José Martí American Porter - Cigar City Brewing

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rAvg: 4.08
pDev: 12.25%
Reviews: 219
Hads: 262

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Brewed by:
Cigar City Brewing

Florida, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 8.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (197), on-tap (12), growler (9), cask (1).

Notes:
This is a heavily hopped high gravity porter featuring the hopping levels of an India Pale Ale with the rich and roasty malt profile of a robust porter. Heavy hop rates, while uncommon in today's porters were not unknown historically and recipes from the British porter producers of the 1800's evidence hopping rates far in excess of what is common for the style today.

65 IBU

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Reviews by rmolledo:

rmolledo

Florida

4.65/5 rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Solid Dark Brown with a small 1 inch tan head. Nice tan lacing.

S: Amazing Caramels, Roasted Malts, Chocolate. Toasted Malts. Pleasant Citrusy Hop Aroma.

T: Amazing Depth of flavor. Bitter Chocolate. Burnt Cookies. Cocoa Powder. Very Hoppy. Chocolate Covered Orange Peels.

MF: Slick with a moderately heavy body. Moderate Carbonation.

D: Another amazing beer from Cigar City. This beer in many ways is similar to Stone's Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale but with more of a malty body and thicker mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

09-21-2010 22:30:43 | More by rmolledo

More User Reviews:

ManMoosePig

Connecticut

4/5 rDev -2%

06-13-2013 23:58:50 | More by ManMoosePig

Zonian1

Ohio

4.25/5 rDev +4.2%

06-13-2013 00:55:27 | More by Zonian1

laxer8811

New York

4.25/5 rDev +4.2%

06-11-2013 01:43:23 | More by laxer8811

Nutwood

Kentucky

4.43/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours a nice deep mahogany, a bit of reddish at the lit edge; rich tan head leaves moderate lace.
S: Coffee and rich roasted malt with slight leather and tobacco.
T: Dark bread well toasted with smooth medium roast coffee, like a coarse breakfast. Hops punch through the middle and finish with a noticeable yet subtle hint of tobacco. The finish leads into an aftertaste return of the coffee and hop bitterness.
M: Mouth feel is right on for the style and matches the other attributes at medium to medium full with fine carbonation.
O: This beer was a real treat for me, being a gift from my TB area sis whiIe on vacation at the beach. In my estimation it's a fairly special beer that demands some quiet contemplation, for when you want something better than good. Jose Marti American Porter gets high marks for depth, subtlety, complexity and balance.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2013 00:41:15 | More by Nutwood