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City Winter Porter

City Winter Porter - Porter

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 Percentile 
24
overall
Brewed by City Brewery (Melanie Brewing Co)
Style: Porter

La Crosse, Wisconsin USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
612.74/5.02.74/5.0Winter5.3%4.3English pint, Stem glass
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Commercial Description:
City Winter Porter smolders with a dark complexity imparted from a blend of roasted, caramel and pale barley malts. Balanced with the black-current notes of the Bullion hop, Winter Porter has a depth of flavor and satiny finish that will compliment any winter gathering. At 13.0 Original Gravity; 4.2% alcohol by weight (5.3% ABV), 22 Bitterness units, with an ebony color of 64.
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 BREWMUSKCLES (1062), New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/511/20
Jun 18, 2009  
the flavor is licorice and roots in earth. the beer looks good in the glass with a big light brown head. the palate seems a little too thin and light as well as weak for the flavor. this seems odd due to the vibrant and enthusiastic head. touch of soy malt indicates a muted saltiness. a bit of a medicine smell at the end which at the start seemed a good aroma and precurser to something interesting.


 cjw163 (108), hummelstown, Pennsylvania, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/103/58/20
Aug 1, 2007  
12 oz bottle from variety pack. Very watered down. no taste what so ever. will NOT buy again.


 BDR (2139), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/58/20
Jun 20, 2007  
Dark brown with a watery color. Faint head. Chocolate and roasted malt aroma. Spice and something chemically marring an otherwise nice nose. Stale, sour bad body. I think this bottle has gone the way of the dodo bird. To the drain I go...


 barleyPops (1078), Quad-Cities, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 31, 2007  
illini08 was quick to tell me City rhymes with sh**ty, but this turned out to be pretty decent. low carbonation, mostly a chocolate aroma and flavor. nice session style porter.


 sliffy (1966), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/102/515/20
May 18, 2007  
Bottle: Pours black with a tan head. Aroma, roasted malts, chocolate, and some spices. Flavor, chocolate, roasted malts, some fruits, a bit ashy, some earthy bitterness, and some spices.


 nolankowal (850), Columbus, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/513/20
May 18, 2007  
Bottle. Brown pour with a light tan head. Aroma of light spice, chocolate, soap, and brown sugar. Falvors of cinnamon, chocolate, sweet malt and bitter roast. Medium body...roasty and a bit soapy with a bitter/roast sour finish.l


 drpimento (785), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/512/20
Feb 26, 2007  
nice color, aroma, head and lace. not much body, a little too sharp. Having a draft of it at Bodega downtown La Crosse.


 Aurelius (2643), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 20, 2007  
Very dark, clear ruby black. Cascading khaki head, clipartsy label - has some potential but needs reworking. Toasty, chocolate cereal and prune aroma. Unripe fruit/grapeseed, coffee, creosote, flavors. Light sweetness, moderate astringency. Lasting roast malt bitterness. Thanks to PorterPounder for bringing this back from Minnesota.



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