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Edison Brewing

Edison Brewing
Gus Porter

Category: Porter

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 6.3%
94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional

Edison Brewing
Gus Porter

Category: Porter

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 6.3%
Dark dark brown color. Aromas and flavors of roasted cocoa nibs, toasted dark bread, spent coffee grounds, and wet forest floor with a satiny, soft, petillant, dryish medium-to-full body and a tingling, interesting, medium-long finish with overtones of mocha, roasted squash, pumpernickel, and tamarind. Wonderful to taste a traditional style Porter with such quality and complexity without giving way to frills.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: roasted cocoa nibs, toasted dark bread, spent coffee grounds, and wet forest floor
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with overtones of mocha, roasted squash, pumpernickel, and tamarind
Bitterness Bitterness: Low/Medium
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Beef Stew, Shepherd’s Pie, Beaufort
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Wonderful to taste a traditional style Porter with such quality and complexity without giving way to frills.

The Producer

Edison Brewing Company LLC

The Producer

Porter

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Serve in a Nonic Pint Glass
Porters are red-brown to black in color and range from 4.5-6.5% in alcohol. They are medium to full-bodied and characterized by a flavor profile that varies from subtle dark malts to fully-roasted, smoky flavors. Although porter was the drink of the masses in 1700s London, it is no longer a significant factor in the British market today. However, porters are increasingly popular in today’s US market and often display the influence of hops in richer craft-brewed examples. Noteworthy examples of this style include: Fuller’s London Porter, Samuel Smiths Taddy Porter, Meantime London Porter and Flossmoor Station Pullman Brown Ale.