Hopshackle Historic Porter

Historic Porter

 

Hopshackle in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Porter Regular
Score
6.84
ABV: 4.8% IBU: - Ticks: 18
A traditional English Porter based on an historical recipe from the 1850’s. It is made using only English hops, malts and yeast to preserve it’s truly English identity. A decent dollop of black treacle is also added as a reminder to the original recipe. Almost black with dark ruby highlights, this beer has aromas of malt and fruit with flavours of roasted grain, rich malt and a dry lingering finish.
 

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3.4
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 14

Gravity cask at Peterborough Beer Festival 2022. Pours deep brown with a tan head. Aroma: dark malts, caramel, treacle, light smoke hints. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, burnt malts, light coffee, dried fruits, more smoky hunts. Dry finish. Medium body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 06 Jun 2023 at 17:52


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle: Clear, deep-ruby-amber coloured, big but very loose off-white head, dryish bitter-sweet toasty-fruity nose with estery traces; moderate sourish-bitter flavour, light to medium bodied, not really soft; dryish toasty-bitter finish with a slight acidity in the aftertaste. A neither-nor brew...

Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2018 at 21:23


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

Tried in a bottle from the Deepings Christmas Market. Deep ruby colour with a tan head. Aroma roasted malty light toffee and fruit. Taste light sweet. Medium to full body.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2017 at 09:48


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle thnx to the brewer ! Pours dark brown, towards black . OK , rather white head . Smell is aromatic dark malts, rather coffee based . Taste is bitter , some coffee notes, as well as oats, aromatic dark malts in all their prime . Rather intense ( of course, within the bounderies of the ABV range ) . nice, easy drinking porter .

Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2015 at 16:48


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

8th November 2010
Clear very dark red - brown beer. Small tan head. Smooth palate. Nicely balanced porter. Dark malt which is mild and neither bitter or roasty. Mild tang and a good dose of lactose sweetness. Finishes semi crisp. Really nice light porter - could session this, and not come across too many porters like that!

Tried on 28 Jul 2012 at 10:50


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home tasting. Dark brown pour with off white head. Aroma of stake coffee, oats, malt and cocoa. Coffee, chocolate roasted flavour with a little smoke. Light body and low carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2012 at 11:49


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

50cl bottle courtesy of Kermis. Decent off-white head. Deep amber pour. Smooth. Coffee and chocholate notes.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2012 at 11:47


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Black colour, tan head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate and some fruits. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, bit of licorice. Good stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Mar 2011 at 12:21


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

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Dark brown pour with a reddish tint and a tan head which soon vanishes. Light coffee aromas with hints of caramel, dark chocolate, raisins and cinnamon. Flavours of cream, caramel and coffee. Has a wood aged feel to it. Bitter-sweet mouthfeel. Sweet, malty finish. Tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2010 at 09:03


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

Bottle at home ... deep red brown ... thin tan head .. soft toffee roast malt nose ... nice roast ... light chocolate ... little thin ... nice but im not convinced that bottles in best condition ... so would like to try again ... saying that i quite like it.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2010 at 11:24