West Indies Porter
Guinness (St. James's Gate) in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪
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Score
6.88
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A style with origins from our brewers' diaries dating back to 1801, West Indies Porter is complex yet mellow, hoppy with notes of toffee and chocolate.
A style with origins from our brewers' diaries dating back to 1801, West Indies Porter is complex yet mellow, hoppy with notes of toffee and chocolate.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Very deep amber coloured with a ruby sheen, big, stable and creamy tanned head; quite rich nose - but mild - nose of toasted malt and coffee, caramel, vanilla and milk-chocolate, herbal hops in the background;moderate bitter-sweet flavour, delicate acidity, medium bodied, smooth; soft and lingering toasty-coffeeish finish with a balancing bitterness in the aftertaste. Very well crafted session Porter...
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2016
at 16:24
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
11.2oz bottle. Opaque brown-black body. Thin off-white head. Sort of an odd pungent chocolate aroma...true to style but not that enjoyable. Medium to full bodied, quite creamy on the palate. Has that pungent lactose fruity twang to it, which I’m sure would go over well in the West Indies. Doesn’t have a lot of depth, kind of has that macro feel I’m not wild about. Drinkable, OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2016
at 19:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Black with a touch of brown. Nice creamy head. Aroma of roasted malts, Butter and cookies. Taste is roasted malts, liquorice, dark chocolate, coffee and toffee. A splash of butter and a couple of crumbled cookies. Carbonation is higher than Guinness Draught but it lacks in creaminess. Long lasting aftertaste that prominently showcases the hops. Balanced and well made. I really enjoy it but I would absolutely love it with a little less carbonation and a little more creaminess.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2016
at 01:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Jet black colour with average, thick, frothy to creamy, fairly lasting, moderately lacing, beige head. Dark malty and fruity aroma, notes of plum, a touch of liquorice. Taste is roasty dark malty, slightly chocolately, cautious fruity hints of plum compete with metallic overtones and a salty touch of liquorice. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2016
at 11:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
F: big, brown, average retention. C: dark, opaque. A: malt, roasted malt, coffee, cocoa, molasses, chocolate, mineral. T: malt, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, hint of earthy, salt, hint of dark caramel, medium body, low to medium carbonation, good balanced and tasty, enjoyed, 500ml bottle from AH supermarket in Antwerpen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2016
at 10:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Black beer with a strong frothy white head. The aroma is nicely roasted with a touch of sweetness. The flavour is well roasted with a touch of chocolate and coffee. Overall a nice porter. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2016
at 17:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Saveur Biere. Black with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, malty, bready, light lactic and roasted malt. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and roasted moderate bitter finish. 291016
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2016
at 13:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.5l bottle. Black body with a thick beige foam. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, berries and floral hops. Taste of chocolate, roasted malts, toast, floral hops and grass. True that it’s hoppier than the original Guinness, but I prefer the latter. Maybe it’s just because the nitro makes it creamier. Anyways I expected this one to be a bit bolder. Definitely a nice stout, but I expected more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2016
at 13:49
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Dobry porter, z cala masa palonych slodow gorzkiej deserowej czekolady, kakaa holenderskiego, troche w zapachu jak skorupa orzecha wloskiego. Czarne jak bezgwiazdzista noc, brazowa piana ladna wystajaca poza pinte Guinnessa, ale dosc szybko opada. W ustach caly czas zalegajaca palonosc slodow. Wytrawne na zakonczenie
Tried
on 10 Sep 2016
at 14:00