5  rDev +27.2%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Sampled from a 12oz bottle. A little to cold at first, as with most porters, stouts, etc much better server at 60 degrees plus, otherwise both the smells and tastes are a bit muted. But when this baby warms up, look out.

Poured a pitch black, can you say oil, black gold, Texas Tea, midnight. The used oil out of your car isn't this black. The pour creates an inch thick beige head that fades fairly quickly to leave a mountain range of lacing and a quick swirl recreates a small canopy head.

The nose of malt, cocoa, and coffee. Fresh roasted coffee beans anyone? You can smell this aroma train coming for miles.

Taste of coffe, semi-sweet chocolate, and roasted malt. Wonderful and complex. This is coffee and chocolate and wow. Truly magnificent. Rouge does it again, and again, and again.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2003 18:15:53 | More by Loki

clvand0

Kentucky

4.05/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

This beer pours a very dark color with a moderate brown head and moderate lacing. The aroma is full of chocolate and roasted malts with some hops. Very promising. The taste is quite smooth and very full-bodied. The chocolate and the coffee are present in the flavor, but in a suble way. Strangely high hop presence for a porter, but this is from Rogue, so that's expected. This is a good brew and I wouldn't hesitate to have it again.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2003 20:28:28 | More by clvand0

Indybeer

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a impressive tan head the recedes quickly, but still leaves a ring of lace on the glass. Aroma of chocolate and hops. For a Mocha Porter I expected more of a chocolatey taste, but all you get is the hop bitterness, with a little sweetness in the finish. Mouthfeel is thin. Still an enjoyable beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-30-2003 19:16:51 | More by Indybeer

dwarbi

New York

3.8/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a light brown head that provides excellent lacing. Rich, dark brown color. Smells like s'mores! Sweet, chocolatey, smoky, and slightly burnt (just like I like my s'mores) Charred taste. Dark chocolate - not too sweet. Very chalky mouthfeel. Bitter. A good beer for one pint. I'll get another sometime.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2003 17:01:05 | More by dwarbi

BierReise

Florida

3.53/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This one's black as night and I can see no light through the glass. Head is small and tan. Aroma reminds me of charred wood, chocolate and coffee. Very creamy and full bodied for a porter. A little on the bitter side as I'd prefer roasted malt to dominate in a porter. A craeamy porter but overall too bitter for me.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2003 12:59:32 | More by BierReise

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

4.28/5  rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: deep, dark black, showing no light anywhere, with a large, creamy, toasted tan head.
Aroma: soft, full of cocoa, roasted coffee, burnt notes.
A sizzling effect on the palate, a fine, fuzzy meeting with the tongue, a great, hoppy feeling, and it soon fizzles, but not without leaving a distinctly roasty feeling on the finish. Full-bodied as they get, with a rich taste, delicious bitterness in every sip, at first, but it's quickly matched by the rich, and sometimes sweet flavor.
Tasty, tasty, tasty! A smile rises on me with every swallow!
The chocolate character is felt, too, but it's light as a shadow. To be called a "mocha" porter, this ale would need a heartier helping of the cocoa bean. That's my main, and only, criticism.
For a plain porter, this one's got it all!

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2003 02:14:39 | More by feloniousmonk

Marty

Maine

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured an extremely dark brown with a surprisingly large, light brown head that left a sticky web on the inside of the glass. The chocolate and coffee in this porter is very noticeable and up-front, but it's tastefully done and does not overwhelm the palate. This was a very satisfying beer that woke up my taste buds and left me with an appetite for a good meal.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2003 17:22:06 | More by Marty

tavernjef

Minnesota

4.38/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Color is black with a creamy tannish head, faded fast leaving tiny bits of lace. Smells dark and earthy of deep dark, blackened malt, notes of espresso & coffee. Taste echoes of the smell, earthy roasted malt thats very deep, dark, blackened, quite robust with a great dark bitterness of coffee, all very tolerable. Feel is pretty strong, heavy, and full with a nice deep coffee-like dryness. This porter is drinkable and packed with dark flavors, but some of the strength of the taste and body makes for intimidation in my book.
Had to take some time to finish it. But man its worth it, time well spent.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2003 12:34:14 | More by tavernjef

SheepNutz

Kentucky

4.4/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

I had this beer in a 22oz. bottle poured into a tulip glass. There was about 1 finger of caramel colored head, with minimal lacing left down the glass as I drank. The smell is all chocolate, with just a hint of smokiness. The taste is a good mix of sweet chocolate and bitter hops. Good balance overall. The finish is where the chocolate really shines through. The mouthfeel is fairly strong. This isn't that much of a drinkable beer, but it does make a great dessert beer!

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2003 07:36:05 | More by SheepNutz

Naerhu

Japan

3.88/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: Small brown head on a jet black body
Aroma: fermented coffee aroma
Flavor: amazing forward bitterness. full dark coffee and charred malt flavor.
Mouth: Full bodied beer with a bitterness that rakes over the tongue.
Drinkability: The itensity of the bitterness gets in the way of the consuming this beauty as I otherwise would have liked to.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2003 09:08:11 | More by Naerhu

frank4sail

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I picked up this six pack with a six pack of their bitter and well both were quite what you would expect from Rogue.. they were good solid beers. The porter starts with a cocoa nose that has a little hop sting to it. Dark black in color and opeque in appearance the beer pours with a nice dense tan head with good retention and lace in the glass. Full mouth. Original expresso taste with roast malt sweetness dominating the tongue as well. Slightly sweet on the finish.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2003 12:29:06 | More by frank4sail

dmarch

Pennsylvania

3.65/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours black in color with a nice size tan head that leaves a nice lace as well. Pretty much as the name suggests. Mostly coffee, but with some chocolate in both the aroma and taste. Fairly thin and highly carbonated for the style so it's not the best porter as far as mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2003 07:12:21 | More by dmarch

Tballz420

Minnesota

3.85/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Overall not a bad drink. Almost completely black in color, a good looking fluffy tan colored head. Some great lacing down the sides of the glass. Its similar to some other coffee flavored beers that i have had in the past. Nothing special, but worth giving a try if you see it.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2003 21:40:23 | More by Tballz420

nixhecks

Rhode Island

3.6/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Presented in a 22oz bomber, poured a deep, dark brown with a sandy head. The head had decent but not great retention and leaves some lace. The aroma is of bittersweet chocolate and floral hops. The first sip is amazing, as seems the case with many chocolate porters and stouts. Very chocolatey at first, but it does lead into a bitterness that at first is not bad, but builds throughout the glass. The mouthfeel is pretty nice, very bubbly and light. Although the slight imbalances left something to be desired, this was still a refreshing, light, crisp brew that upholds Rogue's reputation for quality

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2003 16:17:20 | More by nixhecks

PSUDREW

Pennsylvania

4.28/5  rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Wow. While I must say I prefer the Shakespear stout, this is more then a comprable beverage. So light for a porter. I could drink 5 or so and not notice the weight in my tummy =). Smelled like choco-berries. The only flaw I could detect is that there is an after taste of choclate syrup. I mean when you have pure hershey's syrup in your mouth, thats the after taste, I almost need a galls of milk to kill it off. But, It is a great beer, and something everyone should have at least 15 times

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2003 20:46:41 | More by PSUDREW

maestrotmbg

District of Columbia

3.2/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Out of the bottle it ran, dark. The color of espresso with a head somewhat lighter in color and somewhat less uniform but thicker and much longer lasting. Alcohol barely noticable,the beer smelled unexpectedly and faintly of berries. Bitterness was the prevailing flavor that lasted to the bitter, dry end. This beer drank unexpectedly. It flouted its darkness yet went down like a much lighter beer. Thus, it drank easily as well, its bitterness overcome by its unusual lightness of body.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2003 10:54:21 | More by maestrotmbg

fattyre

Georgia

4.05/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

This beer pours a clear very dark brownish red color with a moderate sized dark tan head. The mouthfeel is just moderate-thinner than I had hoped and just slightly disapointing. The smell is sweet and smokey with a very slight coffee aroma. The taste is smoky faint coffee with a crisp bitter finish and a mild alcohol flavor. Quite enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2003 19:47:55 | More by fattyre

Scooter77

Ohio

3.95/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a dark brown color with just a hint of red showing through. Instantly a thick, rich tan head presents itself, then fades down slowly, that leaves a thick, sticky lace on the glass. Aroma is chocked full of roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate with mild hop undertones. Taste seems to mirror the smell exactly. There was a little bit too much of a bitter coffee-like aftertaste left. Other than the bitterness, this is a very smooth and creamy beer to drink.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2003 05:07:59 | More by Scooter77

Darkale

Virginia

3.58/5  rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Dark brown-black, with a thick tan head that settles down to a rim of foam around the glass. Moderate lacing. Aroma is of chocolate predominately, with coffee right behind it. Nicely carbonated. Chewy. Creamy at first, with a gritty aftertaste and mouthfeel. Long after the last sip, one tastes the mocha and coffee -- well named.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2003 13:44:12 | More by Darkale

beernbbq

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

In a word, Delicious! More "bodied-up" than the average porter, but not as dry as a stout. Pours a big brown head that stays the whole way (and I was "milking" this one as long as I could). Thoroughly enjoyable from the first sip to the last. I am going to hunt down more or order it from the Rogue website.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2003 03:49:18 | More by beernbbq