Russian River Porter

Six malts and four hops go into this tasty dark ale. Hints of toffee, caramel, and chocolate are evident from aroma to finish in this approachable robust porter.
1.059 O.G / 40 BUs

3.8

159 reviews

Santa Rosa, United States

Community reviews

3.1 Pours a dark brown with a rich caramelized colored head. Dark roast nose. Some cream as well. Lingering roasted malt and cream flavors. Way overrated. Standard decent porter.

3.7 Draught at Russian River. Black color, beige head. Bitter taste with roasted malts, hops, nuts, coffee, licorice and a bit of vanilla. Bitter finish with roasted malts, hops, coffee, licorice, a bit of vanilla and nuts. Excellent porter.

3.7 August 3, 2016 - on tap at RRBC. Dark brown pour with some head and lacing. Aroma and taste were roast, chocolate and spice.

3.8 On tap at Russian River Brewing in Santa Rosa, CA-USA. Dark brown pour with caramel highlights, ivory foam. Nose: borghetti liquor, coffee. Mouth: fantastic mouth, mild coffee, roast, slight bitterness.

3.4 Draught @ Russian River Brewing, Santa Rosa, California (20.04.2016) Aromat bardzo ubogi i mało intensywny. W smaku gorzka czekolada, kawa, palone słody. W tle nuta kwaśnej wiśni. Finisz wyraźnie przyprawowy. Czuć szczypnie w język od pieprzu. Pełne ciało. Gorzki, bardzo wytrawny finisz. Mało przyjemny porter...5,75 % alk. 14 BLG

4.0 Tap to glass @ Russian River Brewing tap room@ Santa Rosa,CA A: Black, small brown foam quickly disappears A: nutty, with a hint of chocolate T: medium bitterness MF: Fizzy with boozy aftertaste OA: Very good porter ok to repeat/buy not look for Drank: April 14, 2016 9pm

3.4 Sampled at GABF 2015 with Andrew, Mel and Frank. Pours a deep brown body with decent off white head. Mouthfeel is medium to creamy with notes of soft cocoa, gentle roast, light earthy character, slightly chalky with soft bitterness.

3.5 Sampled at Great American Beer Festival 9/24/15. Straightforward porter with notes of chocolate, dark malts, earthy hops, light coffee and light caramel. Pretty solid rendition overall.

3.6 Draft to taster at RR brewpub Dark chocolate, light coffee, a little clove, and toasted malt. Dark brown with a creamy tan head; nice cascading and oily lacing. Taste is chocolate, toasted malt and a little late bitterness.

3.2 Tap@ RR. Black with tan head. Chocolate,medium roast, earthy dirt aromas. Medium bodied. Roasty, chocolate, dirt, floral flavors---- not bad

3.9 Sampler at the brewpub in Santa Rosa. Brown color with amber highlight and nice small stable tan head. Roasted malts, bitter chocolate, liquorice, and bitter finish. Low carbonation (again: hand pump?). An excellent Porter - sweet without being sweet, but still sorta bitter and dry.

3.9 Pours a dark brown color with an off white head. Chocolate, coffee, caramel, toast and roasted malt aroma and flavors. Medium body and carbonation with caramel and roasted malt finish.

3.3 Draught at the Russian River Brewing Co, Santa Rosa, CA. Dark reddish copper brown colour with a small light tan head. Roasted malt, mild coffee, liquorice and mild medicine notes in the aroma. Strong roasted malt, mild coffee, bitterness and chocolate in the flavour. Dry and roasted.

3.4 This poured a darker brown with a beige head. Aroma was of roasted malt and light dark.chocolate. Flavor was fairly dry, almost like a London Porter, but lacking chocolate character.

3.8 "a basic but tastier than average porter. aroma of roasted malt, coffee, and smoke. chocolate malt and smoke in the flavor and finish. a touch thin, but not bad. quite smooth and highly drinkable. 2014-body better than remembered. Kicked the stout’s behind."

1.6 A bit of a chalky coffee aftertaste. Chocolate notes on the start. Not a stupendous porter.

3.7 Draft @ Russian River. Thick foamy tan head chillin on top a dark brown/black liquid. The aroma and flavor run hand-in-hand. Burnt coffee grounds, barely, dry roast with a hint of bitter chocolate to even out the sweetness. The body and texture is real nice for a standard porter. Borderline full with a slight creamy, smoothness.

3.8 Dark chocolate black 2 finger coffee cream head. Standard porter nose. Chocolate some wood and charcoal with a lot of coffee. Creamy mouthfeel. Slight mineral water qualities some 7UP. Tastes great. Chocolate and coffee. So much of it. Lots of roasted malts and finish is silky cream.

3.6 Sampler @ RR. dark brown colour. Coffee, toffee, caramel, chocolate, somewhat thin

3.9 Fad: taster på brewpub. Sortbrun øl med et lækkert stort skumhoved. Sødlig maltduft klassisk porter. Ingen ristede noter. Ekstrem drikbar porter. Jeg er meget imponeret af disse to mørke øl som RR ellers ikke er så kendte for at brygge. Lækker øl.

3.7 On tap at the RR Brewpub in Santa Rosa. A: dak brown, nearly opaque but clear. Somewhat weak head still leaves very good lacing. Aroma: as expected for style: a role model. Flavor: refined dark roastd malts; fine London style porter Feel: smooth; medium body; medium-low carbonation. O: unremarkable excepting the high quality.

3.8 Draft at brewery. Nose is chocolate with a light roast. Taste is amazingly smooth chocolate. Just a perfect balance of cocoa and chocolate with a touch of dark bitter chocolate to dry it out. Short of roast. Great damn porter. A touch thin but truly great.

3.6 On tap @ Russian River. Pours a dark brown appearance with a creamy head. Dark chocolate, roast, light vanilla in the nose. Mouth feel is a touch rough. Dry, toasted flavor with a hint if coffee and some dark chocolate. Solid.

3.6 On tap at the source. Pours an opaque dark brown with little to no head. Aroma is lightly burnt toast and cocoa. Taste is mildly bitter and lightly sweet.

3.5 Draft as part of the full sampler at Russian River. Dark brownish black with light tan head. Aromas of milk chocolate, dark fruit, caramel. Tastes of nutty notes, roast, caramel. Medium body with a dry finish.

3.8 On tap at the brewery. Pours black with a lacy, beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, some coffee and dark chocolate, light smoky notes, hints of dark fruits, and light dough. Flavor the same with a nice blend. Average to smoother texture. A solid porter.

4.2 On tap at Russian River Brewery - Aroma of roasted malts and chocolate. A brown-black pour with a non-lasting tan head and abundant lacing. The taste is rich and robust. Dark roasted malts, lactose, chocolate, and hints of coffee. Wonderful! Medium-full body and medium carbonation. Overall, an excellent robust porter. I may move to CA.

3.7 Pint at brewpub. Good aroma. Sweet. Chocolate. Coffee. Dairy. Real good head and lace. Dark orangy brown color. Sweet flavor. Medium body creamy mouthfeel sweet bitter finish. Good porter. Aroma tad mellow. Flavor and finish are real good nice rich chocolate coffee flavor. Really good mouthfeel.

4.1 Rated from backlog. On tap at the Russian River brewpub in Santa Rosa. Dry roasty up front with a nice roasty finish, very tasty and somewhat complex.

4.1 Tap Pours a dark brown/black with a small head. Aroma roasted malts, chocolate, nuts. Medium bodied. Tasty.