Portland Porter
Dorset Brewing Co. (DBC Ales) in Dorchester, Dorset, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.64
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Oak matured brown porter with a roast, earthy palate and a delicate vanilla bouquet
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Dorchester Beerex. Opaque cola brown. Thin beige head. Tangy. Coffee and berries. Wood treatment, a good thing. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2025
at 19:03
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at St. George’s Tavern, Nicholson’s - London. Pours brown with a creamy, tan head. The aroma holds jammy fruits, berries, grapes, faint cocoa, soft roast. Light-medium sweetflavor with aged fruits, gummy candies, earth, burnt toast. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Bitter earthy finish with further burnt toast, grains, old fruit, berries. Nothing special.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 May 2015
at 08:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Philharmonic, Liverpool. Dark clear brown with a thin head. Has a light toffee-caramel aroma and taste. Fairly easy in the palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Apr 2015
at 12:21
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Henry Addington. Caramel brown coloured pour with a lasting stodgy light tan head. Aroma is coco powder, wood, earthy berry. Flavour is composed of drying woody, powdered choc, stale dark malts. Palate is thin, lowish cask condition. Little dirty with loads of coco powder.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Mar 2015
at 16:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the haymarket. Pours black, nose is vanilla, chocolate, bourbon, taste is similar, dry roast malts.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Mar 2015
at 08:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the haymarket. Pours clear dark red-brown, bubbly beige head. Dark chocolate aromas, light vanilla. Taste is more of the same. Very creamy and smooth.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Mar 2015
at 10:11
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the haymarket... Deep black.. Thick tan head... Dark chocolate.. Sweet toffee malts nose... Soft fruits.. Little thin.. Big soft vanilla roast... Body destroys this
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Mar 2015
at 11:05
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On cask at the Haymarket. Appearance - close to black but with beautiful red chinks. Nose - dark chocolate and coffee. Maybe some brambles. Taste - dark chocolate again with a burnt coffee edge on the finish. Vanilla if you look hard enough. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - not sure the vanilla and bourbon were in huge abundance but it’s quite tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Mar 2015
at 16:17
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Portcullis, Bristol 10/12/09. Near black with a slight, tan head. Aroma of dark fruit, roasty malts and a hint of chocolate sweetness. Flavour was dominated by a slightly sour, lactose edge with some charred malts and fruit, leading to a bitter finish. The least of several porters tried the same evening.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Dec 2009
at 15:11