Penn Quarter Porter - DC Brau Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 3.92
pDev: 16.58%
Reviews: 42
Hads: 61

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Brewed by:
DC Brau Brewing Co.

District of Columbia, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 5.50% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (17), on-tap (16), growler (7), can (2).

Notes:
Penn Quarter Porter is our first in a line of draft-only limited-release beer, and it's a robust porter! In the way that The Public is on the line between a pale ale and an IPA, this is on the line between a porter and a stout - with chocolate notes and a dry, roasted finish.

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Reviews by psychotia:

psychotia

Minnesota

4.75/5 rDev +21.2%

07-21-2012 17:12:04 | More by psychotia

More User Reviews:

Partridge

North Carolina

4/5 rDev +2%

05-14-2013 13:28:21 | More by Partridge

Damian74Shensky

South Carolina

4.25/5 rDev +8.4%

05-11-2013 01:18:16 | More by Damian74Shensky

e30todamax

Virginia

4/5 rDev +2%

05-07-2013 22:06:22 | More by e30todamax

gueuzedreg

Colorado

4/5 rDev +2%

05-07-2013 16:04:11 | More by gueuzedreg

ThePorterSorter

New York

3.75/5 rDev -4.3%

05-07-2013 02:35:21 | More by ThePorterSorter

cyrushire

Florida

3.75/5 rDev -4.3%

05-05-2013 05:17:40 | More by cyrushire

spoonhawk

Iowa

2/5 rDev -49%

05-04-2013 14:57:00 | More by spoonhawk

jlindros

Massachusetts

2.76/5 rDev -29.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.5

Split with rudzud as he mentioned. Bottled in 2012

Pours a dark mocha color fizzy head that hits a finger and fades pretty quickly, little lacing, pitch black color.

Nose is bad, probably infected, sour malt, sour fruit, faint roast and dark malt, little caramel, but mostly like a sour cherry.

Taste starts soured, infection soured, some light porter flavors with light roast and caramel, light acrid, creamy dark porter, light cocoa, but mostly sour cherry and soured malts. Fairly acidic too and tart. Finish the sour flavors at least die off, and its bready biscuit caramel with light roast char and cocoa lingering. The finish mostly gives glimpses into what the beer should have been, without the sourness.

Mouth is med to fuller bodied, nice carb at least.

Overall it seems like it would be pretty good of not infected. But undrinkable and pretty bad with the sour infection.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 13:09:31 | More by jlindros

rudzud

Massachusetts

2.83/5 rDev -27.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.25

Split with JLindros. I got this in a box a while back as a thank you for sending a trading partner a case of heady topper for a wedding peresent.

A - poured a nice black hue with a thin mocha head that fades to leave a thin blanket.

S - Gaahhhh that's infection. Damnit. Sour chocolate cherry....hints at what would have been a decent beer.

T - Taste is burnt malts, acidic sour cherries....ugh. just not good at all. Flashes of chocolate. But really meh.

M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated and not bad.

O - Overall this beer was decent enough but ugh....infected.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2013 22:40:41 | More by rudzud

oline73

Maryland

3.25/5 rDev -17.1%

05-01-2013 00:41:23 | More by oline73

FTowne

Missouri

4.5/5 rDev +14.8%

04-29-2013 00:19:38 | More by FTowne

AJacob81

Illinois

4/5 rDev +2%

04-27-2013 00:11:26 | More by AJacob81

cosmicevan

New York

4.25/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

big thanks to portable for this treat. enjoyed from a dc brau can glass.

bottle from 2012

a - brew poured watery black with an insane head that filled about half the glass. the head was frothy and foamy and a deep tan if not creamy brown. really thick and frothy. looked like a milkshake. the head hung out forever and left chunky lacing in the few spots that it dissolved.

s - robust roasted malt. has a crispness and a char to it, but more of a milky thing than a charcoal char. really pleasing.

t - very soft. roasted black malt. stale coffee. soft bitter bakers chocolate on the finish. cooling.

m - crisp and easy drinker. brisk. almost milk stout, but with a char.

o - overall a really nice porter. very classic and tasty. good char without being too much and nice subtle chocolate notes.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 04:18:46 | More by cosmicevan

T12oy

3.75/5 rDev -4.3%

04-22-2013 17:49:52 | More by T12oy

bcm75

Illinois

4/5 rDev +2%

04-19-2013 18:22:15 | More by bcm75

Alieniloquium

Florida

3.58/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12 oz. can poured into a snifter.

Appearance - Very dark, but transparent at the edges. Nice khaki head. Retains a thick collar and nice surface wisps.

Smell - Very roasty. Almost smokey. Some vanilla. Nice.

Taste - Still very roasty. Bitter chocolate and some smoke. Carbonation takes over and masks a lot of the flavors. Bitter finish.

Mouthfeel - Highly carbonated. Lingering chocolate finish.

Overall - Pretty good and very flavorful for its size.

Serving type: can

04-18-2013 00:44:25 | More by Alieniloquium

1up

District of Columbia

3.9/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

A- Gorgeous deep opaque dark brown with a light brown, moderate sized head. Not much lacing which makes sense given the small head size.

S- At first I get roasty mild coffee grounds, ever so slight chocolate. Later it turns into horse barn or hamster cage. Not sure what happened.

T- Charred, roasty, refreshing, somewhat astringent, a bit sweet at the beginning and finishes dry like a good dark chocolate bar.

M- Moderate thickness, small bubbled carbonation, carbonation feels right.

O- This was surprisingly much better than I was expecting. I like DC Brau's OTWOA but I'm not a huge fan of their other beers. This was one of the better ones I tried.

Serving type: can

04-16-2013 02:54:11 | More by 1up

ummswimmin

New Jersey

4/5 rDev +2%

04-14-2013 18:57:37 | More by ummswimmin

blackie

Virginia

4.23/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

a: pqp is a deep, opaque mahogany brown in color, floating a thick, crema colored head with great retention and lacing

s: a complex roast-centric nose featuring earthy, deeply roasted barley, dark cocoa, charred wood, and coffee; earthy and deep, really like this

m: carbonation just under moderate, body medium-full, creamy and smooth mouthfeel

t: a bold, richly flavored porter - big roasts, cocoa, and dark coffee all make an appearance, some caramelized sugars underneath dark chocolate and roasted barley to start give way to drier, more charred flavors midway, finishing with a burnt earthiness and clean bitter

o: a top notch porter - lots of varied roasted characters that come together to form a creamy and well-balanced beer; huge flavor for a low-moderate abv porter, and drinks well as a result

Serving type: on-tap

04-10-2013 02:19:51 | More by blackie