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River City Brewing Riptide Porter

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
182.62/5.02.65/5.05.4%3.4English pint, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
For the true afficianado of zymurgy (brewing). Riptide Porter is a dark, full-bodied ale. Made from six types of malt, whole wheat and a pinch of roasted barley, its rich complex flavor has overtones of chocolate and coffee with a hint of sweetness.
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 jcwattsrugger (5434), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 13, 2007  
on tap-pours a tan head and black color with red tint. Aroma is coffee-dark malt, roasty. Taste is coffee-dark malt, roasty, acidic. OK carbonation.


 Tmoney99 (4749), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Oct 19, 2006  
Draft at River City. Poured dark brown with an average off-white frothy head that diminished slowly with fair lacing. Moderate toasted caramel malty aroma. Medium body with a watery texture. Medium sweet smoke flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration.


Oriondriver (3), Coupeville, Washington, USA
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3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 23, 2006  
Very good Porter... nice color, good head retention and lacing, smooth finish... love the chocolate overtones... and balances bitterness... you can enjoy this one!


 crizay (1050), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/102/57/20
Nov 30, 2004  
This beer had some real good flavor to it, might be too strong for some, but stout lovers will like this one a lot.


 PorterPounder (3138), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Feb 29, 2004  
Very good brewpub Porter and my choice for a pint from the four I sampled. Dark, ruby red to black pour with good mocha colored head and lacing. Has a chocolately aroma, with some hoppy bitterness coming through. The flavor has elements of coffee interlaced with the chocolate and there is a bit of hoppy biitterness - almost vineous in nature that sits just right. Overall, a very good Porter.


 hopscotch (5490), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/512/20
Jan 3, 2004  
Sparkling clear, mahogany ale. Small, creamy, khaki-colored head. Decent lacework and retention. The nose is of milk chocolate, coffee and lots of other intertwined roasted notes. Chocolate, coffee and grapefruit in the flavor. Medium-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Lengthy, toasted, mildly bitter, strawy finish. Refreshing and very drinkable.


 bu11zeye (5510), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 24, 2003  
(Draught) Pours a dark brown (almost black) coloe with a medium sized tan head. Descent hoppiness and malt character.


 hotstuff (3175), Indiana, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/55/104/510/20
Dec 19, 2003  
Draft at RCBC in Jacksonville. This beer had a small sized light brown head that was smooth and contained fine-medium sized bubbles that were mostly lasting. The body was uncarbonated and transparent with a reddish hue. The nose was that of chocolate and coffee. The flavor was of chocolate and coffee also. The mouthfeel was smooth and thin. This was a light bodied beer with fair amounts of lacing.



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