Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Troegs Dead Reckoning Porter

Several weeks ago, my husband and I went to Troegs in Hershey, PA with a couple friends of ours.  We tried a sampler tray, and I got to taste their Dead Reckoning Porter for the first time.  Since I had way too small of a taste, I didn't bother writing up a review of it back then, but I recently came across a bottle of it, so here goes:


Vittles:
Robust Porter
5.8% abv
53 IBUs

Score:
Appearance: 9/10
Aroma: 21/25
Taste: 37/40
Mouthfeel: 8/10
Style: 5/5
Drinkability: 8/10
Overall: 88/100

Impression:
I don't get to try enough porters.  They're underrated as a style and underproduced in general, in my opinion.  This porter pours a dark mahogany and smells deliciously of roasty, earthy notes like coffee and chocolate.  The flavors match the aroma profile nicely and with a clean balance.  A hint of bitterness picks up toward the back end, and the creamy medium-full body rounds out the beer very well.  I will be keeping an eye out for this one again -- very good for a porter.

Cheers!

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