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Portsmouth Black Cat Stout


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88
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A Dry Stout brewed by
Portsmouth Brewery

Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

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493.59/5.03.56/5.05%91.1 English pint P  Stats

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Yes, Arthur, there is another stout. Our Irish-style dry stout is brewed with four different malts, roasted barley and whole Chinook hops. We think it’s the best thing this side of St. James’ Gate.

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 JohnQPublic (147), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 26, 2008    Updated: Aug 15, 2008
Draught (nitro) @ Portsmouth Brewpub. Pours opaque black with a moderate, creamy tan head. Nose is roasty, a bit of cocoa. Taste is round and smooth - cocoa and a bit of coffee, roasty malt, and a very light acidity to balance, very light roasty dryness on the smooth finish. Mouthfeel is creamy with a big round body. Delicious beer.


 Oakes (6819), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 24, 2008  
Dark brown. Light head. Fudgey, chocolatey and deep aroma - delicious. Balanced, fudgey character. Gets a bit thin and husky (common issue with this brewery). I like the chocolate note, though.


 Beershine (1207), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 17, 2008  
Draught, sample @ brewpub. Opaque black with small white head and lacing. Rich roasted malt nose and flavors that permeate the body and linger nicely in the finish. Quaffable with a good, and welcomingly thin mouthfeel for optimal sessionability.


 TheCheeseMan (505), Saint Cloud, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Apr 5, 2008  
Pours a dark, almost burnt looking brown. The aroma is nutty, roasted and seems to have a slight hint of smoke. The flavor is an extension, with a bitterness that seems to round this one out nicely.


 BBB63 (3767), La Porte, Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 13, 2008  
Bottle from porterhouse and served in my Stone IRS snifter: Deep brown hue with a fading frothy tan head and left spotty lace in it’s wake. The aroma has notes of grapefruit and piney vapours, coffee, toasted and charred malt, some bittersweet chocolate too. The taste is a fine balance of sweet malt and bitter hops with a mild lactic twang. Coffee and a touch of smoke is also found within. The mouth feel is a tad thin and chalky (A problem I had with Kate the Great as well). Overall a very drinkable stout I had no problem finishing.




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