Ruby Chestnut in color and not as heavy as our Stout, McGuire's Porter will help what ales ya after a hard days work. Chocolate Malt balanced with Willamette Hops gives this full-bodied ale its smooth, distinct flavor.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by fargingbastige6 from Birmingham, AL, USA who has tried this beer many times. (8/12/2008 11:05:05 AM)
"Superb specimen of this type of beer. Chocolately, malty and incredibly drinkable. This is what porter should be. Nice head. Beauty in a glass. Another must-have when in the Destin area."
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
10/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
10/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.8)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 16oz @ $5 Unit Cost: $5 per Pint
[2] Review by staleyiv from Newnan, GA, USA who has tried this beer once. (6/20/2007 7:05:05 PM)
"Aroma is burnt, oaky, and has some chocolate malt complexity as well as some slight bitterness. Appearance is a chestnut in color with a full head on top that is light-tan in color and diminishes. Mouthfeel is medium-bodied and smooth with nice malt balance and complexity. Flavor is clean and burnt with an oaky aftertaste and a finish that is coffee and chocolate. Overall, nice porter but not as good as Anchor porter; good brew though."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 16oz @ $3.25 Unit Cost: $3.25 per Pint
[3] Review by eaglefan538 from DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/23/2006 11:41:49 PM)
"Poured the usual brownish color with a nice head and nearly continuous lacing. The aroma and flavor were fairly one-dimensional: coffee. Certainly was enjoyable, but lacking any complexity. Roasted flavors came out to play at mid-glass, but not to any level of stunning-ness. A good but on par beer with others. Mouthfeel was moderate. A nice beer."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Forced Draught
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by EyeChartBrew from CA, Liechtenstein who has tried this beer a couple times. (7/5/2005 11:00:12 AM)
"~ Initial Review, 05-03-2003:
Another style I would not normally associate with an Irish-style brewpub, since Porter, in it's truest sense, started out as an English hybrid drink of three different other ales (the Irish merely improved upon the style, and made a "stouter Porter", a.k.a. Stout). Regardless of it's historical significance, this particular beer really didn't do a whole lot for me, to be honest.
Beer menu write-up mentions chocolate malt and Willamette hops, with a ABV of 5.3% (near the top of the brewpub's alcohol range). But when I compared the Irish Red, Porter, and Irish Cream Stout in a taster set, I kept on getting the nagging impression that the Porter was little more than a blending of the Red and Stout. This isn't necessarily a negative thing, mind you - wine and whiskey are blended all the time, and beer is often no exception. But this still didn't make the Porter much of a beer, IMO.
Not a whole lot going on with this one. I like my Porters to be a bit grainy, and very sturdy. This wasn't a whole lot more than a bigger Irish Red, or a weaker Stout - again, alluding to a possible blend of the two.
Not horrible, but surely not an ale that is "full-bodied" with a "smooth, distinctive flavor" that it is claimed to be in the beer menu write-up.
~ Re-Review, 07-03-2004:
Since nothing else on-tap was really calling my name (when I stopped by for lunch this past week), I decided to give this another try.
Either the recipe has been tweaked quite a bit, or my initial review was all-out-to-lunch (perhaps both?)..., since this was actually pretty tasty, IMO. Definately more girth in the mouthfeel, as well as a more distinctive malt-bill -- almost roasty and stout-like. This went down quite well with my big-ass burger, and I'm glad I tried this out again.
Scores an composite average of the two samplings.
//TB"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Forced Draught
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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