Speakeasy Payback Porter
American hops provide a smooth distraction for Payback Porter’s robust strength, which is concealed within the shadows of dark imported malts.
3.7
281 reviews
San Francisco, United States
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Marrone sicurissimo con schiuma marrone. Aroma di malto e tostatura molto morbida. Anche al palato morbida con note di caffè e malto tostato. Carbonazione leggera. Abbastanza buona e avvolgente.
On tap at Bishops Arms in Linköping. Dark malty, roasted smell. Similar taste with dark bitter chocolate and coffee. The roasted is more on the level of a stout. A bit boozy but nice.
Bottle. Black in colour, big beige head. Aroma full of chocolate, nuts, liquorice. In taste medium sweet, chocolate, coffee and light vanilla notes. Medium body, soft carbonation, creamy texture. Finish is medium bitter and slightly bitter. Great porter.
Tap @ de klomp. Pours dark brown with a large beige head. Aroma is delicately roasted with chocolate, brown malt, coffee, dark fruits, tangerine, licorice and toffee. Medium to full body. Taste is dry and rich with chocolate, licorice, toffee, coffee, orange. Finish has a roasted bitterness.
Bottle 65cl
@ LaBIRRAtorium, Madrid, Spain.
A: Black.
T: Roasted malt, coffee, sweet, chocolate.
Bottled@Stadin Panimobaari, Helsinki. Deep ambery brown colour, small beige head. Aroma is liquorice, some nutty and mild tobaccoish notes. Flavour is liquorice, some ashes, mild spices as well as some nutty and mild toasted notes. Quite spicy ("cold coffeeish burning") aftertaste.
Bottle shared by Erwin Van Moll. Opaque black color, medium sized light brown head. Aroma is malts, dark malts, lightly smoke and lightly chocolate. Taste malts, chocolate, mocha, slightly vanilla, softly bitter. Quite smooth body, average carbonation. Not bad.
Really nice srout with lots of malts and sweetness with choclate and coffee in the beginning. Final palate is really rich and sqeet.
(Bottle, 0.65 l, at Stadin Panimobaari, 20160706) The beer poured black. Its head was medium sized and lightly brown. Aroma had coffee, chocolate and burnt malts. Palate was full bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were burnt malts, ash, chocolate, sweetness and bitterness. Aftertaste was roasty and bitter. A pleasant porter.
It pours dark brown, almost black, with a moderately brown head that does have a bit of lacing. It has aromas of chocolate, dark fruits, coffee, and citrus. There are sweet flavors from the beginning from the chocolate. There are also flavors of coffee, citrus, plums, and toast. It has a moderate feel that is smooth and creamy. It finishes moderately bitter. Overall this is a chocolate ale from the initial flavors that turns into a complex blend of malts and hops that is easy to drink.
On tap at 40 mile saloon in Reno
Black with small tan, good lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, roast coffee and chocolate. Taste of roasted malts, chocolate roast coffee and ashy
I stort sett helt svart öl med ett beige dröjande skum. Doft av framförallt rostad malt, mörka frukter och kaffe. I smaken tillkommer torkad frukt.
Bottle. Pours a pitch black beer with a nice, dense creamy tanned head on top. Aroma has loads and loads of coffee, roasted characters and a hint that light typical porter tartness. Flavor returns the coffee in a massively good way, really amping the oomph on this beer. A bit one-sided, but still well balanced and full flavored. Roasty malts, coffee and slight sweet aftertaste. Softly carbonated, silky mouthfeel. Great stuff.
Bottle. Black pour, thick tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, creamy, some bread, chocolate and fruity hops. Flavor is very smooth, creamy, roasty malts and with a huge body. Lovely balance. Amazing brew.
650 ml bottle from systembolaget. Pours black with little beige head. Sweet coffee aroma with cocoa and Coffee taste. Quite carbonated and fizzy.
Draught at Café 3 små rum, Göteborg, Sweden. Black with beige head. Roasted malt aroma with notes of coffee and some smoked sausage. Medium to full bodied, medium carbonation. Semi dry, medium bitterness.
22 oz bottle pours pitch black with tan head and lace. Aroma of roast, vanilla, hop, cacao and coffee beans. Dark and robust, medium bodied with bitterness. I think it’s more coffee than chocolate. Very good.
roasty, coffee, chocolate, soy sauce, alcohol, raisin, dry.
Black colour, medium tan head.
Noticable bite, heavy sailty, coffee beans, dark chocolate, licorice, mid-sweet, ABV well integrated.
Fullbodied, soft carbonation, roasty finish.
Enjoyable.
sample form bottle, poured a deep brown pour with a mocha head. nose of roasted malts, deep dark chocolate, roasted coffee beans, caramel, and dried cacao. taste reminds me of nutella somehow... fairly sweet, caramel, roasted nuts, chocolate fudge. quite nice
On tap @ 3 små rum. Very dark brown with a small brown head. Malty and chocolate tones. Malt, coffee, fruit and bitter chocolate. Medium to full body with a nice balanced finish.
15/II/16 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle shared @ Struise Schooltje - BB: n/a, born V/6/15 (2016-160) Thanks to Tim DB for picking me up this bottle!
Clear dark brown beer, creamy beige head, pretty stable, non adhesive. Aroma: bit herbal, grassy touch, minty (according to the Urbs ;-), sweet touch, caramel, soft roast, pretty malty. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet malty start, bit oxidized, soft roast, pretty hoppy, bit herbal. Aftertaste: bitter hops, minty, more herbs, dry finish, slightly sweet.
Draught @ O’Connor’s, Uppsala. Strong features of coffee, smooth, yet distinct carbonation.
(Draught at Man in the Moon, Stockholm, 1 Feb 2016) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with chocolate, coffee and blueberries. Malty, roasted taste with notes of dark chocolate, cacao, coffee, blueberries and a generous cacao bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty and very well balanced porter. Very nice.
Draught at Brewers Beer Bar, Göteborg. Dark almost black beer with a nice beige head. Roasted chocolate aroma, licorice, hazelnuts, caramel, some cocoa. Roasted chocolate and hazelnut flavor, caramel, well hidden alcohol, dark chocolate, some raisins and with spucy notes. Great porter.
Draught at 3 små rum, Göteborg, on January 20, 2016.
Black color, no see through, nice light brown head. A tad sweet, hints of liqourice, grainy, alcohol, toasted, slight burnt, light acidic, some ash scent. Roasted, caramel, burnt, ligth sweet taste. Fudge, sweet, roasted, burnt aftertaste, also grainy. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness. Also some liquorice coming through in taste with the second or third sip. Nice!
Keg at Man in the Moon, Stockholm. Black, small creamy beige head. Chocolaty nose. Mid sweet with medium-full body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Milk chocolate, notes of licorice and caramel. Some black pepper in a mid bitter finish.
65 cl bottle @ Timo A.
Pours dark red, almost black color with a large beige head. Ashy burnt malty aroma, some pine, caramel and some cocoa. Flavor is cocoa and nuts, ashy, dark malts, distant coffee bitterness and some bread. Palate is very pleasant. Very nice and dry robust porter.
3325
Nice strong light brown head of verying sized creamy bubbles. Aroma of pencil shavings, roasted grains, plastic and some licorice. All that in a relatively weak aroma. Color is a very dark brown. Creamy and super smooth mouthfeel. Lactose, sweet malts, milk chocolate, ash and some burnt toast. Light alcohol presence. Lingering ashy burnt taste which lends towards and dry chalky palate. An ok porter.
Draught at man in the moon.
Black with a short tanned head.
Grilled mead, chocolate sauce and slight licorice aroma.
Smooth sweet roasted flavour with dark chocolate, coffee, licorice and some bitter herbs. Finish is pretty dry and bitter.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, oily chewy texture.
On tap @Man in the Moon. Aromas of dark chocolate, roasted malts, vanilla, roasted malts, brown sugar. Taste is vanilla sweetness meets roasted malty bitterness. Mouthfeel is somewhat creamy with moderate carbonation.