Strong Porter
Samuel Smith in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.01
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minutemat (16258) reviewed Strong Porter from Samuel Smith 3 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Stubby bottle with ring-pull, @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, May 22. Thanks Mark for this. 40 yrs old, and certainly tasted like it. Pours dark brown, exceedingly thin, watery, dusty with spiders legs. For the tick. Scored kindly as clearly wasn't designed to be aged this long.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Strong Porter from Samuel Smith 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle for 40th b'day - pours dark brown - nose/taste of old oxidized chocolate and some dirt - med body --- Beer merged from original tick of Strong Porter on 05 May 2019 at 18:20 - Score: 6. Original review text: Bottle. 40th B'day share. 1981 - dark brown /old oxidized choc/dirt - 3.3
Reubs (35480) reviewed Strong Porter from Samuel Smith 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample@GBBF2018, London, with the Malmö crew - (1981 bottle sample thanks to Paul) dark brown pour with a tiny beige head. Sweet malty with notes of toffee and caramel, slight oxidised notes, medium body, dark sweet lingering finish.
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Strong Porter from Samuel Smith 7 years ago
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Strong Porter from Samuel Smith 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle with a retro dinky ring pull, split at GBBF '18 day 1, 07/08/18 thanks to Scopey. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a minimal tan covering. Nose is fruit rinds, light soy sauce, oxidised strokes, grains, brown bread. Taste comprises dusty fruits, light toffee, pinch of spice, mellow roast, dried fruits. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Hasn't aged too badly for a 6% porter.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Strong Porter from Samuel Smith 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle 15.5fl.oz (440ml) shared @ GBBF 2018 - Day 1 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As Samuel Smiths Strong Porter - Vintage 1981 ].
ABV: 6.0%. Clear light dark brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, dark malt, sweet malt, oxidide malt, light dark fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, bread, oxidide malt, dark malt, sweet malt, light dark fruit - fruit cake - port wine. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180807]
5-3-5-3-11
Fergus (31329) reviewed Strong Porter from Samuel Smith 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at the GBBF 2018 day 1 07/08/2018. Thanks to Paul. A clear mahogany brown coloured pour with no head. Aroma is aged cake, brown dusty sugars, raisin plum. Flavour is composed of maple, treacle, dusty malts, toffee apple.. Palate is oily, lowish carbonation. Mellow age character. Interesting. Not bad.
Brugmansia (22477) ticked Strong Porter from Samuel Smith 7 years ago
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Strong Porter from Samuel Smith 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at GBBF 2018. Dark brown cola coloured beer. Thin tan head. Some age on aroma. Some balsamic vinegar. Some bovril. Some chocolate. Weird. OK though.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Strong Porter from Samuel Smith 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared at GBBF. 1981 vintage. It pours dark brown with a tiny bubbly beige head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, oily, tangy port, fruit cake, caramel, meaty and oxidised vibes. Taste is slick, sweet, oily, fruit cake, port wine, oxidised vibes, meaty and dull tannin with a slick finish. Medium body and low carbonation. Fruity and oily. Really not so bad for the vintage.