Old Vic Porter
Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) in Wrington, Somerset, England 🏴
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Score
6.95
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This “Dramatically Dark” beer is a complex, satisfying Porter…smooth, rich and distinctive. Pale, crystal brown, and chocolate malts, plus fruit, feature on the nose, whilst the Fuggles and Golding hops ensure a powerful and satisfying finish…bittersweet and hints of chocolate and toffee.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Post & Telegraph, Brighton. Fine tasting porter, mild in character although with a good body. Smoked aroma which is evident in its taste as well.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2013
at 16:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at jdw. Dark brown with ruby tones. Light tan head. Roast aromas. Smooth roast flavour with mocha. Little carbonate. Solid beer. Well balanced.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jan 2013
at 12:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask (JDW, Victoria Station, London) - Dark brown with some red tinges. Coffee, chocolate and liquorice in the aroma. Roasted taste with malt, coffee and plain chocolate detected. The finish is very roasted and lingers for quite a while.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2013
at 08:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ JDW Sir Richard Owen, Lancaster 050113
Dark brown, ruby edges on glass, dense white head
Aroma - roasted malts, some toasted brown bread
Taste of toasted malts, caramel malts, some burnt caramel, some coffee, touch of brown sugars, fairly bitter hop background
Palate - Medium body. Finish a bit dry with bitter roast
Overall - Quite a decent porter
Dark brown, ruby edges on glass, dense white head
Aroma - roasted malts, some toasted brown bread
Taste of toasted malts, caramel malts, some burnt caramel, some coffee, touch of brown sugars, fairly bitter hop background
Palate - Medium body. Finish a bit dry with bitter roast
Overall - Quite a decent porter
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jan 2013
at 11:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity @ The Duchess of Cambridge, Stamford Brook W6. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty rich chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish with hints of caramel in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Mar 2012
at 22:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Black Friar, London. Pours very, very dark ruby with a creamy tan head. Coffee aroma. Flavor is coffee with smooth dark malt, and perhaps a bit of chocolate. Medium bitter. Delicious.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 May 2011
at 11:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Society Room, JDW. The last half pint of the cask. Clear brown colour, off-white head. Aroma is chocolate, roasted malts and a bit of butter and espresso. Flavour is roasetd malts, espresso and coffee. Fairly bitter and roasty finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Apr 2011
at 08:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned, twice on 12/02/2011, at the Bell, Hillgrove Street, Bristol and Colston’s Yard. Interesting contrast of appearance, in the subdued lighting of the Bell, it was near black with a decent off-white head. In the brighter, cafe style CY, it was a medium brown with some hints of red and a similar head. This was very easy drinking, with some coffee and sweetish cereal notes, before a slightly roasted, dry finish. It’s good to see Butcombe brewing a wider ranger of beers. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2011
at 16:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at NWAF ... deep brown ... soft sweet toffee roast ... light chocolate malt nose ... light thin bittter roast ... light charcoal ... light puff camdy... ok
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jan 2011
at 05:04