Brewed to Henry Harvey’s Porter recipe of 1859. Pale, crystal and black malts combine with a generous hop grist of Fuggles and Goldings. Full and rounded with roasted malts to the fore. It is conditioned in cask for four weeks before being released from the brewery cellars.
Harvey’s Porter was first in its class and overall runner-up at the 1995 GBBF at Olympia. In 1999 it was chosen as the ‘Ultimate Pizza Beer’ in the Beauty of Hops awards.
Harvey’s Porter was first in its class and overall runner-up at the 1995 GBBF at Olympia. In 1999 it was chosen as the ‘Ultimate Pizza Beer’ in the Beauty of Hops awards.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Royal Oak, London SE1 27/01/09. Very dark brown with a decent tan head. Sweet fruit and nut aroma. Easy drinking, with a touch of caramel, dark fruit and a decent bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2009
at 18:32
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at EBF 2008, on Saturday September 13Dark red to black color, pretty much no head. Faint metallic scent. Sweet malty taste with hints of harsh bitterness. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Sep 2008
at 16:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Charlies, as Harveys 1859 Porter. Pours pitch black with a light brown head. Vague aroma of roasted malt. Flavour too is slight roasted malt, caramel. With a mellow bitterness and caramel malt in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2008
at 16:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Black with a lasting light brown head. Slightly burned malt aroma, that is rather weak. Sweet flavour with burned and smokey notes and a good lasting bitterness.
Tried
on 18 May 2007
at 06:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Royal Oak, Borough, London 25 Apr 2007) Very dark brown colour with mahogany notes, small beige head. Malty, roasted nose with slight hints of yeast and loads of citrussy hops. Malty, roasted taste with distinct notes of bittersweet, citrussy hops. Medium body with a slightly thin mouthfeel. A bit different, with focus more on hops than on chocolate. But nice it is.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 May 2007
at 07:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Wharf, Aalborg. Black colour with a beige head. Aroma is coffee, burned malt, hop. Flavour is roasted, burned malt, coffee, hop, chocolate. Nice beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Apr 2007
at 00:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Wharf, Aalborg. Very dark brown with a nice tan head. Coffee, burnt malt, hops salt and licorice in the aroma. Coffee, hops, licorice and burnt notes in the flavor. Full body and a roasted, bitter finish. Noce porter. (070331)
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2007
at 14:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at C4, Odense: Dark brown nearly black with fine little brown head. Aroma of malts - caramel & chocolate. Little sweet taste. liquorice. Incredibly smooth & soft body. Strong roasted coffe notes with a fine bitter end. Very nice Cask ale!!!!
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Mar 2007
at 05:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Pilot, Maidstone, Kent Black colour, slightly liquoricey some burnt malt, dry finish, interesting but not my bag.. 2.9 Cask handpull at Royal Oak Borough. Black beer lasting beige head. Some roast. Some dark fruit. Decent condition. Decent chocolate beer. Nice enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jul 2005
at 07:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Slightly sweet. Quite distinct liquorice flavour. Also a hint of nuttiness which I dont find suits this style very well. On the other hand it doesnt bother me too much.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jun 2004
at 04:38