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Class Of '88
Great Lakes Brewing Co.
- From:
- Great Lakes Brewing Co.
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Porter
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 10.97%
- Reviews:
- 39
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 29, 2019
- Added:
- May 20, 2013
- Wants:
- 13
- Gots:
- 11
Collaboration with Deschutes Brewing.
Imperial smoked porter
Imperial smoked porter
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Ratings by MrBoz21:
Reviewed by MrBoz21 from Colorado
3.38/5 rDev -13.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.38/5 rDev -13.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Appearance: Poured brown-amber with ribbons of amber showing through – not opaque. Tan head quickly settled and dissipated. Very bubbly with loads of sediment floating.
Aroma: Campfire and leather.
Taste: more smoke, more leather. Balanced and bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Slick and heavy.
Overall: While many brewers would appreciate nuance and complexity, I feel it would be the half full pitcher at the end of the pizza party.
Dec 21, 2013Aroma: Campfire and leather.
Taste: more smoke, more leather. Balanced and bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Slick and heavy.
Overall: While many brewers would appreciate nuance and complexity, I feel it would be the half full pitcher at the end of the pizza party.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey
4.07/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.07/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Based on notes from 2013. Had this on draft.
A: pours dark brown body with tan head with nice retention and lacing
S: meaty, roasty smell
T: smokey, meaty taste with some roasted aftertaste
M: medium bodied and pretty smooth
D: nice mouthfeel and taste combo; pretty good beer overall
Dec 29, 2019A: pours dark brown body with tan head with nice retention and lacing
S: meaty, roasty smell
T: smokey, meaty taste with some roasted aftertaste
M: medium bodied and pretty smooth
D: nice mouthfeel and taste combo; pretty good beer overall
Rated by spacecake9 from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev -4.3%
3.75/5 rDev -4.3%
Very tasting porter. Not as smoky as I would have liked.
Dec 07, 2014Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota
2.2/5 rDev -43.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
2.2/5 rDev -43.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
Thanks to fiver29 for this bottle, which has been hanging around in my cellar for quite some time in a (I've not found) vain attempt to calm the smoke taste enough for my campfire hating wife. 22 oz. bottle that I (tried to) split with my wife.
Poured expertly by my youngest daughter, the pour is black like butte; I'm waiting for someone to make a clear porter (anyone remember Pepsi Clear?). Nose is heavy on the chocolate & smoke with an eau de toilette of sweet malts. Hershey Campfire.
Class of '88 Imperial Smoked Porter is indeed a 'bacon beer', as my wife would say. Smoke remains overwhelming even after a year in the bottle, like sticking your face into a smoker that's smoking smoke. Chocolate that's prominent in the nose retreats to virtual irrelevance, sitting right next to the malts. Light cream & an echo of bitterness barely show. Thick. Half of a bomber is going to be too much.
All smoke, all the time, there no subtlety, no complexity, nothing but a faceful of musty smoke. On the positive side, you could wave this beer around & frighten away mosquitoes for a good ten feet around. Too great breweries: one drain pour. Not good.
Jun 21, 2014Poured expertly by my youngest daughter, the pour is black like butte; I'm waiting for someone to make a clear porter (anyone remember Pepsi Clear?). Nose is heavy on the chocolate & smoke with an eau de toilette of sweet malts. Hershey Campfire.
Class of '88 Imperial Smoked Porter is indeed a 'bacon beer', as my wife would say. Smoke remains overwhelming even after a year in the bottle, like sticking your face into a smoker that's smoking smoke. Chocolate that's prominent in the nose retreats to virtual irrelevance, sitting right next to the malts. Light cream & an echo of bitterness barely show. Thick. Half of a bomber is going to be too much.
All smoke, all the time, there no subtlety, no complexity, nothing but a faceful of musty smoke. On the positive side, you could wave this beer around & frighten away mosquitoes for a good ten feet around. Too great breweries: one drain pour. Not good.
Class Of '88 from Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
198 ratings
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