1853 Porter
Luckie Ales in Leven, Fife, Scotland 🏴
Porter Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.22
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Dark brown ale with dense, off-white head. Coffee aroma, slight malt sweetness and nutty, biscuit flavour giving a long, complex finish (76 IBU). Last brewed in 1853. The Chelmsford Brewery (Wells & Perry) was founded in 1793 as Bird, Hawkes and Woodcock in Duke Street, acquired by Taylor Walker & Co and closed down the following year.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - opaque black with a lovely fawn head. Nose - luscious dark chocolate. Hazelnuts and chocolate biscuits. Taste - molasses, dark chocolate. Dry burnt bread finish. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy yet crunchy texture. The finish is dry and roasty. Overall - good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2017
at 16:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is meaty, smoked, roasted chocolate, taste is sweet, roasted, chocolate, little meaty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2016
at 12:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the Canary wharf tasting 16/02/2016. Many thanks to Paulo for this one. Hazed nut brown coloured pour with a lasting loose mid tan head. Aroma is musty wood, jammy fruit, plum, little powdered choc. Flavour is composed of nice airy wood, jammy fruit, choc, plum, dry powdered choc. Palate is airy and frothy, slightly creamy. Nice fruity yeast character, good jammy fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2016
at 16:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16th February 2016
Level 42 Tasting. Thanks to Scopey. Hazy dark amber - brown beer, good pale tan head. Airy palate, semi dry. Decent fine carbonation. The dark malts are fluffy but bring a mild roast bitterness. Low level but strong tang. Tangy fruits, ripe fruits, bruised fruits. Touches of marmite and molasses. Light semi dry finish. Rich and tasty. Always good to step back in time and get a feeling for the beers of yore.
Level 42 Tasting. Thanks to Scopey. Hazy dark amber - brown beer, good pale tan head. Airy palate, semi dry. Decent fine carbonation. The dark malts are fluffy but bring a mild roast bitterness. Low level but strong tang. Tangy fruits, ripe fruits, bruised fruits. Touches of marmite and molasses. Light semi dry finish. Rich and tasty. Always good to step back in time and get a feeling for the beers of yore.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2016
at 06:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared in London - many thanks to Paul. Pours deep brown with a frothy beige head. Rich bready malts in huge nose, some faint berry tang, hints of cocoa. Medium sweet flavor with strong earthy bitterness, some burnt grass, light cocoa, dried berries. Medium to full bodied, oily and chewy, with fine carbonation. Bitter finish, some baking cocoa, more earth, light ash. Novel stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2016
at 12:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at level 42. It pours darkest brown with a thick tan head. The nose is earthy, musty, earthy roast, charred wood, chewy, fruit cake, umami, marmite and cocoa. The taste is rich roasted malt, earthy, umami, chewy action, toast, alcohol warmth, charred wood, liquorice, Eccles cake and a hint of dark fruits with a dry, roasted finish. Medium - full body and moderate carbonation. Good depth and well-rounded. Good fun.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2016
at 12:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at the level 42 tasting, big thanks to Fergus, 16/02/16. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent beige cap that dissipates to edgeing. Nose is chocolate, bitter orange, light roast, caramel. Taste comprises cocoa powder, caramel biscuit, light roast, treacle, fruited tickle. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close, light mineral and hop in the close. Decent well balanced porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2016
at 12:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from The Beerhive. Dark brown body with a thick beige head. Faint lacing. Aroma of prunes, filter coffee and chocolate covered raisins. Flavour of raisins, sweet malts and dried red fruits. Medium body with a powdery mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Sweet and flavoursome.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2015
at 18:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from alesela. Not going to change comments much from the below. Carbonation much higher though, made it a little thinner. Cask at the hanging bat. As Aged porter, but abv a close match. Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate, redcurrants, roast. Taste is tarry, more chocolate and fruit. Heavy roast. Long finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2015
at 06:29
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
bottle at home ... deep brown ... thin tan lacing ... soft sweet chocolate fruit rroast malts nose .. soft sweet malts ... sweet fruits ... big roast .. very chderry berry roast malt ... soft sweet fruits ... juicy roast
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2015
at 13:07