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Smuttynose: Robust Porter

This New World porter is/was brewed by Smuttynose in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 71.27%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 5.70%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

UPDATED: OCT 16, 2004 2004 bottle. From my oversized snifter this thing is just pitch black. I held it to a bunch of different lights and looked at it from all angles. Black. Huge creamy mocha head and a small amount of fine sediment at the bottom of the bottle. Im going to start off by talking about the flavor because this beer is about one th
Pours deep brown/black with a rocky tan malted mild head. Heavily roasted aroma of chocolate and coffee. Plenty of hop. Rich, full bodied and oily. Brown sugar. A little wood and smoke. Some late citrus. Salt in the long roasted finish. Great porter.
Pours black with a minimal tan head. Sweet aroma. Rich, coffee taste with a bitter chocolate aftertaste. A very well done porter. More on the bitter side than others.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
8th Oct 2012 at 9:35 pm bottle (room 316 in Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago hotel), Chicago, Illinois, USA 5.70 black Taste: 94.12%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 68.89%
Clarity: 100%
 71.272% dark-chocolate 459

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Other Beers (etc.) by Smuttynose

Apart from Robust Porter, Hop Horizons lists 8 others by Smuttynose. These are:
Big A IPA
Finestkind IPA
Hayseed
Old Brown Dog Ale
Pumpkin Ale
Shoals Pale Ale
Star Island Single
Summer Weizen Ale

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