Dogbolter
Gadds' The Ramsgate Brewery in Broadstairs, Kent, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.73
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Roast barley and chocolate and crystal malts combine to give the ale a deep deep ruby colour and sweet mocha and toast flavour. A little oats in the mash help to provide a smoothness and late Fuggles hops create a resinous balance. It ferments out fairly dry and the end result is a sturdy, powerful and smooth ale not to be rushed at.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 20 July 2011) Dark brown colour with brief, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of caramel, dark fruit, raisins and prunes. Malty, roasted taste with dark fruit, raisins, dark rye bread and caramel. Slightly bitter-sweet finish. Medium body, with some malt sweetness. Quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2011
at 14:05
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Deep mahogany body with garnet highlights under a thin head of off-white that fades quickly. Slight malt aroma. Thin bodied; little in the way of flavor here.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2011
at 13:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Mr Lawrence Wine Merchants, Brockley. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Smoky nose with coffee and some dark chocolate. Chocolate, coffee and light smoke flavours. Dry, bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2011
at 07:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from a Kentish friend. It pours dark ruby with low carbonation and a large foamy beige head. The nose is cocoa, liquorice, coffee, farmyard and cheese. The taste is liquorice, milk chocolate, caramel, burnt sugar, smokey, rich-roast coffee, charcoal and vanilla with a dry, burnt-bitter finish. A decent, drinkable porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2011
at 10:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Cask Pub and Kitchen, Pimlico, London last month. A dark ruby coloured pour with a medium head. Aroma of dark fruit. Tastes roasty, malty, hint of coffee, caramel. My first Gadds beer, pretty decent stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Feb 2011
at 15:20
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Evening Star, Brighton. Pours a deep red with a light, beige head. Has some ripe fruits on the nose with a bit of caramel. Flavor is lightly sweet with dark and dank ripe fruits, some mild, toasty malts, and herbal bitters. Medium in body with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish with very herbal, tea-bag hops, and some mild caramel and fruits, but not too sweet. Pretty alright.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Feb 2011
at 12:47
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
cask @ Eight Bells Dover. Nearly black colour. Dry and bitter with some chocolate flavours. Quite light-bodied.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Sep 2010
at 08:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 50cl.Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, oat malt, smoke, light caramel, coffee notes, light to moderate yeasty, licorice notes. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20091114]
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2009
at 04:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Brown with red glimts and a medium beige creamy head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, liquerice and coffee. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, liquerice and coffee notes. Finished dry.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2009
at 18:03
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A chestnut colored beer with an orangey head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, over ripe fruits, and some bread. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of over ripe fruits, caramel, and braed, leading to a dry malt finish. Thanks fonefan for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2009
at 04:59