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Thornless Blackberry Porter
Cannery Brewing Company
- From:
- Cannery Brewing Company
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American Porter
Ranked #287 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #19,750 - Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 13.16%
- Reviews:
- 69
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 02, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 21, 2003
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 21
Thornless Blackberry Porter is the new name for the beer previously known simply as Blackberry Porter. The 6% abv beer inside the bottle remains the same, though, and has the following description:
Five specialty malts and three superior hop varieties have been carefully chosen from the Pacific Northwest, the U.K. and Europe. The malted barleys and hops create a rich, traditional porter. The addition of all natural pure blackberry provides an exciting complexity to this easy sipping wonder.
Five specialty malts and three superior hop varieties have been carefully chosen from the Pacific Northwest, the U.K. and Europe. The malted barleys and hops create a rich, traditional porter. The addition of all natural pure blackberry provides an exciting complexity to this easy sipping wonder.
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Rated by Ghrymm from Canada (BC)
4.14/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 473ml can.
A very nice porter that you can really taste the Blackberries.
My favorite beer at The Cannery.
Jan 02, 2023A very nice porter that you can really taste the Blackberries.
My favorite beer at The Cannery.
Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
3.93/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.93/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Cannery Brewing 'Thornless Blackberry Porter' @ 6.0% , served from a 473 ml can
A-pour is a dark cola brown from the can to near black in the glass with a small tan head , leaving a fine spotty lace ring along the pint
S-raspberry in the background
T-raspberry dominates this sweet & robust porter
MF-ok carbonation , big medium body
Ov-just an ok beer/porter , might be best classified as a Robust Porter ? !!
prost LampertLand
Apr 09, 2022A-pour is a dark cola brown from the can to near black in the glass with a small tan head , leaving a fine spotty lace ring along the pint
S-raspberry in the background
T-raspberry dominates this sweet & robust porter
MF-ok carbonation , big medium body
Ov-just an ok beer/porter , might be best classified as a Robust Porter ? !!
prost LampertLand
Reviewed by Beersnake from California
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured at fridge temp. Pours black with no head. The nose is raspberry, blackberry, chocolate, malts, and a candy smell. The taste follows the nose. Predominantly dark fruits and malts. Not overly complex, but a pretty good light beer.
Nov 29, 2021Reviewed by ShoeIn-BrewWin from England
3.83/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Love the dark pour. Smells intensely of blackberries (which happen to be my favorite fruit). I think the taste is surprisingly bitter and ashy. That flavor is great for a porter but goes very weird with the heavy blackberry on the nose. I expected, and would like, more sweetness or at least less bitterness. Great mouthfeel. Overall, it's a good beer to try but I wouldn't go out of my way or pay as much again.
Nov 13, 2018Reviewed by Mav221 from Canada (AB)
4.64/5 rDev +22.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.64/5 rDev +22.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A great, refreshing beer with a creamy head and a memorable finish. Perfect for summer or fall. You can hardly taste the alcohol. If you, normally, don't like porters you will probably like this one. In my opinion, it is the benchmark for the style.
Sep 08, 2018Reviewed by ChrisCage from Canada (AB)
4.49/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A- Pours a dark brown with red wines notes in the background....almost black and/or cola colored....the head is not the most dense nor does it retain the best, but it still looks half decent...it is eggshell in color...perhaps a shade darker. Too hard to tell what the carbonation is like and lacing is really good....lots of small pockets of foam cling to the side of the glass!
S- This smells initially of very heavy dark chocolate and blackberry truffle creme....perhaps cherry....quite jammy in aroma and sweetness....sweet and of fresh berry fruits! Roasted malts and a slightly Earthy finish round out the balance of this beer!
T- This tastes just like I opened up a box of Pot of Gold chocolates and dug into the cremes! This also has quite a resemblance to chocolate covered cordial cherries....scrumptious! There are underlying notes of bittering cocoa dust, coffee, burnt/black malt and/or burnt toast. The finish is dry and Earthy with fruit picked straight out of the orchard and while the initial fruit lingers, it softens and the bitterness shows itself more prominently. Very nice!
M/O- Medium to full bodied and the carbonation is wee and tight....it's very easy on the palate and dessert like. This is a highly drinkable brew and the alcohol content is very well hidden. I am very impressed with the overall character of this and feel it could very well pair with a creme brulee or works on its own as a fruit forward dessert beverage! Highly recommended!
Feb 23, 2016S- This smells initially of very heavy dark chocolate and blackberry truffle creme....perhaps cherry....quite jammy in aroma and sweetness....sweet and of fresh berry fruits! Roasted malts and a slightly Earthy finish round out the balance of this beer!
T- This tastes just like I opened up a box of Pot of Gold chocolates and dug into the cremes! This also has quite a resemblance to chocolate covered cordial cherries....scrumptious! There are underlying notes of bittering cocoa dust, coffee, burnt/black malt and/or burnt toast. The finish is dry and Earthy with fruit picked straight out of the orchard and while the initial fruit lingers, it softens and the bitterness shows itself more prominently. Very nice!
M/O- Medium to full bodied and the carbonation is wee and tight....it's very easy on the palate and dessert like. This is a highly drinkable brew and the alcohol content is very well hidden. I am very impressed with the overall character of this and feel it could very well pair with a creme brulee or works on its own as a fruit forward dessert beverage! Highly recommended!
Rated by Albertahab31 from Canada (AB)
3.69/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Nice malty hop flavour mixed with mollasses and of course pure blackberries
Sep 20, 2015
Thornless Blackberry Porter from Cannery Brewing Company
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
136 ratings
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