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Mad River Steelhead Scotch Porter

Mad River Steelhead Scotch Porter

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 Percentile 
90
overall
A Porter brewed by
Mad River Brewery

Blue Lake, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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2563.62/5.03.61/5.06.43%90.2English pint, Stem glass P  Stats

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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 BeaverBrown (245), Portland, Oregon, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/514/20

Jul 24, 2003  
Black with a small tan head, quickly diminshing. Some malty aroma. Lacking in flavor with a bitter taste.

 Oscbert (328), 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 (2981), 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 (142), 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 (844), WEEHAWKEN, 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 (77), 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.



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