[1] Review by bosoxbrent from Silver Spring, MD, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/27/2008 10:54:54 AM)
"On my most recent trip to the Rochester, NY area, I stopped in to the Old Toad, a local hangout that I always make sure to visit when in town. Where I only had around 30 minutes to hang out at the bar, I had to make some good choices. Having recently enjoyed a Southern Tier pumpkin ale, I figured a good wintry follow-up was the Southern Tier Raspberry Porter. It was a fine choice!
The beer was poured out in a typical porter glass. The first thing that I noticed was the wonderful bouquet of raspberry notes overflowing from the glass. Buried beneath the raspberry was a nice bed of roasted maltiness with a slight chocolate hint to it. I really thought this was an amazing aroma and totally unexpected. The beer had a dark brown color to it with a thick, slightly off-white head. When held up to the light, there was some ruby red hues to it. The head quickly disappeared and there was virtually no lacing left behind when I drank it.
I really enjoyed the flavor on this one. The predominant flavor, as expected, was the raspberries. That is what hits your tongue right up front. After that sweet raspberry taste goes away, the traditional porter flavors really become more noticeable. Hearty roasted malts and even a hint of bittersweet chocolate are prevalent on the back end. The drink is fairly smooth and enjoyable.
Bottom line, this is an interesting mix and I think the folks at Southern Tier did a great job balancing out the maltiness of your standard porter with some sweetness of berries. I really liked this one and am curious to see how it tastes in the bottle. "
Aroma:
10/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.3)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 16oz @ $4.75 Unit Cost: $4.75 per Pint
[2] Review by heemer77 from Savannah, MO, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/25/2008 12:44:45 AM)
"Deep brown body with a little bit of copper at the edges. There is a decent light khaki colored head. The aroma has rich raspberries and pancakes. There is also some nice syrup. The taste is lightly burnt pancakes and coffee. Behind all that is a little bit of unsweet hard raspberry candy. It gets bitter very quickly and stays that way. Decent, but a little thin in body. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.1)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by funk from grand forks, ND, USA who has tried this beer once. (8/18/2008 10:41:59 PM)
"Pours a dark brown with a touch of red when held to the light. Big, foamy head. Most noticeable is the aroma--all raspberries. Tastes mostly like raspberries (hard to separate from the aroma) with a hint of roasted malts. Overall, a good dessert beer but not something I could drink more than one of."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $2.5 Unit Cost: $3.33 per Pint
[4] Review by lenusik from Toronto, Canada who has tried this beer a couple times. (8/18/2008 3:39:46 AM)
"A good effort by the Southern Tier people to create a good tasting porter that will satisfy a beer drinker. The beer pours brown with reddish hues, and a tan coloured head. The aroma is roasted malt with some toffee and raspberry hints thrown in. The flavour is more roasted malt with just enough raspberry to enhance the flavour rather than be a sappy fruit beer."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by bigred00 from buffalo, NY, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (7/23/2008 2:26:16 PM)
"Presentation: Poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass.
Appearance: It has a deep brown amber color with deep reddish highlights and a big light tan head that fades to a thin cap on top. Very little to no lacing is left on the glass as it slides down the sides of the glass.
Smell: The aroma has a sweet berry scent. There is a strong raspberry aroma along with loganberry and other wild berries. Also there is a light roasted malty note under the berry aromas and an even lighter hint of hops in the background.
Taste/Mouth feel: Its flavor has a big shot of raspberry syrup over a milk chocolaty cake dough malt base. The raspberry sweetness slides to the finish on a slick palate, where it is met by light leafy/herbal hops. The finish has a light bitterness from the hops and a slight tartness from the raspberry. The body is medium to full with soft carbonation.
Notes: This is defiantly on the sweet side and a little unbalanced for a porter. It is quite drinkable and I like it but it seems to be more of a fruit beer than a porter.
"
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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