Porter - Southern Tier Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.67
pDev: 12.26%
Reviews: 388
Hads: 210

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Southern Tier Brewing Company

New York, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 5.80% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (367), on-tap (19), growler (1), nitro-tap (1).

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Jason

Massachusetts

3.75/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Presentation: 12 oz brown bottle with no freshness date.

Appearance: Chunky froth that leaves a tan lacing behind. Nearly black in color sure what the hell, it is black.

Smell: Minty, root-like with a sweet roasted aroma.

Taste & Mouth Feel: Medium bodied with a smooth bitty mouth feel. Burnt yet not astringent tad smoky with charred malt flavors throughout. Clean malty palate, hops are mild with a slight balancing act with the malt. Finishes with a wet charred flavor.

Drinkability & Notes: A very interestingly layered porter, quite flavorful yet not robust at all. I paired this with some smoked cheddar and rye crackers.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2004 22:40:55 | More by Jason

More User Reviews:

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