Tröegs Dead Reckoning Porter - Tröegs Brewing Company

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840 Ratings

rAvg: 3.83
pDev: 12.79%
Reviews: 515
Hads: 325

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Tröegs Brewing Company

Pennsylvania, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 5.40% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (449), on-tap (42), cask (16), growler (7), nitro-bottle (1).

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Reviews by Damian:

Damian

Massachusetts

3.53/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Drank from a 12 fl.oz. bottle purchased at Downtown Wine & Spirits, Somerville, MA
Bottled 081712
Served in a pint glass

Fantastic appearance. A super tight, creamy and bubbly crown of beige foam topped the dark mahogany liquid. The head had fantastic lasting power. As it receded, thick chunks of sticky lacing coated the glass.

There was unexpected hoppiness to the nose. Had I not known, I would have guessed this to be a American black ale. A distinctly dry and powdery yeastiness was following closely by some intense, piney and grapefruit zest-like hops. Touch of roasty, smoky malts. As the beer warmed, the hops died down and the dry yeasty quality took over.

The flavor profile was more of the same. Some roasted malt and chicory notes clung for dear life as they were enveloped by a cornucopia of intensely dry and bitter hops. Like the nose, West Coast-style hops dominated. Lots of grapefruit peel and piney, resiny notes. The dry, citrusy bitterness lingered on my palate for what seemed like an eternity.

The mouthfeel was medium bodied. Creamy, slick and smooth on the palate. The liquid contained a fine, moderate effervescence.

Dead Reckoning Porter is far from being a bad beer, but it definitely was not what I expected. Call me a traditionalist, but I still like my porters to taste like porters and my IPAs to taste like IPAs.

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2012 22:12:49 | More by Damian

More User Reviews:

Eazy28

New Jersey

3.75/5 rDev -2.1%

06-13-2013 04:48:55 | More by Eazy28

DCH

New York

4/5 rDev +4.4%

06-13-2013 03:02:38 | More by DCH

dar482

New York

4.2/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

I’m having this almost two years old. It was bottled 7/19/11. This was for discount at the store.

The beer pours out with a Coca Cola very dark brown/black. There is a rocky head that slowly dissipates.

The aroma has sweet roasted malt, caramel sweetness, and coffee. There’s some boozy vanilla in there too. The aroma isn’t very big, but it’s appropriate for the style.

The flavor hits you with a very sharp almost burnt malt, smokey flavor. It’s quite strong and catches you off guard at first. There’s espresso, licorice, and bitter chocolate with that. Then the beer comes with a good amount of bitterness on the end.

The mouthfeel is pretty standard for a porter. Not very creamy, quite light to medium body, and drinkable. Despite the age, I enjoy this beer a lot. Having had Edmund Fitzgerald and Black Butte recently, this I would say is on par. It definitely gets points for its huge smoke and bitterness, although being strong at times.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 04:07:12 | More by dar482