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River City Brewing Riptide Porter 2.65 18

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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 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/511/20
Nov 25, 2007  
Date: 11/19/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

muddy brown, lasting fine beige head, bits of lace, sweet chocolate aroma with a nutty character, rich dry chocolate flavor, touch of nuttyness, light hops provide balance and a light bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4


 Oakes (8142), Kowloon, Hong Kong
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Feb 13, 2009  
You get a tiny 1oz sampler for free. Of those, only the regular blond and this weren’t butter bombs. So I tasted this one only. Dark brown. Lightly chocolatey aroma. It’s thin, but it has a nice smokey accent that really helps it out.


 bu11zeye (5672), 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.


 jcwattsrugger (5581), 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.


 hopscotch (5549), 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.


 Tmoney99 (4794), 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.


 thedm (3836), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Dec 16, 2003  
TheDM and Hotstuff vacation brew 38. This draft brew was enjoyed at the brewery in Jacksonville Florida. This brew poured a large sized head of foamy fine-large sized mostly lasting bubbles that left behind a transparent uncarbonated brown colored body and a good lace. The aroma was that of a milf brown malt and the mouthfeel was smooth and tingly. The flavor was that of a medium strength brown malt.


 hotstuff (3183), 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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