State Pen Porter - Santa Fe Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.82
pDev: 9.69%
Reviews: 113
Hads: 55

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Brewed by:
Santa Fe Brewing Company

New Mexico, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 6.40% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (109), on-tap (4).

Notes:
A trademark beer of the Santa Fe Brewing Company’s master brewer, Ty Levis, the State Pen Porter has every reason to be one of his favorites. It is flavorful, swimming with notes of nuts and chocolate; it is drinkable, so drinkable that it is almost as if pint after pint were drinking itself.

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Reviews by greybeardloon:

greybeardloon

Rhode Island

4/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

No date.

A: Dark brown with light brown head.

S: Roasty dark chocolate with some dark fruit. Smells good.

T: More roasty chocolate with some dark fruit ant a hint of vanilla. There is a tickle of hops at the end, and the hops linger nicely after the finish. There is only the slightest touch of char.

M: Feels about right.

O: This is a tasty beer that goes down really easily. If the abv were lower, this would be a great "session" porter. I would probably have this regularly if it were readily available to me.

Serving type: bottle

10-23-2011 01:55:23 | More by greybeardloon

More User Reviews:

TFMyriad

Arizona

4/5 rDev +4.7%

05-22-2013 04:04:12 | More by TFMyriad

davemathews68

Ohio

3.75/5 rDev -1.8%

05-14-2013 02:08:13 | More by davemathews68

alex_hart

Massachusetts

3.5/5 rDev -8.4%

04-20-2013 16:37:36 | More by alex_hart

nzerbe

New York

3/5 rDev -21.5%

03-03-2013 22:39:00 | More by nzerbe

quadhog

Arizona

3.25/5 rDev -14.9%

03-03-2013 18:18:29 | More by quadhog

bobbyc3

Oklahoma

4/5 rDev +4.7%

03-02-2013 04:36:29 | More by bobbyc3

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

3.98/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Another porter/stout that is equal parts brown and black. If I had to lean in one direction, I'd say 51% black, 49% dark brown, together at last! Solid thickness, good light brown/beige head on it, better than average retention, better than average sticky lace along the glass.

Aroma was all roast. Big malt, big roast. Straight forward, no adjuncts.

Taste, chewy. Chewy malt, roasted to near perfection. Clean for what it is. Not weighed down with exotic extracts of coffee or chocolate, sure, there is plenty of chocolate malt. This is nice and simple. A working man's porter. Straightup. Easy drinking. No harsh bitterness. Quintessential porter without the bells and whistles. Well balanced.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2013 22:11:35 | More by Beerandraiderfan

beergoot

Colorado

3.94/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Dark brown body crowned with a thick, creamy light tan head; clinging rings of foam down the glass. Mocha and coffee notes comprise the bulk of the aroma, coupled with hints of light chocolate notes and some barely perceptile woody hop scents. Solid roasted and chocolate malts dominate the flavors with a subtle hop bitterness backbone. Medium bodied, dry finish.

This is a very solid porter. It has excellent flavor and is well-balanced with nice complexity that lets you explore new dimensions to this beer with every sip.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2013 21:33:19 | More by beergoot

Ford

Texas

4/5 rDev +4.7%

03-01-2013 03:19:59 | More by Ford

nrbw23

Ohio

4/5 rDev +4.7%

02-23-2013 08:46:11 | More by nrbw23

drummermattie02

Texas

3.75/5 rDev -1.8%

02-20-2013 23:20:44 | More by drummermattie02

brentk56

North Carolina

3.9/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a dark brown color with ruby highlights and a creamy/rocky tan head that leaves a few dots and dashes

Smell: Roasty, almost ashen, aroma with underlying chocolate elements

Taste: Black bread, up front, with a developing chocolate aspect; after the swallow, the chocolate and roasty coffee flavors take over

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation

Overall: Glad I had a chance to revisit this one as it was much better the second go round

Thanks, BlueOkie, for the chance to re-visit

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2013 01:10:01 | More by brentk56