Saint Bridget's Porter - Great Divide Brewing Company

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

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

Dark brown color, beneath a big, frothy head, which crackles and snaps. Go ahead and put it up to your ear! Aroma: essence of espresso and chocolate and some smooth spiciness. Taste: very smooth, very mellow, a lasting finish, and an abiding cocoa flavor. Carbonation's higher than I like. A good porter, but could be better.

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2003 17:43:45 | More by feloniousmonk

budgood1

Minnesota

3.63/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

very dark brown, bordering on black...nice tan head and lots of lace hanging around for the duration. a somewhat muted aroma of chocolate malt...a hint of coffee and the slightest caramel/toffee smell...the hop profile in the nose is slight...i was sort of let down by the smell. choco malts dominate the flavor, and a hint of burnt bitter coffee. a bit thin...and very dry mouthfeel, coming from the roasted malt rather the bitterness of any hops. not a bad porter, but certainly not my favorite.

Serving type: bottle

10-27-2002 18:09:08 | More by budgood1

ADR

Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Nice pour, darker brown with a fluffy 1 1/2 inch head that holds ring shapes well. A little fruit in the aroma, along with sweet malty notes. Impression is not very robust, bittered chocolate that doesn't crack like a rifle shot. Mouthfeel is a touch velvety. Bittering is most noticeable at the back. Body and flavor are decent, nothing stood out as outstanding.

Serving type: bottle

06-24-2002 09:00:53 | More by ADR

Brent

Kentucky

3.53/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Not a bad porter, but not particularly robust, either. Nice roasted coffee notes, with a hint of dark chocolate hiding in the background. Mouthfeel was a little on the thin side. The finish was tart and astringent, and not well balanced against the malt profile. Not one I will put on my "go back for more" list.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2002 06:15:53 | More by Brent

Pegasus

Texas

4/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Deep, almost opaque brown color with a full rocky light brown head. Coffee, chocolate, and roasted malt are prominent in the aroma. Strong coffee and bitter chocolate flavors fuse with smoky undertones for a very smooth, rich taste. The hops are quite subtle and understated. Very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2002 16:41:18 | More by Pegasus

cokes

Wisconsin

3.78/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

A very solid porter. Pours bascially black with a nice, creamy off-white head.
Delicious chocolate aromas with traces of coffee. Very nice on the nose.
Chocolate manifests itself on the taste buds as well, as does the coffee (though not strongly). Other faint roasted flavors weave in and out of the flavor. Slight floral hopping ties this all together.
My only qualm here is the thinness. For a robust porter it almost seems watered down. It's too bad, really. A little thicker body would makes this a top notch porter.
But, I still would have no problems recommending this. Quite nice, and since it is relatively thin, there would be no problem drinking a few of these.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2002 22:24:30 | More by cokes

Jason

Massachusetts

4.08/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Presentation: 12 oz brown with the "month and week bottled" notch on the side for freshness.

Appearance: Deep dark brown, nearly black with a whispy tan lace on top.

Smell: Hints of coffee and carob with a touch of overcaramelized sugar.

Taste: Rich and smooth with a full bodied malty palate. Lots of robust coffee and unsweetness chocolate flavours that help balance the roasted bitterness as well as the hops. More roasted bitterness linger into the after taste.

Notes: Big and bold, balanced and straight lined which optomizes the drinkability for me. A remarkable brew.

Serving type: bottle

03-12-2002 10:35:57 | More by Jason