Tempest - Rising Tide Brewing Company

BeerFMAndy

Wisconsin

4.1/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

22 oz bottle poured into a nonic.
5.2% ABV, no date.

Thanks Keith!

A - Tempest, when held up to the light, displays a clear rich brown color with almond highlights. A dense light khaki head rises up but sinks somewhat quickly to a skim with little fingers of wispy lace.

S - Soothing, moderately roasted coffee wafts out with a pleasing and inviting aroma, surrounded by lightly roasted chocolate malts. Dusty, dirty, dry cocoa pulls through for a rough earthy scent that compliments the coffee and malt well.

T - Coffee flavor has begun it's departure from the shores of the aroma leaving a fuller flavor of the brown porter ashore. Brown and roasted malt give the taste a touch of dark chocolate with more cocoa notes coming through.

M - Despite this coffee porter's name, this beer is incredibly smooth and medium-light bodied. Light carbonation bubbles are present but not harsh and the dry finish is welcome amidst the roasted, lightly bitter notes of the coffee.

O - Rising Tide's Tempest is a very smooth, almost delicate beer that brings some robust flavor attributes to the table. Coffee and notes of chocolate go well together but are light enough to not overpower the lighter body. Nicely brewed, I think I'll enjoy this with some Espresso-rubbed cheese from Sartori.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2013 00:52:42 | More by BeerFMAndy

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

05-13-2013 03:40:10 | More by Kelp

ppoitras

Massachusetts

4.1/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

22oz bottle purchased as a single from somewhere localish.

Poured into an imperial pint glass, formed a 1/4" tan head over the clear burgundy brown brew. Head promptly skims and swirls toward the edges, with slow-falling sheeting lace. Aroma is nutty sweetness and coffee.

Taste starts mocha sweet, coffee carries through from end to end, with minimal bitterness. Mouthfeel is way creamy smooth, and drinkability is great. Nice one here.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 22:49:21 | More by ppoitras

Hairrrrrrrr

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

04-17-2013 02:51:01 | More by Hairrrrrrrr

jdauria

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

04-05-2013 22:02:59 | More by jdauria

tneenan1

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.9%

03-22-2013 02:45:41 | More by tneenan1

lordofthewiens

Maine

3.85/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

In my pint glass this beer was a very dark brown, almost black, color. There was a tiny tan head, and no lace.

A roasted malt aroma. Some coffee and chocolate.

The taste was more exciting than the aroma. Mostly coffee, some chocolate, more sweet than bitter. Burnt toast.

A lighter beer, very enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2013 22:54:47 | More by lordofthewiens

GarthDanielson

New Hampshire

3.58/5  rDev -7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a bottle into a nonic, the beer is a dark, vibrant, ruby-highlighted, dark brown color with a healthy amount of carbonation bubbling along the glass and a thin, filmy, off-white surface coating of head. Aromas of bitter and dark roasted coffee beans, with a hint of dark, bitter chocolate. Seriously smells like a fresh, slow roast. Flavors of roast fill your tastebuds initially, followed by a bitterness that is smooth and strong. There are hints of bitter baker's chocolate in the undertones, and a touch of creaminess that brings some levity to the dark, robust flavors. Coffee grinds and roast in the aftertaste, riding a thin, clean body. Clean, smooth finish, with a slight roasty linger. Solid brew, very heavy on the coffee throughout.

Serving type: bottle

02-13-2013 02:21:40 | More by GarthDanielson

Azrael

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

02-09-2013 23:18:04 | More by Azrael

PatGreer

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%

02-09-2013 01:43:13 | More by PatGreer

Rappaman

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

01-27-2013 21:40:53 | More by Rappaman

Billolick

New York

3.88/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Bomber bottle

Pours near black, noderate retention of the mocha head, collar, low sheeting and more then respectable fine and high on the glass lace.

Mild chocolate on the nose.

Smooth and flavorful porter, I get mostly layers of chocolate, with a light cafe au lait coffee presence.

Def. on the light side body wise, but hey, so what? Enjoyable, easy drinking and flavorful enough. The finish is bone dry.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2013 02:25:06 | More by Billolick

jman892

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.9%

01-20-2013 20:01:37 | More by jman892

stunna

Maine

3/5  rDev -22.1%

01-14-2013 01:37:08 | More by stunna

chippo33

Vermont

3/5  rDev -22.1%

01-10-2013 07:33:25 | More by chippo33

jlindros

Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I do enjoy a good coffee porter, although this was a bit on the expensive side for a straight coffee porter.

Pours a decent creamy but bubbly almost 1 finger head fades at a med pace, with some layered lacing, over dark molasses cola brown color with hints of ruby light coming through.

Nose has nice coffee, fresh brewed as well as fresh roasted and ground beans, dark porter malts with hints of dark caramel, cocoa, toffee and a little nutty, and maybe a hint of roast.

Taste starts with rich creamy malts, darker malts with dark caramel, hint of cocoa, powdered cocoa and slightly chalky, hint of roast and maybe touch of tin, vanilla, etc. Then coffee, it's not super strong, but a nice fresh roasted coffee bean, fresh brewed coffee, very slight acrid on the back end as well as a little bit of a yeast flavor. Finish is a bit more bitter, with more coffee grinds, roasted flavors, little vanilla and cocoa, and hint of more acrid burnt roast.

Mouth is med to fuller bodied, creamy and fairly rich, decent carb.

Overall not bad, decent beer with nice flavors, decent malts, a fair bitterness, nice coffee flavors aside from the hint of tin and light acrid burnt roast, but fairly drinkable and tasty.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2013 18:39:58 | More by jlindros

Massbmx

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.9%

12-30-2012 23:22:44 | More by Massbmx

andrewinski1

Maine

3.88/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a tulip. I had to get this because I love Bard coffee. The body is black; there is a light tan colored head.

The aroma has mild coffee notes, but is overall not very strong.

The taste is light in flavor, with some pumpernickel bread. The coffee flavor is not very roasty, which makes the overall taste in line with a nice brown porter as opposed to the hybrid stout style. Very nice.

This is light in body, with nice crisp carbonation.

I like this. My two reservations are the price (I got mine for about eight bucks) and the labeling of the beer as a coffee porter. Technically it's a coffe porter for sure, but a lot of beer enthusiasts might see that label and have expectations of big bold roasty flavors. Subtlety and drinkability are the name of the game here.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2012 02:55:14 | More by andrewinski1

Bendurgin

Maine

3.6/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a tulip. This one pours a cola brown with a small cap of beige head.

Nice aroma with some bready malts and nuts in the aroma. Nice mellow coffee aroma. Balanced roasted coffee on the pallet with hazelnut tones and some German bread malts.

The body is a bit light with good carbonation. Overall this one is enjoyable. Easy to drink with good flavors.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2012 02:54:58 | More by Bendurgin

rab53

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

12-20-2012 02:58:15 | More by rab53

ryan1788a5

Massachusetts

3.33/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

22oz bottle poured into a New Belgium globe.

A: Pours a clear, deep ruby red with shades of dark purple. Creamy, sandy head diminishes quickly. Delicate strands of lacing form broken rings.

S: Malt aromas of cola, brown molasses, and toffee. Freshly roasted coffee beans and freshly brewed coffee with cream and sugar. Mild acidity. Fleeting cocoa powder. Fruity esters are vague and only barely apparent. Slight smoke and a very light floral note probably comes from the coffee.

T: Clod, stale, day old coffee opens. Roasted coffee beans come through with a better coffee experience mid-palate. Freshly roasted coffee beans with light floral notes, mild smoke, and a nice earthiness. Very acidic in the coffee way. Thin malt backbone of cola and molasses underneath. Ghost-like cocoa. Drying finish of cold, stale, acidic coffee.

M: On the thinner side of medium bodied. Creamy. Mild prickling carbonation doesn't lift the body as much as it should, but it serves its purpose.

O: A very average coffee porter. Interesting decision to go with a brown porter as the base beer. It really isn't big enough to handle the coffee addition thrown at it, and the beer suffers. Old, stale coffee tastes and too much acidity run amok on top of a very nondescript base beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2012 00:37:18 | More by ryan1788a5

smakawhat

Maryland

3.68/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from the bottle into a nonic pint glass . Much thanks to Toasterchef.

A solid classic opaque walnut brown body, with a thick whipped top that hangs on, off white but a good single crown that hangs nicely. Lots of creamy retention sticking around, leaving a good solid puck while drinking.

Nose has a good milky coffee sense, and light roast characters with the malt backbone. Whispy airy simple drip coffee, with creamer. Good, solid, simple, delicious smelling.

Palate hits with classic creamed coffee morning crispness. Light roast with a spicy quality to the finish, with a minor carbon quality. Slightly milky with a bit of depth to it. Good whipped milk top feeling in the palate also.

Overall simple solid and good, could have again.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2012 01:52:08 | More by smakawhat

wesley14

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.9%

12-05-2012 02:45:51 | More by wesley14

PeterIngemi

Massachusetts

3.95/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Split a 22oz bottle poured into a duvel glass.

A: pours a very dark brown with half a finger of very slightly brown head, some nice spots of lacing.

S: smells light a slightly toasted brown ale, with notes of chocolate and coffee, a nice nuttyness to it as well.

T: much like the nose, nice toasty brown ale flavor with some nuttyness and notes of coffee and chocolate, gets kinda close to the porter style maybe... If it was a very light porter, nice nutty roasty coffe and light chocolate flavor overall.

M: deffiantly on the light side, particuarly for porter style, but they do call it a brown porter on the label, overall seemed to have almost a wateryness to its drinkability and lightness, would have liked to see a touch more heft here.

O: a solid brew, just wish it was a bit more hefty... But I don't think it was supposed to be, like the label says brown porter , I think it is primarily A brown ale with some light porteresque qualitys... Overall a very tasty and drinkable brew.

Serving type: bottle

12-05-2012 02:00:41 | More by PeterIngemi

AdamP

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.9%

12-02-2012 15:46:38 | More by AdamP