Sue - Yazoo Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.18
pDev: 10.53%
Reviews: 180
Hads: 147

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Yazoo Brewing Company

Tennessee, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 9.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (173), on-tap (6), growler (1).

Notes:
The south is famous for smoking everything. Why not beer? Sue is a big, rich, smoky malt bomb of a beer, with mellow smokiness coming from barley malts smoked with cherry wood, and assertive bitterness from Galena and Perle hops to cleanse the finish.

Original tap version was 7.5% ABV, bottled version is up to 9%.

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Reviews by joshwith:

joshwith

California

5/5 rDev +19.6%

10-24-2012 04:11:36 | More by joshwith

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HopFace

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -4.3%

05-23-2013 15:05:08 | More by HopFace

harpus

Alabama

4/5 rDev -4.3%

05-19-2013 02:50:09 | More by harpus

G_Rod

North Carolina

4.25/5 rDev +1.7%

05-17-2013 11:21:51 | More by G_Rod

GRG1313

California

4/5 rDev -4.3%

05-15-2013 03:41:03 | More by GRG1313

THECPJ

Delaware

4.25/5 rDev +1.7%

05-14-2013 16:40:33 | More by THECPJ

oberon

North Carolina

4.23/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

The beer I was seeking out most when in middle Tennessee last weekend.Poures a deep dark chocolate brown with a tinge of ruby when held to the light,a frothy beinge head that left a few broken rings of lace as it slowly.Alot of nice stuff going on in the aromas,smoke and brine are the first things I notice followed by bitter chocolate and earthy hops,a little alcohol sweetness as it warms.Complex flavors with a decent amount of smoke but not in your face,there is some chocolate sweetness but there is a big earthy component keeping the sweetness from becoming over bearing,there is some molasses and sweet alcohol in the finish detected as well.This is as good and maybe better than what I was hoping for,well done Yazoo.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 21:52:45 | More by oberon

BlueMoon10

Mississippi

4.09/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Had out of a 750ml. bottle poured into a pint glass.

A: Chocolate brown in color. Has a two finger creamy brown head upon pouring. Lots of lacing.
S: Roasted malts that leads to some chocolate, caramel, and finishes with some a smoke smell.
T: Smoke flavor, Roasty chocolate, hint of some vanilla.
M: Medium to heavy but very drinkable. Some creaminess to it. Can't taste
A very good, drinkable smoked porter. One of Tennessee's best.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 13:46:22 | More by BlueMoon10

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev +1.7%

05-08-2013 00:12:23 | More by cadaugherty

GrindFatherBob

New York

4.75/5 rDev +13.6%

05-07-2013 17:57:02 | More by GrindFatherBob

GuinnessAtRogerWilco

New Jersey

3.88/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Was given a 750ml bottle by one of my good beer customers, so thanks to him for sharing something we don't get in our area.
Poured in a Sam Adams 'perfect pint' glass.
AP: 3/4" froathy cream coloured head that dissipated down to 1/4", rich dark brown to near black colour
AR: Chocolate was the first aroma to hit me followed by a subtle hint of smoked ham then molasses takes over with hints of brown bread. For a smoked beer I was expecting more of it in the aroma and if it had been more prominent I would have given a higher score for the smell.
T: As with the aroma, I found the smoke aspect lacking. However, the rest of the flavours I found very enjoyable. Again with chocolate and molasses with a bit of brownie batter and at the finish a slick oily soft hint of smoke, but not enough IMO to balance the sweeter flavours. The warmer this brew gets the smoke flavour starts to poke through a little more, but not quite enough for me.
M: Very creamy with low/moderate carbonation and a bit silky on the tongue.
OV: An enjoyable tasty beer, but when I compare this to what it's supposed to be (a smoke beer) I can't rate it as high as I'd like. If the smoke flavours were more pronounced in the taste this would be an exceptional beer, but I just didn't get enough of it.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 03:48:53 | More by GuinnessAtRogerWilco

BraveGator

Georgia

4/5 rDev -4.3%

05-04-2013 14:24:32 | More by BraveGator

JMBSH

Colorado

4.5/5 rDev +7.7%

05-04-2013 01:28:28 | More by JMBSH

Brewsed

North Carolina

4/5 rDev -4.3%

05-03-2013 16:06:53 | More by Brewsed

ADTaber

South Carolina

3.5/5 rDev -16.3%

04-27-2013 01:47:01 | More by ADTaber

Bobhoya

Arizona

4.25/5 rDev +1.7%

04-26-2013 00:15:19 | More by Bobhoya

hyoung41

Virginia

4.25/5 rDev +1.7%

04-14-2013 17:20:58 | More by hyoung41

Beer21

Florida

4.25/5 rDev +1.7%

04-11-2013 21:32:10 | More by Beer21

Gonzoillini

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev +1.7%

04-10-2013 02:52:33 | More by Gonzoillini

weonfire

Kentucky

4.03/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

A - Black as night. Huge light mocha head, excellent lacing, sticks to high beer mark. very impressive.

S - Roasted barley, grassy, nutty malt

T - initial: roasted malt, barley, grassy, nutty. finish: hops are real mellow (3/10 bitter), smokey taste lingers a tiny bit

M - really nice froth, mellow cream, viscosity is high

O - This is much better that i expected. I normally don't like smoked porters but this i would order again. I believe the 93 IBUs, while don't make this beer 'hoppy', do a great job balancing this beer and make it not too smokey or roasty but very drinkable. I enjoyed this.

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2013 02:15:28 | More by weonfire