Back In Mak (La Cruda)
Pizza Port Bressi Ranch

Back In Mak (La Cruda)Back In Mak (La Cruda)
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From:
Pizza Port Bressi Ranch
 
California, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
6.7%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 11.87%
Reviews:
25
Ratings:
32
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 10, 2021
Added:
May 28, 2011
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  5
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.37/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottle, kindly shared by gunnar. 6.7% ABV. Very dark brown to black colour, moderate beige head. Perfumed aroma, also some vinous notes, chocolate and coffee. Easy drinking flavour, nicely balanced, moderate notes of chocolate and coffee. Good beer, but not exceptional.
May 10, 2021
 
Rated: 3 by HaveUSeenMyCellar from California

Dec 15, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by t0rin0 from California

Dec 11, 2012
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)

3.88/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Recent bottle in trade. Black bodied with generous head. Pleasant sweet malty and hazlenut aroma. Slightly better than average mouthfeel. Taste is good and grows on me, roast, chocolate, spicy,dried fruit,understated citrus hops, very good drinkability.Slightly dry finish. Superior porter.
Jul 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by mhaugo from California

Jun 10, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by Rempo from Indiana

May 26, 2012
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Reviewed by cpetrone84 from Pennsylvania

3.76/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
pour is dark cola brown with barely any light shining through and a ton of tight light brown head. The nose offers some rich chocolate with a fair amount of roasty malts. Taste is a bit of the same, notes of unsweetened chocolate, roasty malts, a touch watery in the finish. A hint of sweetness lingers on top of a light coffee bitterness. A soft silky body is alluring on the tongue and the weak finish holds this back from being very drinkable.
Apr 10, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by ineva from California

Mar 18, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by JAHMUR from Connecticut

Feb 12, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by SoCalStout from California

Feb 07, 2012
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Reviewed by Megahertz from Missouri

4.33/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
NHC Vintage, cellared. Served in 18oz Snifter. Served at approx 45F.

A: Dark brown, hazy. Forms quite a head that quickly falls, leaving moderate lacing. Carbonation appears relatively high.

S: Strong raisin and plum with woody background notes. Faint cherry detected on swirling. Nose is not overpowering.

T: Front has dark fruits of considerable conplexity, but quickly gives way to strong honey flavor that melds into toffee on the back of the tongue. Finish is warming, slightly smokey. Roast is extremely light on the very back end. Decisively sweet finish.

M: On the light end of medium bodied, the carbonation level is very high. This seems out of place for this beer. Allowing it to sit and warm in the snifter greatly increased the quality of the mouthfeel.

O: Am impressive example of a flavorful, sweet, not-too-roasty porter. The fruity qualities are outstanding in combination with the honey-like sweetness and warming alcohol. Its only flaw is the carbonation level - which leads to a seemingly thin and effervescent mouthfeel. Excellent on this cold St. Louis winter's day.
Dec 13, 2011
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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota

3.03/5  rDev -20.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Thanks to rmaste6282 for this extra in a fall-time trade. Now that the cold has finally arrived, I guess it's not fall anymore. Let's hurry up & get to hard-water season.

Pour is black. No wiggle room. Smell is faint to the point of being lost: malts? Spare bits of sweet, malt, coffee, chocolate. But one has to bury the nose in the glass to find them.

La Cruda is a pretty standard entry in the porter field, & there's no lion rampant. Plenty of roast that borders on vague coffee. Sweet malts. Then a vague, odd underlying fruitiness. Nothing specific. Bailiwick of chocolate. End of the road is bitter, crossing the line from hoppy to old coffee. Half a bomber is more than enough.

Decent beer, but not something I'd seek out again. Porters are a dime a dozen, with the advantage that the good ones stick out like a good '80's movie. Not this one. I'll stick to the Port stuff with a lot of hops.
Dec 03, 2011
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Reviewed by charlzm from California

3.6/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Consumed on draft at Bangin' Burgers near Miramar NAS on October 9th, 2011.

A clear, very deep brown that allows moderate amounts of light through. A light tan, creamy head of very fine bubbles sits one and a half fingers high on the top of the beer.

Deeply roasted malt aroma with traces of smoke.

Flavor is dark roasted and smoked malts, light coffee and a touch of mintiness before a lightly bitter finish. Aftertaste features a return engagement from that mint. Despite that, it finishes pretty cleanly.

Average mouthfeel for the style.

Interesting porter, but not a world-beater.
Oct 28, 2011
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Reviewed by phichifiji00 from California

3.06/5  rDev -19.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured into pint glass.

Appearance: Dark brown with a subtle red hue, pours about 2 inches of thick, light tan head that fades very slowly.

Smell: Malty, sweet, subtle orange aroma, nutty.

Taste: Malty, slightly citrusy, nutty, subtle orange taste, a metalic aftertaste as it warms, subtle coffee notes.

Mouthfeel: Light-medium bodied, light carbonation.

Overall: A decent beer, drinks better at cooler termperatures, the flavor provfile seems to fall apart as it warms and becomes very metalic.
Oct 01, 2011
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Reviewed by jpmclaug from South Carolina

3.81/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Bottle poured into a snifter. I don't remember who sent me this one but thank you! one of my favorite styles from one of my favorite breweries.

black when in the glass but when pouring it looked light brown. A nice fluffy tan head rests on top. It looks awfully tasty. Some roasty notes in the aroma, a bit of a smoky note, maybe some chocolate but I might just be expecting that.

Pretty dry beer. Some milk chocolate notes, fairly balanced, a bit of roast, some nutty notes. mouth feel is medium bodeid really dry with a fair amount of carbonation.

Overall a solid beer. That being said nothing about this beer really sticks out to make it a great one. I'm glad to have tried it and wouldn't mind drinking it again but I wouldn't try to hard to obtain it.
Sep 16, 2011
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Reviewed by brokensail from California

3.8/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks for sharing, Alex.

A: The pour is very dark brown in color with a finger of khaki colored head.

S: Rather smokey on the aroma with tons of roasted malts and coffee. A somewhat earthy aroma with some dark chocolate and a little bit of black pepper. Pretty simple nose, not much sweetness, either.

T: There is a touch of molasses and toffee on the flavor to give a break from all the roasted malt flavors. In addition to the roast, some coffee and dark chocolate as well as a bit of earthy hop bitterness.

M: Medium bodied with the carbonation a touch on the high side for a porter.

O: Good but not outstanding. Pretty bold flavors, so if you're into the heavy roast, you might like this one.
Aug 30, 2011
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Reviewed by MrVonzipper from California

4/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Breakfast @Lost Abbey
Very dark Brown. Foamy tan head with medium retention and Nice lacing. 

Roasted Nuttiness and Dark malt. 

A tiny bit of Bourbon up front. Dark malt. Roasted nuts.Good Robust flavors. Good balance. Slight chalky flavor finish. 

Medium Bodied. Medium Carbonation. Slightly Chalky finish. 

Overall it's a good porter. Not gonna blow any minds but good. Standard good American porter.
Aug 22, 2011
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Reviewed by DarthKostrizer from California

3.67/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Lost Abbey

Look: Deep brown with red lacing around the edges 1/2 inch tan head an no real retention

Smell: Roasted malt bitter chocolate and coffee

Taste: Upfront is the the bitterness from the chocolate and in the middle there is almost a metallic taste to it and finishes with some coffee and vanilla

Mouthfeel: Medium body with medium carbonation and slightly dry

Overall: Not my favorite porter. Honestly I didn't think it was very good.
Aug 22, 2011
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Reviewed by bigfnjoe from Pennsylvania

3.45/5  rDev -9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass

A- pours a dark brown, nearly black, with a half finger brown head. Would really like to see more head on this one.

S- I'm actually getting...strawberries out of this? Some roast too...but I swear, it smells like fruit. Bizarre

T- starts off roasty, the finish is very sweet...not chocolatey sweet, more of a fruity sweet. Strawberries, just like in the nose....real bizarre

M- this one has a pretty thick body to it...very enjoyable

O- it tastes good....but it's not what I expect from a porter. Very strange beer
Jul 26, 2011
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to someone from SSBC that brought it back from NHC, no sure who did.

Light fizzy head, dark brown molasses color

Nose sweet malts, brown sugar, molasses, light sweety porter roast.

Taste sweet malts nutty, roast, brown sugar, molasses, creamy porter, some crystal malts, touch of toffee, Light earthy but herbal hops, light booze and wood like esters, finishes semi sweet, a bit bitter, more brown sugar and malts.

Mouth is med bodied, dec carb

Overall not bad, interesting, nice malts, a bit too sweet.
Jul 18, 2011
Back In Mak (La Cruda) from Pizza Port Bressi Ranch
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 32 ratings