Export India Porter
The Kernel Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
7.52
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ABV may vary slightly.
The Export India Porter relates to porter in similar manner to the way the IPA relates to the Pale Ale: they added more hops. We’ve taken Barclay Perkins recipe from 1855, but changed the hops to Columbus and Cascade (American varieties) and hopped it in the same way that we hop our IPAs. The result is a dark brown beer that smells of cocoa, roses, and some orange. The body is quite light, and it is carbonated more highly than usual for a porter to make it more refreshing. It’s quite light in texture and tastes of Turkish delight dusted with cocoa powder – chocolate, rose water and fruit. Dry finish.
The Export India Porter relates to porter in similar manner to the way the IPA relates to the Pale Ale: they added more hops. We’ve taken Barclay Perkins recipe from 1855, but changed the hops to Columbus and Cascade (American varieties) and hopped it in the same way that we hop our IPAs. The result is a dark brown beer that smells of cocoa, roses, and some orange. The body is quite light, and it is carbonated more highly than usual for a porter to make it more refreshing. It’s quite light in texture and tastes of Turkish delight dusted with cocoa powder – chocolate, rose water and fruit. Dry finish.
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7.8/10
LCI, such a lovely smooth roasty porter never understood why these guys don’t get the love
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2024
at 11:34
8.5/10
Marvelous stuff. The kind of cask ale that puts many others to shame.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Mar 2024
at 17:28
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
bottiglia 33 cl, hops: HBC 431, bel cappello di schiuma cappuccino fine persistente, colore marrone intenso nero, al naso è intensa luppoli frutta rossa lieviti caffè malto tostato cacao una punta di liquirizia, in bocca è cremosa caffè cioccolato fondente caramello malto tostato liquirizia note erbacee, corpo rotondo, carbonazione moderata, amaro moderato. Gustosa aromatica. Ottima. c. cantina della birra 14.01.24
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jan 2024
at 18:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep Black color and a nice tan, foamy head. Roasty, piney, faint zesty fruits. Nice one. Thx to Bryan B. for this bottle
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2023
at 13:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Bottle pours a thick black with some off white head. Nose is cocoa, malt, toast. Flavor is chewy with malt, toast, brown sugar. Medium bodied finish. Well made. Easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2023
at 18:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from the tap (ABV listed as 6%). Black with creamy beige head. Dry roast, mild cocoa, rose water, very feint background hops, good balance.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2023
at 17:17
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at the April DC Ratebeer tasting. Poured a nearly pitch black color with a very tan head. Rich, but not overly cloying. Chocolate. Big, robust. Really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2023
at 14:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Roast and some pine. Black pour with decent head. Pretty good balance. Black pour with good head and lacing. Light caramel. Bitter end. Bottl.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2023
at 00:42
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home on 15th March 2023. Solid sepia black with tan foam and scant lacing. Coffee and nutty dark chocolate aroma. Spiced roasty malts in-mouth with hints of smoke. A finish of roastiness, woodsmoke and coffee. Full bodied with an engaging texture. Superb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2023
at 21:48
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
330 ml bottle. Murky darkest brown with a stable creamy head. Licorice, dark chocolate, ashes, robusta coffee, hoppy notes, leather, rubber, burnt malt and burnt pizza dough. Roasty hoppy bitterness, some sweetness. Full bodied, oily texture, soft carbonated, hoppy roasty bittersweet finish. Lovely as expected, very complex and super drinkable!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2022
at 20:53