Old-Style Porter
St. Peter's Brewery in Bungay, Suffolk, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.80
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A blend of a mature and young ale creates a porter of traditional character that’s dark cherry in colour and complex in taste. Aromas of liquorice, rum, raisin and chocolate with hints of coffee are in abundance in this full-bodied, warming ale.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Biggish beige shiny head. Barely translucent dark red body. Sugary caramelly aroma with wooden licorice notes, very harmonic. Dry-sweetish milky licorice taste with roasty resiny notes. Thinnish body. Mild mouthfeel. Dry watery metallic roasty licorice aftertaste. Quite nice, but slightly watery. Could use a bit more body. Should probably be served at room temperature for best results. (0.5l bottle, Olympen, Oslo.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2009
at 14:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Poured deep red brown with thin lasting beige head. Much lacing. Aroma is malt and roast, fairly mild. Medium body. Malty flavour with coffee and chocolate notes. Light finish with malt and coffee. Would drink again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2009
at 23:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
16.9 ounce bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville, VA. Stamped 8142. Pours a deep copper color with a medium head. Average head retention and lacing. Aroma is chocolate primary with slight roasted malts and tobacco. Taste is bitter roasted malts with coffee and chocolate notes. Some subtle tobacco here as well. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2009
at 16:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
[bottle] Dark ruby colour with a beige medium-sized foamy head. Moderately sweet and roasted malty aroma with chocolate, licorice and a touch of mocha, accompanied by a shy and fruity, slightly spicy hoppy touch. Moderately bitter flavour, medium to light bodied with an almost crispy carbonation. Slightly burnt malty taste with licorice, coffee and subtle dark berry-fruity notes; moderately dry roasty bitter finish. Quaffable Porter, that might lack a bit body [13.XII.08].
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2008
at 15:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a lacing tan head. Aroma is roasted malt and breadish. Mild acidic and vague fruity note. Roasted malty and light acidic. Lingering roasted malty finish. A bit on the simple side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2008
at 03:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
The British brewers always seem to have really cool bottles and this one is no exception. It pours dark brown with semi firm mocha head. It has a mild yet spot on aroma with rich roasty malts drifting into burnt malts. The taste is very similar to the nose starting with mild malt astringency before rich roasted malts, mild caramel and mild burnt malts build to midway. Into the finish chocolate malts are noticed as the burnt malts build to a tepid level and overtake the flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2008
at 11:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled(500ml). -Reddish/pale brown coloured, medium sized pale beige soapy head, chocolate and mild coffee nose. Roasted malt, chocolate and coffee aroma with notes of dried fruit. Moderate bitter and very smooth. Decent porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2007
at 05:28