Mill Street Coffee Porter - Mill Street Brew Pub

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rAvg: 3.72
pDev: 12.9%
Reviews: 158
Hads: 51

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Mill Street Brew Pub

Ontario, Canada

Style | ABV
American Porter | 5.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (150), on-tap (8).

Notes:
Our porter is rich and robust, dark brown in colour with a dark roasted coffee nose, imparting an intense coffee flavour with notes of chocolate. Made with beans supplied by the Distillery District’s Balzac's Coffee, this porter offers a rich, full and unique flavour. Currently, there are no other coffee-flavoured beers in the Ontario market.

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Reviews by Conrad:

Conrad

Ontario (Canada)

3.63/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Got this one from the LCBO as soon as it became available in Ottawa (July 06). What a treat. I have never had a coffee porter, and I do appreciate a good coffee, so I was intrigued and ready for anything. Here goes:

Appearance: Deep brown-black, like Guiness. The foamy head is not as pale as Guiness, but more tawny. Just as thick and creamy though.

Smell: The coffee smell dominates. Then you can pick up on malts and some smokiness.

Taste: Again, coffee is upfront, with smokiness as an afternote. The finish is dry and lingers for a while.

Mouthfeel: A very smooth brew. Not as thick as it would appear, but does have a good density. Where Guiness is like drinking a loaf of bread, this one is the coffee chaser.

Drinkability: As I said, this is my first coffee porter, and it has encouraged me to try others. This porter is now the standard by which all others will be judged. Highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2006 15:58:50 | More by Conrad

More User Reviews:

LampertLand

British Columbia (Canada)

3.74/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Mill St. 'Coffee Porter' @ 5.5% , served from a 6pack of 341 ml bottles purchased for $14

A-pour is a dark brown with some ruby red highlights along the glass edge ,
with a small off white /tan head leaving a minimal lace film along the pint glass

S-not over powering with coffee but hint's of also some chocolate breaks thru
(coffee smell needs to be stronger)

T-theres more coffe in the taste , smooth crisp porter , easy drinking ,
even with the bitter finish

MF-low/mild carbonation , medium bodied , bitterness lingers on the palate

Ov-ok/good beer , needs to be stronger smelling coffee , yes I'd buy again

sampled alongside Deschutes 'Black Butte' , Paddock Wood 'London Porter'
& Powell St. 'Dive Bomber' Porter

prost LampertLand

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 07:08:31 | More by LampertLand

IanSpindler

Alberta (Canada)

3.75/5 rDev +0.8%

05-05-2013 05:10:14 | More by IanSpindler

nullbort

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5 rDev +21%

05-04-2013 13:11:09 | More by nullbort

CookstLiquor

British Columbia (Canada)

3.84/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from 355ml bottle. Pours a deep brown/black colour. The nose has roasty notes of dark chocolate and coffee. The flavours are classic porter—chocolate, smoke, coffee—with a nice hit of black coffee bitterness on the finish. The mouthfeel is wonderfully creamy and satisfying.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 21:27:28 | More by CookstLiquor

Stinger80OH

Ohio

3.75/5 rDev +0.8%

04-23-2013 20:14:54 | More by Stinger80OH

Lobstertainment

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5 rDev +14.2%

04-21-2013 05:16:45 | More by Lobstertainment

HATS4BATS

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5 rDev -5.9%

04-07-2013 02:22:55 | More by HATS4BATS

timiskin

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5 rDev +0.8%

03-12-2013 20:26:52 | More by timiskin

TwilightTavern

Ontario (Canada)

2.4/5 rDev -35.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25

After pouring from a 341 mm bottle into a pint glass, it's appearance was average. A lack of carbonation and small head with little retention and little lacing was the initial impression this beer gave.

The smell seemed promising with a strong sweet malt scent mixed with dark roasted coffee. At least the smell made the beer seem promising.

The taste was way to malty and much too bitter. It left a strange tar like after taste that seemed to stick to the roof of the mouth and back of the throat that wasn't at all reminiscent of coffee. Only a strong discomforting overpowering burnt sweet malt flavour.

Medium bodied and far from smooth that is typical of coffee stouts the porter doesn't go down nicely, and moreover the lack of carbonation bothers the palate.

Overall the coffee beer is not an inspired porter at all and I personally only finished about 6 ounces out of the twelve that was in the bottle. Unsatisfying and a discomforting taste.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2013 02:41:36 | More by TwilightTavern

hopsolutely

Ontario (Canada)

3.81/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Pours a near-black with auburn highlights at the edges of the glass. Good looking coffee-coloured head disappears quickly, leaving little lacing in its wake.

Surprisingly limited, a mild aroma of roasted dark malts with a hint of smokiness and roasted coffee beans. However the taste is impressive, with the full roasted spectrum of chocolate and dark malts plus brewed coffee flavours. Finishes with a nice bitterness, that lingers for longer than I expected.

Not a beer that I see often on tap, but probably one I should pick up at the LCBO more often.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2013 23:14:34 | More by hopsolutely