Porter - Southern Tier Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.67
pDev: 12.26%
Reviews: 389
Hads: 212

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Southern Tier Brewing Company

New York, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 5.80% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (368), on-tap (19), nitro-tap (1), growler (1).

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Reviews by Raven3464:

Raven3464

Japan

3.43/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Appearance: It pours a black body, but not pitch black. A light brown, two finger head tops off the glass. Lacing is decent.

Smell: Smokey malts, mocha, and a hint of chocolate can be noted. None of the aromas particularly stand out.

Taste: The flavors follow the nose. A smokey malt taste blends with some chocolate notes. There is an acidic bite in the aftertaste, likely from hops attempting to make an appearance.

Mouth feel: It is medium bodied. I normally prefer porters to be a bit heavier.

Overall: As others have pointed out, it is good but not great. It represents the style well but lacks the personality found in other brews.

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2013 07:02:11 | More by Raven3464

More User Reviews:

Hana

Massachusetts

3.5/5 rDev -4.6%

05-21-2013 12:53:41 | More by Hana

seplo

Connecticut

3.5/5 rDev -4.6%

05-20-2013 23:29:43 | More by seplo

chinchill

South Carolina

3.84/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Undated 12 ounce brown glass bottle of "DARK ROBUST PORTER" served in a snifter.

Appearance: Very dark and reddish mahogany body that looks nearly black but is clear and has exceptional ruby-mahogany edges. Creamy tan colored head soon reduces to a ring but leaves some decent lacing on the glass.

Smell: Medium and dark roasted malts with light spicy hops and hints of coffee and roasted nuts. Aroma strengthens and improves with warming.

Taste: Hops contribute a nice bit of spiciness and lead to an excellent sweet/bitter balance, but the flavor is clearly dominated by roasted malts. Mostly a dark roast and there's a touch of smoke in the finish, but no unwanted burnt flavors. Roasted nuts, dark malt and an abundance of coffee in the lingering and mildly bitter aftertaste.

Mouthfeel: Nice and smooth, with a medium+ body and near perfect carbonation.

O: a relatively gentle, subtle and refined American porter with admirable balance and complexity. Not as rich or strong as a typical Robust Porter.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 22:57:39 | More by chinchill

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.25/5 rDev -11.4%

05-17-2013 14:49:17 | More by twenty5

tweezer159

Alabama

3.75/5 rDev +2.2%

05-15-2013 05:21:18 | More by tweezer159

gcamparone

Rhode Island

3.86/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a snifter.

A- Pours a deep brown body with a small white head that reduces quickly and leaves little lacing. Nice color.

S- Big milk chocolate and coffee notes, pretty nice smelling.

T- Subtle coffee, milk chocolate, vanilla notes with a cardboard-like phenolic finish. Not too flavorful but the flavors that are there are good. Aftertaste is roasted malt.

M- Thin-ish but drinkable. Medium carbonation.

Overall not a bad porter - the shining point is how easy it goes down. Could be a little more robust, considering the label says "robust porter". Worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 02:44:19 | More by gcamparone

blknikon

Massachusetts

4/5 rDev +9%

05-07-2013 21:42:29 | More by blknikon

kingmaker

Louisiana

3.5/5 rDev -4.6%

05-07-2013 01:48:52 | More by kingmaker

Danderson

Maryland

3.6/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Had to pour a little vigorously to get any head, which was light and thin. Perhaps it's my mood (long day at work) but the smell was perfect - smooth, soft, creamy-chocolatey. At first, seemed to go down more smoothly than expected, but by the end, noticed the carbonation (not bad; just seemed to change over time). It was a little colder than was necessary; still regulating the beer fridge, so that may have dampened the flavor a bit, but still felt that it had a distinct light-chocolate/coffee taste.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 01:11:56 | More by Danderson