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Mad River Steelhead Scotch Porter 3.59 305

Mad River Steelhead Scotch Porter

Percentile
92
overall

bottled
common

on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3053.6/5.03.59/5.06.43%92.6English pint, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
Steelhead Scotch Porter is a unique twist on a tradional style. Balanced with dark roasted barley and crystal malts, with the perfect blend of peated malt for a subtle smokey flavor.
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 DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Jan 8, 2009  
Bottle. Sweet roasty malty aroma. Dark brown body, no head. Roasty flavor, with caramel and some chocolate. The finish has a little bite of bitterness. Enjoyable, but perhaps overrated.


 Oscbert (550), Sacramento, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/513/20
Jan 4, 2009  
~Pours a dark brown with small off white head that last. Sediment chunks floating in beer, possibly yeast. ~Coffee and chocolate malt scent. ~Chocolate malt taste. A bit sugary. ~Creamy feel, sweet and bitter finish. ~Decent porter. Seemed to be a little above average to me.


 anders37 (4779), Malmö, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Jan 2, 2009  
Draft @ the brewery Taproom. Pours a hazy brown almost black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty slightly spicy coffee aroma with some hints of chocolate. Roasted malty coffee and chocolate flavor with some hints of smoke. Has a roasted malty slighlty smokey finish.


 LearninBeer (210), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Dec 15, 2008  
The aroma is alcohol - scotch. The body is black with a light brown head, mostly diminishing with good lacing. The initial flavor is a touch sweet with a little bitter coming in after. Tastes of coffee, chocolate and a little roasty malt hits after, lots of flavor. The body is light to medium, the texture creamy, just a touch watery and the carbonation soft.


 BREWMUSKCLES (1086), New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Dec 13, 2008  
pretty good body and beer profile that is hops and good malt - it is good in quantity and just lightly sweet and balanced with a proper smokey peat flavor that is light enough and buttery yet not butterscotch good moderate carbonation that is substantial yet soft. quite a fine scotch porter ballsy - yet dark and refined.


 brewski519 (428), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Dec 5, 2008  
Poured a dark mahogony with a thin tan head and decent lacing. Smelled of chocolate malts, some peat, oatmeal and a little bit of smokiness. Tasted of the above along with a hint of pine and some spice - went down well. A decent thickness to the beer as well - not overly thin.


 WakeandBake (434), Greenville, Michigan, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 3, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a clear very dark ruby/brown body under a foamy and creamy brown head.A little sediment . Aroma is chocolaty, roasty, and peaty at first. Eventually a little smoke, coffee, caramel, chalk, and char comes out. Flavor has that classic Porter base, chocolaty and dry, but then on the finish the peated malt really comes out. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, watery in texture, and with moderate fizzy carbonation. Overall, a decent Porter with a nice twist. Let this warm up as much as you can.


 Jine (896), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 30, 2008  
11.16.08 Bottle. Really nice porter given to me by my buddy Adamskillin. I will seek this out again for sure.



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