Black Butte Porter - Deschutes Brewery

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rAvg: 4.2
pDev: 11.43%
Reviews: 1146
Hads: 1338

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Deschutes Brewery

Oregon, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 5.20% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (971), on-tap (167), growler (5), nitro-tap (3).

Notes:
Alc. by Vol.: 5.2%
IBUs: 30

192 calories per 12 oz serving

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Reviews by EricCioe:

EricCioe

Montana

3.75/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

One of six beers at a five person blind porter tasting including: Anchor Porter, Big Sky Bobo's Robust Porter, Deschutes Black Butte, Harvest Moon Pigs Ass Porter, Samuel Smith Taddy, and Sierra Nevada Porter. All of these are shelf beers in Montana.

This pours dark brown with clearly red highlights. On the nose there is dark chocolate, roasted malt, and a slight pine note underlying them. In the mouth the roast dominates a bit, but the chocolate and pine are there also. The finish is long and has a combined roast and hops bitterness.

Overall, this is a good example of both a porter and a beer that is better than the sum of its parts. No one thing stands out here but everything melds together well. Each of us agreed that this was second or third in the mix.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2012 19:20:53 | More by EricCioe

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yodagruv

Texas

2/5 rDev -52.4%

05-19-2013 04:54:29 | More by yodagruv

stoney1031

Texas

4.5/5 rDev +7.1%

05-19-2013 02:59:30 | More by stoney1031

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.75/5 rDev -10.7%

05-19-2013 00:34:27 | More by Photekut

alanv

California

4.25/5 rDev +1.2%

05-18-2013 21:37:00 | More by alanv

Tertullian007

Missouri

4.75/5 rDev +13.1%

05-18-2013 20:01:16 | More by Tertullian007

Gregg_Kawakami

Hawaii

4.5/5 rDev +7.1%

05-18-2013 05:32:15 | More by Gregg_Kawakami

prender1482

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +7.1%

05-18-2013 00:37:55 | More by prender1482

Ribsandwhiskey

Oregon

3/5 rDev -28.6%

05-17-2013 19:26:25 | More by Ribsandwhiskey

foelaz3r

Texas

4.5/5 rDev +7.1%

05-17-2013 04:08:06 | More by foelaz3r

JohnG190

New York

4.56/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from 22 oz. bomber into pint glass. Served at 50 degrees.

Appearance - dark brown with off-white head that dissipates quickly. Nice lacing.

Aroma - dark malt, chocolate, and hoppy bitterness.

Taste - great balance between malt and hops. A well crafted brew.

Mouthfeel - medium body with lively carbonation.

Overall - a great porter, I will seek this one out again.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 00:31:14 | More by JohnG190