Brasseurs du Monde Big Ben Porter

Big Ben Porter

 

Brasseurs du Monde in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦

  Porter Regular
Score
6.42
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 16
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6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Good roast, subtle cocoa, and coffee notes. Mouth feel is thinner than i expected, carb is quite low. Finish is lowon the bitterness, with more solid roast. Hops are there, but quite earthy, and there is a metallic flavor in the end that i cant shake. Good, not great.

Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:54


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Pours murky dark brown with very small frothy beige head, sweet maple syrup aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter caramel maple syrup taste, thin body, long finish. Good brew.

Tried from Can on 06 Jan 2020 at 19:14


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle, I believe undated, drunk 9/22/17.
Light tan head recedes fairly steadily to cover, atop a dark mahogany, clear body.
Chocolate, crusty brown bread, light coffee-like roast suggestions and a hint of caramel provide a very straightforward porter-like nose highlighting the roasted barley. Base malts seem sparse, well-attenuated and there's no alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it's fairly soft, despite being very dry and having not all that much base malt character. Just a touch of caramel and mostly chocolate and bread with coffee coming on the finish. Watery, thin texture with low, somewhat loose carbonation and no alcohol or flaw. A bit tired and lifeless. Seems like a very good interpretation of a bottled, filtered English porter!

Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2018 at 17:14


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Dark brown in color, head died fast. Aroma is English ale yeast, chocolate, barley. Flavor is a reflection. Good amount of roast and chocolate. Very flavorful.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2017 at 18:16


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tasted from the tap on the 05/03/2016 at Barcelona Beer Festival. Black opaque colour with medium beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee and cereals. Taste is dry with predominance of the roasted malts and the hops. Next one please!

Tried from Draft on 09 Mar 2016 at 11:11


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Very dark reddish brown pour with a small dark brown head that fades quickly.Nose of roasted malt, brown sugar, cocoa and coffee. Medium sweet toffee followed by a medium light bitter dark chocolate and a quite dry finish though there are some metallic notes. Mouth is medium creamy with soft carbonation.

Tried on 15 Oct 2014 at 17:54


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Big Ben on tap at the brewpub. It has a nice cocoa and light molasses aroma. Malty dark goodness, sweet. A solid London Porter.

Tried from Draft on 12 Oct 2014 at 21:13


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours a dark brown with ruby highlights. The head is creamy, beige, has good retention and leaves lots of dirty-sticky lacing. Aromas of roasted malts with notes of coffee and chocolate. The mouthfeel is wet with a little creaminess to it. The taste is mild as well, so goes down nicely and not too heavy. Mostly roasted malts with the burnt aspect lingering a bit in the aftertaste. Hints of dark fruits and coffee. Not sure about the porter style, other than being light in the mouth. Seems more like a watered-down stout.

Tried on 08 Jan 2014 at 15:04


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bouteille 50cl, bottled on 02/2013. Brune col crémeux beige. Arôme est malté, grains, légère note de noisette sur un caramel moyen, fini chocolaté. Palais est malté, léger caramel, note rappelant un toffee avec un grillé léger. Garde ici aussi un rappel noisette, fini sec ponctué par une note chocolat-cacao. Amertume citronnée arrive en fin de bouche avec un arrière-goût lactose-toffee entre douceur et amertume.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2013 at 09:21


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Light bitter coffee and nut. Pours syrupy-looking reddish black, though texture is more on the thick than syrupy side. No head or lacing. Some roast malt. Light bitter finish. Average carbonation. Palate isn’t very complex.

Tried on 13 Sep 2013 at 10:42