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Bad Moon Porter
DuClaw Brewing Company
- From:
- DuClaw Brewing Company
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 11.2%
- Reviews:
- 43
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 26, 2019
- Added:
- Aug 20, 2003
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 17
First brewed in 1996 as part of our original line-up, and still available as part of our fall/winter variety pack, Bad Moon Porter is is jet black in color with a tan, rocky head and full-bodied with a creamy, luxurious mouthfeel. Bad Moon’s lightly sweet, malty flavor is accented by hints of chocolate and espresso, and precisely balanced by a subtle hop presence and moderate 5.1% ABV that foreshadow its smooth, dry, roasty finish.
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Reviewed by hunteraw from China
3.5/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Sampled in a pint glass at the Arundel Mills location. Arrived at the table very dark, almost opaque. No head or lacing to speak of.
Smell was reminiscent of french roast coffee beans - there's a burnt characteristic here. A touch of chocolate in the nose as well.
Taste is much the same: roast/burnt malt, with the distinct bitterness associated with it, underscored by coffee and chocolate notes. Level of hops was appropriate for the style.
Mouthfeel: the promotional material calls this "medium to full body," but honestly it's just medium. Lighter than I expected, but I think I had to remind myself that this was a porter, not a stout.
Drinkability: my girlfriend had two of these, one with dinner and one with a chocolate dessert, so it was worth re-ordering. I just had one with dessert, but I'd say this is a solid porter, but I think I'd prefer more of the coffee and chocolate characteristics and less of the "burnt" ones.
Jul 01, 2006Smell was reminiscent of french roast coffee beans - there's a burnt characteristic here. A touch of chocolate in the nose as well.
Taste is much the same: roast/burnt malt, with the distinct bitterness associated with it, underscored by coffee and chocolate notes. Level of hops was appropriate for the style.
Mouthfeel: the promotional material calls this "medium to full body," but honestly it's just medium. Lighter than I expected, but I think I had to remind myself that this was a porter, not a stout.
Drinkability: my girlfriend had two of these, one with dinner and one with a chocolate dessert, so it was worth re-ordering. I just had one with dessert, but I'd say this is a solid porter, but I think I'd prefer more of the coffee and chocolate characteristics and less of the "burnt" ones.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by DanO1066 from Maryland
3.77/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Draught pint at DuClaw "The Mills". Hard to believe I haven't rated/reviewed this before. I've had many porters since - and many better - but this remains a resepectable example of the type.
Feb 16, 2019Reviewed by cdclark81 from Pennsylvania
3.43/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.43/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Good dark color, but the head dissipated quickly. A bit of good lacing on the glass though. Good strong malty smell typical of a porter. A bit of coffee and chocolate on the tongue, but what stands out the most is the smoky flavor. It's almost overpowering. Not TOO BAD, but I've had much better porters.
Aug 12, 2017Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.67/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
This was poured into a mug. The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute leaving some light lacing roaming all around the glass. The smell had a roasty robust black coffee with a sharp bitter hoppiness (slight earthy pine). The taste was mainly sharp roasty robust toasty and dark coffee, light chocolate does enter in a bit at the end. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was there but nothing overbearing. It carried a nice sharp bitter roasty coffee rolling over my tongue. Overall, I say this was a pretty good porter that I would have again.
Jun 10, 2017Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.34/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.34/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Bel Air location. More roast grain essence in this vice the Sweet Baby J. Semi sweet chocolate and coffee, creamy mouth feel, mild bitter finish.
Feb 03, 2016
Bad Moon Porter from DuClaw Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
133 ratings
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