Dark Heart
Mantle Brewery in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.73
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jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Dark Heart from Mantle Brewery 6 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Old rating - A 500ml bottle brought back from my South Wales trip. Pours a deep black colour with a creme head. Aromas of caramel & malt. Tastes of caramel, toffee, coffee & malt with a dry bitter finish. Very good porter.
stevoj (18327) ticked Dark Heart from Mantle Brewery 11 months ago
ITFCfan (3577) reviewed Dark Heart from Mantle Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle shared by Grumbo. Aroma is caramel, roasted malts, biscuit and dark fruit. Decent body and light carbonation. Sweetness come through on the initial taste, bitterness come through on the finish.
EvNa (6056) reviewed Dark Heart from Mantle Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle, directly from brewery. Color: Very dark copper, going towards black, beige head. Aroma: Roasted malt, hints of coffee. Taste: Roasted malt, fruity hints of coffee bean, earthy. Just over medium body, below average carbonation. Bit creamy mouthfeel. Floral hop backbone. Over moderate sweet, moderate to over moderate bitterness. Nice British Porter.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Dark Heart from Mantle Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Panda at home, thanks to Graham Grumbo, 21/07/24. Mahogany brown with a beige head that clears to the edge. Nose is brown bread, dull fruits, sugars, toffee. Taste comprises cocoa powder, light brown sugar dusting, dark malts, brown bread. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Okay porter if lacking some depth.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Dark Heart from Mantle Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
26/6/2024. Bottle from Londis near Y Bryn a'r Bragdy, Brynhoffnant. Pours clear amber brown with a frothy off-white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, caramac, toffee, biscuit, hint of spice and a slight veg edge. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, oily and slightly watery, foamy carbonation. Quite liked it.
SHIG (13882) reviewed Dark Heart from Mantle Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at Norwich Beer Fest: Poured a deep brown black with a tan head. Aroma is malty, chocolate, ashy. Taste is coffee, chocolate, roasted malts.
Edwgallo (6795) ticked Dark Heart from Mantle Brewery 5 years ago
Fergus (31329) reviewed Dark Heart from Mantle Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at work. A clear reddy mahogany brown coloured pour with a fine light tan head. Aroma is robust roast, bark, light tangy fruit, apple. Flavour is composed earthy roast, bark, damson, dried fruit, little meaty bretty funk, farmyard. Tangy finish. Palate is rounded, light tang, mellow carbonation. Decent complexity.
jjsint (8631) reviewed Dark Heart from Mantle Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Handpull cask at the Kings Head, Leicester. Light mahogany, slightly translucent with a large and slightly loose off-white head. Chocolate malt and touches of stone fruit in the surprisingly muted aroma. It's delicious though: a cherry sweetness persists in the initial taste, followed with some astringent but not over-heavy bitterness. The bitterness is pronounced in the long finish with some stone fruit. Soft carbonation. Nice.