Sainsbury's Taste The Difference - London Porter

Taste The Difference - London Porter

 

Sainsbury's in Holborn, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Porter Regular
Score
6.55
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 49
A rich, dark beer packed with intense flavours of chocolate and spicy liquorice. This style of beer was very popular in London during the 18th century and can trace its roots back to 1720. It is brewed with charred malt and English hops to give a truly unique flavour.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Low, dense head with a touch of colour. Aroma of roasted malt and chocolate. Balanced taste, mainly roasted malt, chocolate, some coffee, light fruitiness. Dry earthy finish. Good stout.

Tried from Bottle from Sainsbury's (Various locations) on 15 May 2025 at 13:36


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle 0,5ltr: Dark black "supermarket"brew, with an good dry bitter taste and hints of dark chocolate.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:39


Historic check-in, probably at home

Tried on 31 Jan 2023 at 08:59


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at home. Pours deep reddish brown, nose is roasted, caramel, liquorice, taste is sweet toffee, liquorice, a little dusty.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2022 at 15:12


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from the local Sains - Drunk from bottle but toasted malts and roasty notes malts make this a decent effort.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2021 at 21:24


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

Huge thanks to Erzengel for sharing. Bottle looks good. Beer in the glass dark brown, small head. Intense roasty malty aroma. Starts intense malty, roasty, light hints of wood, coffee. Toffee. Light bitter touch. Finish well balanced. Soft-warming-malty. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2021 at 19:49


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Many thanks to Simon! Very dry, malty and easy to drink. Hints of plums and dried roasted grain. Hints of sourness in the back. Moderate bitter, slightly grainy, easy to drink and nice.

Tried on 26 Feb 2021 at 19:53


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

50cl bottle. A very dark brown beer with a beige head. Aroma of sweet dark malt, chocolate, caramel. Taste of dark roasted malt, sweet malt, chocolate, caramel, raisins.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2021 at 19:52


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

Bottle from local Sainsburys. Roasted malts and chocolate give an attractive aroma. Pours very dark brown with a medium frothy beige head. A brief hint of chocolate in the mouth before liquorice, coffee and roasted malts give a mainly bitter impression. Some chocolate comes back in the finish. Very nice and drinkable, but a little bit thin in the body.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2021 at 20:19


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Creamy dark tan head stayed on a still black body. Bitter coffee & chocolate aroma. Medium bodied, soft on the tongue with sharp clean back. Malt, bitter hops, chocolate & roasted tastes with a tangy fruity finish.

Tried on 06 Sep 2020 at 16:29