Propeller London Style Porter - Propeller Brewery

Conrad

Ontario (Canada)

4.13/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Another great offering from Propeller!
A: Pours thick and dark, like Guiness. Head was medium thickness, but dense, and settled quickly, leaving pretty lacing that followed to the last sip.
S: Dry - no sweetness at all. Big chocolate, but the unsweetened baker's kind, not the candy bar kind. Heavy malt with coffee notes.
T: Up front - choclate followed by roasted malt. Very little hops presence. Then some gentle sweetness showed up when the drink warmed up a bit. Some complex flavours here that I can't put my finger on, but all are pleasant and fun to try and sort out.
M: Thick and creamy full body, as a porter should be. Medium effervesence that compliments the beer and does not get in the way of the taste.
D: Goes down smooth and easy. A taste treat. Wish I had more in the fridge.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2006 15:56:58 | More by Conrad

souvenirs

British Columbia (Canada)

2.5/5  rDev -35.6%

05-23-2013 02:03:54 | More by souvenirs

mmurphy525

Nova Scotia (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

05-21-2013 22:43:13 | More by mmurphy525

deonreds

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

05-11-2013 08:41:35 | More by deonreds

djcreepshow

Nova Scotia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

04-07-2013 15:45:04 | More by djcreepshow

lgmol

Nova Scotia (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%

02-15-2013 13:54:45 | More by lgmol

TimeLincoln

New Brunswick (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.1%

01-12-2013 18:31:34 | More by TimeLincoln

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -22.7%

11-06-2012 19:51:01 | More by cfalovo97

Kremlock

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.1%

10-31-2012 21:01:35 | More by Kremlock

bcrocker

Nova Scotia (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +16%

10-06-2012 19:56:16 | More by bcrocker

CurtisD

New Brunswick (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%

09-15-2012 03:08:05 | More by CurtisD

Jeffo

Netherlands

3.43/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Got this one last summer from a fellow beer lover. Cheers!

From a bomber into a snifter
Might be 2 years old

APPEARANCE: Pours a one finger, medium looking, light tan head with good retention. Dark brown, transparent body with next to no carbonation evident. Head fades to a splotchy wisp and ring, but leaves no lacing down the glass.

SMELL: Roasted and dark malts, dark chocolate, and some sweet vanilla cream. Light milk chocolate notes as well. Still bold enough with some nice cream aromas.

TASTE: Follows the nose nicely, with roasted and chocolate malts, sweet cream and vanilla flacors up front. More cream at the swallow with a light touch of bitter coffee and powdered cocoa. Mild but lingering aftertaste is a nice mix of roasted malts, sweet cream and bitter cocoa. Pretty good really.

PALATE: Medium body and medium carbonation. A little light, unfortunately, but creamy enough on the palate, Goes down smooth and finishes slightly dry. A touch more weight would help here.

OVERALL: A good beer that has held up well I imagine. While it is probably bolder, more aromatic and flavorful when fresh, this was certainly a pleasure to drink after a couple years. A fuller palate and it would be even more of a pleasure, but that is often my complaint with this style. Regardless, well worth checking out if you get the chance. Cheers guys! Recommended.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2012 20:43:51 | More by Jeffo

andrenaline

Ontario (Canada)

3.98/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Pours pitch black, finger of head with little retention and some sporadic lacing.

S - Cocoa and burnt toast, hints of espresso and milk chocolate.

T - The flavour is a bit more tart than implied by the nose, the espresso dominates with some bitter dark cocoa come through on the finish. Some leafy greens hop notes also creep through.

M - Medium, smooth and a touch of dryness.

O - A tasty porter that leans a bit more on the bitter side than the sweet side. Nicely balanced and easy drinking, flavourful and a solid sample of the style. Well worth a try and easily sessoinable.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2012 19:55:39 | More by andrenaline

zduerr

British Columbia (Canada)

1.75/5  rDev -54.9%

07-06-2012 03:45:50 | More by zduerr

Ivanhoes_Backpack

New Brunswick (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

04-02-2012 17:35:08 | More by Ivanhoes_Backpack

fizzyted

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.1%

01-22-2012 20:37:33 | More by fizzyted

hopsolutely

Ontario (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Definitely a beer I'd recommend!

Pours a dark, clear brown with amber highlights at the edges of the glass. Limited coffee-coloured head and lacing. Mouthfeel is not oily or creamy, perhaps even a bit thin, but I enjoyed drinking it.

Aroma of roasted chocolate malts is absolutely lovely. Well balanced taste mirrors the smell and is followed by a pleasantly bitter and lingering dry finish, with an unexpected hint of smokiness...

Serving type: bottle

01-07-2012 02:42:20 | More by hopsolutely

EnemyWithin

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

01-06-2012 17:31:41 | More by EnemyWithin

Risser09

Pennsylvania

2.68/5  rDev -30.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

22 oz bottle poured into a snifter · fridge temp · produced the first week of september, 2011

Appearance: Pours jet black with a 1" light brown head. Decent retention, pancake on griddle meniscus, very little lacing on the glass.

Smell: Aromatic malt, roasted grains, brown sugar, caramel, maple sugar. No hops to speak of.

Taste: Ouch. To me, this is not a good example of the style. THe beer is thin, dull and not complex at all. Flavor profile consists of some roasted grain, but goes no further. There is some lingering hop bitterness to the brew.

Mouthfeel: Again, thin, roasty, although very slick to drink.

Overall: This was a disappointment. This beer lacks any brilliance to make a drinker come back for more.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2011 02:50:21 | More by Risser09

chickenm

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.1%

11-21-2011 03:10:57 | More by chickenm

berley31

New Brunswick (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.1%

11-17-2011 19:35:30 | More by berley31

fostachild

Ontario (Canada)

3.68/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

pitch black, about an inch of light tan head. okay retention/lacing.

smells like coffee, chocolate, roasted malt.

taste was similar - sweet, lots of roasted malt, bit of coffee and chocolate.

good drinkability and overall good porter but nothing amazing.

Serving type: bottle

09-30-2011 23:56:04 | More by fostachild

sholland119

Pennsylvania

3.15/5  rDev -18.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

On tap at the Split Crow, Halifax, 9/9/11.

A-Pours a dark brown, opaque with a thin pool of tan head and good lacing.

S-Sweet malt with a hint of roast.

T-Slight roast, malty rather thin and underflavored.

M-Very thin and watery.

O-This one was just alright for me, certainly nothing special.

HV

Serving type: on-tap

09-26-2011 17:00:09 | More by sholland119

eat

Quebec (Canada)

3.6/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Almost-black, thin-looking body topped with a patchy cover of mocha-coloured head. Some lacing.

Bready nose with pumpernickel and cracker, roast malt, minerals, a touch lactic, a little caramel and a hint of boiled vegetable.

On the light side flavour-wise but well-balanced and on-style. A little watery with roast malt, bread and light notes of cocoa and coffee. Boiled vegetable sneaks in here too; not strongly but enough to be a little distracting. The finish is short, leaving only traces of roast and cocoa; some more drying could be an improvement.

Pretty light body but it's not too out of place. Medium-low carbonation.

I was hoping for more with this one; their bitter is one of my favourites in the country, I thought they would nail an English porter too. It's pretty easy drinking (extra points given here for that) but not flavourful enough for my taste. A decent porter but I wouldn't pick this up again.

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2011 01:35:55 | More by eat

mmmbeer

Massachusetts

3.3/5  rDev -14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

22 oz. standard bomber, bottled the first week of June, 2011 and sampled the week after that in Nova Scotia - talk about fresh! Brewed with pale, crystal, chocolate and roast malts, and Warrior and Willamette hops; 39 IBUs. Pours nearly completely black, with 1/2" of frothy tan head that leaves nice sheets of lace, but eventually dissipates almost completely. Mild roast in the nose, with light coffee, milk chocolate, a dash of hops, and earthy yeast. Quite roasted on the palate, earthy, with charred malts, light hops, a bit of ethanol, and a bitterness that is more roast than hop. A touch too acidic and charred, but still balanced enough. The body is lightish, dry, creamy at times, with a bit too much carbonation and a bitter/charred finish. Easy enough to drink, but a little too roasted to make it a good session beer. Would probably go well with food though, I'm thinking a seared steak.

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2011 17:14:55 | More by mmmbeer