Holgate Brewhouse Temptress Chocolate Porter

Temptress Chocolate Porter

 

Holgate Brewhouse in Woodend, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺

  Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular
Score
6.99
ABV: 6.0% IBU: 31 Ticks: 35
A very tempting extreme twist on the classic robust porter, brewed with over 300 kg of malt and infused with a dash of rich Dutch cocoa and whole vanilla beans. Luscious chocolate, coffee, and caramel flavors are balanced by a hint of vanilla and a body of 6% alcohol. A perfect winter warmer or a complement to meat pies and chocolate-based desserts. A definite "unisex" beer with great appeal for both guys and gals.
 

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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at Taps Beer Bar, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a dark mahogany colour with a thin broken tan head and a little broken lace. The aroma is very clearly of sweet fruit and chocolate and this also dominates the flavour too. There is also some late developing bitterness on the palate and in the aftertaste. It’s a great Chocolate Porter, but its one of those Chocolate beers that might become a little sickly after a while.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2013 at 07:20

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
9th March 2012
Dark brown opaque beer. Tidy cream - tan colour head. Light semi dry palate. A little papery dark malt, mild and slightly aged tasting. Mild orange hop underneath. Mild dark chocolate powder. Dry finish. Okay if a bit clunky.
Tried on 10 Feb 2013 at 08:42

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle 0.33l from Pikkulintu, Helsinki. Colour is almost black with tiny small head. Aroma and flavour is malts, dark chocolate and sweetness.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2012 at 08:46

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle @ Pikkulintu, Helsinki

Bottled on 13/04/12 - Pours dark brown, almost black with a small head. Aroma of chocolate, vanilla, slightly roasted malts, some lactic notes. Taste is sweetish with chocolate, vanilla, roasted malts and toffee. Finish has a lot of chocolate, vanilla and toffee. Nice, quite tasty chocolate porter.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2012 at 08:13

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 4 Overall 8.5
From a 330ml bottle on 8/2/2011. Has a lovely strong roasted malt and chocolate aroma, with a hint of dark fruits (prunes). Flavour wise, there’s heaps of sweet dark chocolate, along with more roasted malt, and some caramel and toffee. The flavours are nicely set off by a good dose of bitterness at the back. My only criticism is that the palate is a little thin. That said, this is a truly excellent porter.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2011 at 00:12

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 330ml.Clear medium to dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, choclate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, pouder chocolate. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, pouder chocolate, nesquick. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20101102]
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2010 at 06:07

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of bluebetty. Pours a dark brown with a tint of red and a small and lacing beige head. The nose is rich in milk chocolate. Medium body, some roast and rather sweet chocolate - actually some late licorice as well. Some dark fruits and a roasty discreet bitterness in the finish. 021110
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2010 at 08:00

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottled at Bishop’s Arms SoFo, Stockholm. Near black, small head. Rich milky chocolate aroma. Mid-sweet with soothing, rounded mouthfeel and medium body. Lots of cocoa powder and vanilla, which dominates the beer completely. Finishes with more milk chocolate and low bitterness. An upfront one-flavour beer.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2010 at 06:51

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
(Bottle at Bishops Arms SoFo, Stockholm) Poured almost black and clear with very tiny head. Aroma contained lot of chocolate and some roastedness. Palate was medium bodied and dry with low carbonation. Flavours were cocoa, chocolate, malts, sweetness and bitterness. Aftertaste contained mostly chocolate.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2009 at 11:12

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at Nya Tröls, Malmö
Brown color; small head. The aroma is chocolatey and coffeish. The mouthfeel is quite weak, with very light sourness, and this is a pity, because the flavor is not bad, with a very pleasant chocolate; very light vanilla too; as the body is weak, the final is a bit short. Good, but it could be better with some more body.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2009 at 23:49