Saturday, February 27, 2010

Southern Tier Porter

Reviewed By: Herr Rick
Style: American Porter
State/Country: New York
ABV: 5.2%
Serving Type: 12 oz Bottle

Look: 8.5
Dark brown/almost black, thick head that thins out quickly, with little lacing!

Smell: 8
Roasted malt

Taste: 8
Up Front: Strong roasted flavors, smoke. Finish: Smoke, trace amount of malt

Mouthfeel: 7.5
Thin body with medium carbonation

Drinkability: 7
Coffee lovers will find this quite drinkable

Overall Score: 7.8

Value:
7
Cost/12 oz serving: $1.78

Overall Impression:
A little too much roasted flavor that is not balanced out by the malt. Also too thin for my liking. It's a decent Porter, and decent value. Give it a shot.

1 comment:

  1. Southern Tier has never disappointed me. Chokolat, and Unearthly were some of my other fav's. Great stuff...

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