Dark Matter
VOG Brewery (Vale Of Glamorgan Brewery) in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.99
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Our champion blackcurrant porter! Easy going, rich and smooth with liquorice and chocolate notes from the complex dark roasted malt recipe, balanced perfectly by the late addition of Bramling Cross hops.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Cask at The Wellington, Birmingham. Near black, small beige head. Roast, toffee, dark chocolate, licquorice, some sweetness to balance. Slightly light in body. Decent overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask. Black beer with a tan head. Chocolate aroma. Chocolate and light toasted malt flavor. Medium bodied. Chocolate and light caramel linger.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Feb 2024
at 18:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Lyric, Soho, London, 22 May 2023) Dark brown colour with hints of ruby. Creamy beige head. Malty nose with caramel, dark fruit and plums. Malty taste with notes of caramel, chocolate, dark fruit, plums, roasted malt and a balanced roasty bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty, smooth and well balanced porter. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2023
at 19:47
31/03/2018. ALEXANDRA HOTEL, 203 Siddals Road, DERBY, Derbyshire, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 09 Mar 2023
at 12:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Half at Hopbunker. Dark brown, creamy, beige head leaves solid lacing. Aroma featurescthe currants, understated, sweet. Taste starts with the sweetness, adds some some roast malts and a dry bitterness. All bundled up in a smooth, velvety body. Nice!
Tried
on 13 Nov 2019
at 19:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Really liked this beer tried at the Cardinals Hat Lincoln. Pretty much black cooour with a tight tan head. Aroma roasted malts blackcurrant abound but also liquorice hints. Taste light sweet to medium bitter roasted coffee to finish.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2018
at 15:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Beer Revolution, Hay on Wye, Powys, consumed at Ridge Farm Campsite nr Wareham, Dorset Friday 4th August 2017. Pours black with a wonderful gritty cocoa coming through, a touch of hedgerow berries, some smooth chocolate, this is a lovely, lovely beer, super. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2017
at 15:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. A glossy black pour with a thin tan head; fruity chocolate aroma; smooth and creamy in the mouth, with a dry drinking chocolate taste to start, then with some fruity blackcurrant and red berry flavours; followed by a sweeter finish with a touch of coffee grounds. Satisfying.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Mar 2017
at 11:18
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Playhouse, Colchester. Pours black with a lasting off-white head. Aroma of chocolate, malt and liquorice. Light sweetness with medium roasted bitterness. Medium body. Carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2017
at 13:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Hamilton Hall, 16/02/17. Light blackish brown with a decent beige head. Nose is dark malts, spice, leather, earthy berries, cocoa powder, toffee. Taste comprises faint coffee, chocolate, subtle spice, roast malts, blackcurrant liquorice. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2017
at 16:06