Bully Porter - Gray's Brewing Company

schoolboy

Ohio

3.63/5  rDev +25.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Porter can be difficult for me. This one is. It's very swet abd flat. It has a decent hops aroma mixed in that mess.

The brew has almost no head and no lace. It's black as it should be. The smell is mostly of malts.

I have enjoyed many beers on my trip through Southern Wisconsin and many have been better than expected. This one is not so much. I will avoid this (on the fat chance that I would ever again find it).

Serving type: bottle

10-10-2011 03:02:17 | More by schoolboy

ToddHolder

Illinois

3/5  rDev +3.4%

05-11-2013 01:34:28 | More by ToddHolder

djwhit24

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev +20.7%

04-23-2013 23:26:49 | More by djwhit24

bigbeers84

Minnesota

3/5  rDev +3.4%

03-25-2013 07:15:36 | More by bigbeers84

Hopstout

Minnesota

2.5/5  rDev -13.8%

03-04-2013 00:47:52 | More by Hopstout

jakea

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev +20.7%

01-27-2013 22:01:55 | More by jakea

Jimboe

2.75/5  rDev -5.2%

10-03-2012 15:55:31 | More by Jimboe

MikieV

Illinois

3.05/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Pours about the same color as a cola into my pint glass. Thin tan head quickly fades with no lacing.
scent is a little roasty, coffee like with a touch of chocolate and a little funky musty scent.
Mouthfeel is thin, with an odd carbonation for this type of beer.
Flavor is fairly smooth, very mild roasted coffee and chocolate. Very mild. Some would say watered down, I just think very mild.
Dry finish, no out of place or obnoxious flavors.
I have had much better porters, but I have also had much worse.
My wife brought home a sampler, and this was one of them. Like it or not, I have another to drink.
As a note, I poured this one at about 50 degrees or so, as I was not patient enough to let it fully cool.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2012 03:59:49 | More by MikieV

EvanWilliams

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +29.3%

07-01-2012 02:18:39 | More by EvanWilliams

augustgarage

California

3.38/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a Central Waters shaker pint.

Bottle glass brown liquid, very dark but still clear, topped by a thin smattering of khaki foam. Light sandy lacing; average retention.

Cocoa and coffee in the nose.

Faintly sour palate entry with roast barley and a touch of specialty malt as well. Mild clean bitterness from hops and a touch of chocolate and loam in the finish.

Relatively light-bodied and perhaps a little thin and lacking carbonation, but not terribly so.

Unexceptional but perfectly drinkable porter, free of off notes.

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2012 02:22:53 | More by augustgarage

pebbs

2.75/5  rDev -5.2%

05-29-2012 02:21:57 | More by pebbs

Packman4IL

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev +12.1%

04-19-2012 01:27:26 | More by Packman4IL

NEDmiller

Wisconsin

2.5/5  rDev -13.8%

03-05-2012 23:30:03 | More by NEDmiller

jsprain1

Minnesota

3.03/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A- Red-cocoa with a thin off white head. Retains at a slick. Minimal lacing.
S- Pleasant milk chocolate and toffee aromas. A bit of cherry as well.
T- Not as well rounded as the nose. It has some general moderately toasted malts, but there is minimal dark roasted flavors. A bit of fruit.
M- Light body and too aggressive of carb.
O- This beer was kind of mediocre for me. The nose is nice, but it needs to have a bit more roasted flavor for it to be better. I'm kind of disappointed.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2012 00:11:14 | More by jsprain1

peabody

Kentucky

2.55/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Pours out really thin and not very dark. Looks like a watery cup of coffee. Amlost no bubbles and no lacing.
Charred malts hit the nose first then some yeast burn and slight hop. Chocolate and coffee but faint, very faing.
Taste is watered down malts followed by caramel and coffee.Very little raisin bread here.
Mouthfeel is way too clean for a porter.
Overall, it's not a bad taste , just a weak taste. All of the flavors are here, just not as much of them as I would like.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2012 05:31:46 | More by peabody

DrinkinViking

Indiana

1.68/5  rDev -42.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

A - Looks damn well like a stout coming out of the bottle, albeit without the same viscosity. Black as night with a caramel head.

S - Light notes of spice and chocolate, with molasses creeping in at the back. Not overt whatsoever, very faint.

T - The greatest disappointment: taste. It tasted like a very lightly malted water really. Almost nonexistent notes of molasses and chocolate on the back half with an almost salty aftertaste. Unfortuately, the presence of the taste was somewhere between a 1 and 2 on a scale of 10.

M - The mouthfeel was light and smooth but again like water, and I expect something a little more hearty from a porter.

O - In my opinion this beer drank like water with very little added. The only real plus was that all alcohol was masked; however, at the price of flavor I feel it was not worth the sacrifice. Maybe give it more time or something to make it bolder and it could be solid.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2012 08:41:28 | More by DrinkinViking

stairwell2811bre

Iowa

2/5  rDev -31%

02-05-2012 23:38:20 | More by stairwell2811bre

BDIMike

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Pours a jet black color with tan shades when held to the light. A very thin white head is created but dissipates within seconds of pouring out.
Smell does not have much going on. A bit of a strong chocolate smell, but nothing else to the nose.
Taste is okay. Some fresh cocoa in this porter, but much like the nose, there is not much to the taste besides that.
Mouthfeel is nice. The best part of this beer. Smooth with a nice medium thickness.
Drinkability is not the worst. I could drink a good amount of these but not special enough to keep drinking. Not terrible, but not great either.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2012 02:42:31 | More by BDIMike

dragomni

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev +20.7%

01-02-2012 23:19:58 | More by dragomni

LSUPT

California

2/5  rDev -31%

11-23-2011 09:23:38 | More by LSUPT

Lemke10

Wisconsin

3.43/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

I bought a 8-pack Gray's Sampler from Woodman's in Janesville, WI in Spring 2011 for $10.39.

Pours a very dark brown color with a very thin head that disolves quickly. Has scents of roasted malts, with some toffee/coffee hints. Taste is thin with flavors of coffee, roasted malts, caramel. Texture is rather light and thin as this beer drinks much too quickly than it should. Got to love this beer since it's made in my hometown and supports local jobs, but as far as American Porters on BA, this is an average beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2011 04:58:01 | More by Lemke10

JackieTH

Minnesota

3/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Thanks Rob for the sample.

Poured dark brown with a foamy head that disappeared very quickly. Smell was dark malt, chocolaty. Taste was more of the same although too sweet, and the body was medium to light with low carbonation, giving the beer a taste that was somewhere in the neighborhood of Ovaltine.

Serving type: bottle

10-20-2011 02:38:31 | More by JackieTH

Slyjoker87

Illinois

2.45/5  rDev -15.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Poured into a pint glass that I got from New Glarus Brewing.

A - Dark Brown with no light showing through, the head was almost nonexistent and receded almost instantly

S - Strongly of malt, chocolate and some coffee.

T- The maltiness comes off too strong, or perhaps thats just the coffee. It's more bitter than I would have liked for a porter, and the lasting taste is somewhat unpleasant. It's like drinking a bad cup of coffee.

M - Feels about average, nothing special.

D - The harshness of this beer is a major downside to its overall drinkability. I want to like this, because I love porters, but it just doesn't pass muster. If anything, this is an immature porter that they need to tweak more to get it to top quality.

Serving type: bottle

08-11-2011 15:30:13 | More by Slyjoker87

StoutHunter

Michigan

3.73/5  rDev +28.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I got this beer as part of a mixed eight pack from grays. I got it from The Lager Mill for $10.99. So far I have enjoyed all the beers in this eight pack so lets see how this one stacks up. There might be a bottling date, but I can't decode it. Poured from a 12oz brown bottle into a pint glass.

A- The label is a picture of Fred the bulldog standing in front of an old wooden barn, it looks ok. This beer poured a very dark brown, borderline black. It had two and a half fingers worth of tan foam that died down to a thin layer that stayed till the end.

S- I pick up large amounts of roasted caramel malts. It smells semi sweet, and I pick up some chocolate, coffee, and caramel. Smells like a low alcohol stout.

T- This beer tastes pretty similar to the aroma. The roasted caramel malts are there in full force and impart lots of good chocolate and caramel flavors. This beer is a little sweet and has a slightly bitter finish that really works with this brew. The flavor is pretty robust and roasty, it tastes pretty similar to a low alcohol stout.

M- Medium light bodied with good carbonation.

Overall this was a good porter. This brew had all the flavors you would expect from a porter, but amped up more. This beer blurs the line between stouts and porters. Out of the 4 beers in the eight pack this one was my favorite. I would recommend this to people who enjoy stouts and porters.

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2011 03:41:50 | More by StoutHunter

dhannes

Wisconsin

3.38/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured chilled into a standard pint glass and consumed between 45º and 55º.

A=Brown, but with grayish tint; foam was short and was gone within a minute.

S=Hint of roasted malt.

T=Too much like a stout for my liking; bitter, tangy.

M=Nice, better than some.

D=Very hard at first due to harsh taste; second half was a bit more drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2011 18:53:48 | More by dhannes