Reserve #1
Brew Wharf in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Porter - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.69
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Brewed at BrewWharf, bottled at Kernel.
This is a one-time-only beer, brewed prior to the closure of BrewWharf for the Americans, during the London Olympics 2012. Brewed from a trove of riches, aka, the hopstore, the beer included Columbus, Centennial, Simcoe and Citra hops, great coffee from Coleman Coffee, (in near by Borough)over great malts from all over the place. We even added some lactose for good measure. If you’re looking for a something rich to sit down too, this may be the one. Brewed to drink, selfishly, not to share in inches. It’s strong, black, smells of coffee and hops. We like it, we hope you do too...
Lots of love, Angelo and Phil.
This is a one-time-only beer, brewed prior to the closure of BrewWharf for the Americans, during the London Olympics 2012. Brewed from a trove of riches, aka, the hopstore, the beer included Columbus, Centennial, Simcoe and Citra hops, great coffee from Coleman Coffee, (in near by Borough)over great malts from all over the place. We even added some lactose for good measure. If you’re looking for a something rich to sit down too, this may be the one. Brewed to drink, selfishly, not to share in inches. It’s strong, black, smells of coffee and hops. We like it, we hope you do too...
Lots of love, Angelo and Phil.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice aroma with hoppy hints. Roasted malty chocolate and licorice flavor with hoppy bitter hints. Has a roasted malty chocolate, licorice and hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2013
at 06:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown to almost black with a small tan head. Aroma is thicik chocolate, light coffee and mild liqourice. Bitter, fruity, dense coffee and rich dark chocolate to almost overripe fruity. Solid bitterness and light citrusy to peachy note into the finish. Lingering coffee into the far finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2013
at 12:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours a pitch black with a small light brown head. Greasy British hops dominate the aroma (which is odd since the hop bill seems to be all American! - the yeast then? - smelly feet style - atop some subtle roast. Rich body, lowish carbonation, sweet hard roast and ashes with some dark, dried fruits and even some coffee notes chiming in late. Roasty subtle bitterness. 250313
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2013
at 08:54
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at home dark brown black ... big tan head ... dark deep chocoale malt ... light coffee ... big piney hop nose ... dark roast malts ... heavy malt ... long pine hop ... soft coffee finsihs .. very nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2013
at 11:08
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at ChrisO Holiday Tasting, London. Pours rich, black-brown with a thick, brown foam head. Lots of charred wood on the nose, dark chocolate, baking cocoa. Medium to big sweet flavor with some spicy alcohol, burnt wood, robust cocoa, moderate earthy bitterness. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish with further notes of charred wood and bitter cocoa. Good one. (Score: 4.0)
Bottle at the chriso Snow Tasting - London, January 2013. Pours dark brown with a creamy, beige head. Rich dark chocolate nose with notes of burnt wood and mellow coffee. Medium to big sweet flavor with burnt grains, burnt bread, further robust coffee. Full in body with fine carbonation. Light warmth in the finish with notes of dark cocoa, coffee beans. Well balanced stuff, with good depth. (Score: 4.1)
Bottle at the chriso Snow Tasting - London, January 2013. Pours dark brown with a creamy, beige head. Rich dark chocolate nose with notes of burnt wood and mellow coffee. Medium to big sweet flavor with burnt grains, burnt bread, further robust coffee. Full in body with fine carbonation. Light warmth in the finish with notes of dark cocoa, coffee beans. Well balanced stuff, with good depth. (Score: 4.1)
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2013
at 03:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at ChrisO Snow Tasting. It pours very dark brown (near black) with a small tan head. The nose is roasted malt, rich coffee, varnish, pine, spice, dark fruit, berry and cocoa powder. The taste is varnish, pine, dark fruit, roasted malt, hop-bite, wood, caramel, tart red berry and mild acidity with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Pretty tasty and well integrated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2013
at 05:46
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Chriso’s tasting 30/12/12. Black as night. tan head. Big liquorice caramel nose. malt forward with a hoppy kick.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2012
at 07:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Chriso New Year 2012/13. Black beer lasting beige. Choc and coffee. and then lots of hops. yep good. maybe too much hop but love the coffee. toasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2012
at 14:44
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home (Beermerchants.com) 22/11/12. Mid black with a dirty coffee head that soon thins to a film and clears to the edges. Nose is dark roast malts, coffee, touch of chocolate, hops, light mineral tones. Taste is coffee, bitter chocolate, roast malts, plenty of hops, Mouthfeel is fullish in body, fine carbonation, smooth on the palate in a way it begs you to drink more - absoloutely spot in this aspect. Great stuff, well balanced, alcohol well hidden, excellent now, look forward to ageing some.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2012
at 12:51