Plowboy Porter - Crown Valley Brewing & Distilling Co.

TastingRoomCharNtony

3/5  rDev -13.3%

12-25-2012 03:01:10 | More by TastingRoomCharNtony

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -27.7%

05-08-2013 02:46:08 | More by tommyguz

Arsenal0328

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

04-11-2013 01:53:13 | More by Arsenal0328

bmwats

Louisiana

3.33/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a footed tulip.

A: Shallow brown hue. Lots of effervescence. Pours a slight bubbly head, which settles quickly leaving only a slight ring around the rim. No lacing.

S: Roasted almond and walnut, tea leaves, and a little bittersweet chocolate.

T: Slightly bitter roasted pecan shells, and a touch of a hop bite. Slight sweetness, in the form at the tea from the nose.

M: A little bit of a shallow, washed-out feel. Light, bitter finish.

D: Pretty much a session style experience.

Atmosphere is fair. Not much to look at... no real head, and no lacing. Nose is a pretty solid combination of nutty, bitter, and sweet components. Flavor is roasted nut, with a bit of a hop bite, and some inert sweetness. Overall, this is a decent quaff.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 00:46:57 | More by bmwats

pointone

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

03-14-2013 04:46:42 | More by pointone

4000qtrap

Missouri

3.95/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Source/Serving: 12oz bottle

S: slightly burnt earthy cocao, amaretto, light acidity. Nice and distinctive.

T: A classic brown porter (BJCP style 12A), which isn't very popular or widespread among American brewers even though it’s a favorite style of mine. Nice solid roasty body that is slightly bitter cocao, but since its not too intense it stays balanced. The flavor is dominated by caramel toasty grains. More amaretto, and marzipan from the nose, almost hinting at candied cherries. Slightly sweet which is barely more intense than evident bitterness. Very unique profile that’s light and heavy at the same time. Somewhat creamy with a finish that has notes of marshmallow topped irish coffee, and is smooth but not very roasty with a clean lightly roasted coffee note and heaps of caramel.

Notes: A very unique take on the porter that fits the definition of the style but is very interesting. I'm not crazy about the amaretto note, however.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2013 04:16:46 | More by 4000qtrap

cjbeckman

Delaware

3/5  rDev -13.3%

02-28-2013 14:42:58 | More by cjbeckman

OldTime

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

02-15-2013 19:35:46 | More by OldTime

psdonnelly

Alabama

3/5  rDev -13.3%

01-04-2013 05:12:22 | More by psdonnelly

Flounder57

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12 oz bottle was poured into a pint glass.

Appearance: This beer poured a small head that has reduced to an outer ring of foam. It is a dark brown color with some clarity when held up to the light and vision of bubbles coming up through the glass.

Smell: sweet caramel and chocolate notes.

Taste: Taste is along the same lines with lingering bitterness.

Mouthfeel: smooth, light bodied, medium carbonation, lingering bitterness.

Overall: Not sure if I was expecting more out of this beer, but no coffee, smoke, or lack of more chocolate makes this more of a brown ale instead of a porter. Pretty average porter to me, but good to have tried a beer out from Missouri.

Serving type: bottle

12-11-2012 18:57:52 | More by Flounder57

acevenom

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a pint glass. Pours translucent dark reddish brown with a very light soapy tan head head. The head retreats slowly and there are some visible tiny bubbles rising in the beer that I can see from the side of the glass. Poured into a pint glass. Pours translucent dark reddish brown with a very light soapy tan head head. The head retreats slowly and there are some visible tiny bubbles rising in the beer that I can see from the side of the glass. Some of that roasted barley malt is up front and I catch that wheat malt they added. There's some of that chocolate in there as well. The woody and earthy character from the hops are also present in the taste in the back end. There's some of that roasted malt on the back end that lingers in the back of the mouth. The body is light to medium with moderate carbonation. The beer is smooth and the drinkability is high. This is a very good beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2012 20:14:19 | More by acevenom

sendbeer

Georgia

2.75/5  rDev -20.5%

10-29-2012 15:56:21 | More by sendbeer

dmartin118

3.75/5  rDev +8.4%

10-27-2012 21:16:54 | More by dmartin118

Honeycutt

4.5/5  rDev +30.1%

10-13-2012 23:59:15 | More by Honeycutt

Moby

Illinois

3/5  rDev -13.3%

09-10-2012 00:16:10 | More by Moby

rangerred

Tennessee

3.78/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle into a pint glass.

Pours a very dark brown, almost black, with a thick one finger tan head.

Aroma of roasted malt along with coffee and some dark chocolate. Some caramel in ther too.

The flavor closely echoes the smell with coffee and roasted malt. No hop flavors are detectable and bitterness is on the moderate side. Mouthfeel is a bit thin but it is enough to allow the roasty character to shine.

Overall, a better than average porter in my opinion. A little fuller mouthfeel would do a lot to improve it.

Serving type: bottle

09-07-2012 17:48:18 | More by rangerred

BeerInspector

Delaware

3.75/5  rDev +8.4%

07-31-2012 13:53:16 | More by BeerInspector

MathNut

Missouri

2.5/5  rDev -27.7%

07-14-2012 05:55:05 | More by MathNut

crownjul

2/5  rDev -42.2%

07-03-2012 20:16:39 | More by crownjul

ggourde

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +30.1%

06-20-2012 18:38:31 | More by ggourde

jbphoto88

Texas

3.7/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Plowboy is a rich amber color with not much visible carbonation in the clear brew. The head is spongy and khaki with ok retention. An average start at best.

The scent is only slitly better with a chocolate and coffee character but very muted and soft. So far the volume on this porter is turned way down.

The taste is intesting, it is kind of like a sweeter, less creamy version of Guinness. There is a nice rich toastiness to the grains which deals out some great coffee and chocolate flavors. A very savory beer that tastes much better then it smells.

Slick on the palate with soft hints of carbonation. The smoothness accents the rich flavor and helps with the mouthfeel but I feel a little more carbonation could balance the richness with some acidity. Not a bad beer despite the rocky start.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2012 00:14:07 | More by jbphoto88

Cyberkedi

Georgia

3.58/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Comes out of the tap a dark, reddish, barely transparent brown with a fairly thick, fine-bubbled, light tan head. Aroma has a strong horehound overtone and hints of caramel and coffee. Sumptuous flavor has horehound, caramel, semi-sweet chocolate and roast coffee notes. Texture is fairly thick and fizzy, leaving a smoky and slightly candy-sweet finish. Look for it.

Serving type: on-tap

03-11-2012 02:14:25 | More by Cyberkedi

KellyL

Illinois

4/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Poured into a Sam Adams glass. Pours clear, deep brown with nice head (2 fingers). Heavy lacing and moderate carbonation.

S: Mild roasted malt with some nutty character.

T: Roasted malt, and slight chocolate up front. The roasted flavor fades to slight toffee. Finishes a little bitter, but not in a bad way. Nice balance between the malt and hop bittering. No hop flavor, they seem to be used just for bittering. Much better when poured and served at 50-ish degrees than right out of the fridge.

M: Medium bodied with a nice carbonic bite at the end.

O: I like it. It's very balanced, not too malty like a Sierra Nevada Porter. I'll definitely drink it again.

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2012 18:17:19 | More by KellyL

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.03/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Served in a Gale Sayers shaker pint glass.

I dunno why, but "plowboy" sounds like either a sex move or some sort of anti-farmer slur... Anyway, this stuff pours a clear burnt sienna topped by a short finger of off-cream-white foam. The nose is mostly wet cardboard, though a touch of mild brown sugar, honey, and very light roasted malts comes through hazed, jumbled, clearly post-scuffle. The taste is dryly sweet, like old graham crackers, with its own force of cardboard. There's almost no roast here, save for a fossil found in the depths. The body is a light medium, with a moderate carbonation and a sorta/kinda dry finish. Overall, a weak porter, more like a nut brown, if anything. In any case, I won't be seeking this one out again.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2012 22:43:35 | More by TMoney2591

jaidenjb

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

01-14-2012 02:27:31 | More by jaidenjb