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Blue Law Porter
Epic Brewing Company
- From:
- Epic Brewing Company
- Utah, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 5.9%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.57 | pDev: 12.32%
- Reviews:
- 21
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 25, 2016
- Added:
- Dec 15, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 9
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Reviewed by NilocRellim from Minnesota
4.2/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Pours a very dark reddish-brown colour. Smells like sweet blueberry maple syrup, earthy hops, roasted malts, and smokey pine. Tastes like sweet blueberry juice initially, hint of mocha, light earthy and spruce aftertaste; with a toastedness on the finish. Light er than expected. All flavours are distinguishable, yet very balanced, and not too intense.
Aug 25, 2016Reviewed by ripberge from California
4.15/5 rDev +16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Wow! A really unique beer. The only time I recall tasting something like this was the anchor steam Christmas beer, though this is definitely heavier. Only my second Epic beer, would definitely buy this again.
Apr 07, 2015Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio
3.72/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
22 ounce bottle, Release #3, 6.3% ABV, SLC #2145. Served in a nonic pint glass, the beer pours dark brown/black with about a half inch tan head. Head retention is decent, and there's a lot of lacing. I like the aroma, the brew smells like roasted malt, chocolate, blackberries, and coffee. It tastes like roasted malt, blackberries, wood, bittersweet chocolate, and a bit of tart dark fruit. The label says there's spruce tips in this brew, but I can't say I noticed any. I picked up more of the roasty and fruitiness more than anything else. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's a bit coating and has moderate carbonation. I liked this brew, glad I got to try it! Certainly worth a try if you've never had it before, I know I wouldn't turn one down. $7.99 a bomber.
Jan 25, 2015Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.87/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
i have been waiting some time to try this one, a porter with blackberry and spruce tips, something very unique and delicious, although its not perfect. has a deeo pruple glow in the light beneath the brown, and the head is off white but it doesnt last. looks a little thin for what it is, definitely lighter than others, but the nose is great. there is both a tartness and a sweetness to the fruit, but its radiant. the spruce is way back, i wish it was more lively there, i love spruce, and i keep looking for it, but if its there, its lost to the fruit. the flavor is nice though, berries are heavy, and the base porter is nice, more english than anything else, with some yeast character and a real lightness at the expense of body and ashy roast intensity. fruit lingers in the finish, but its on the tarter side here, lovely. chocolate covered dried berry is what i taste, not much spruce happening unfortunately. i wish for more body, as much as its drinkable as it is, i want a bigger richer base beer for these flavors, especially in winter. a few tweaks this could be epic (no pun intended). more spruce and more body would make it really pop off, but i still like it a lot. on tap at the brewery.
Dec 31, 2014Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.61/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.61/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Unique bottle label data:
RELEASE#3
6.3%ALC./VOL.
SLC#2145
Deep mahogany colored bodied with a thick, finely creamed head. Strong smell of roasted grains and burnt wood; chocolate undertones. Nice combination of dark grains with a teensy hint of berry-like acidity andtang. Medium-heavy body.
A nice twist to the porter styling that succeeds only because the blackberry puree is kept in check. Nothing earth-shattering yet very drinkable.
Dec 29, 2014RELEASE#3
6.3%ALC./VOL.
SLC#2145
Deep mahogany colored bodied with a thick, finely creamed head. Strong smell of roasted grains and burnt wood; chocolate undertones. Nice combination of dark grains with a teensy hint of berry-like acidity andtang. Medium-heavy body.
A nice twist to the porter styling that succeeds only because the blackberry puree is kept in check. Nothing earth-shattering yet very drinkable.
Blue Law Porter from Epic Brewing Company
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
79 ratings
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