Harvey's Porter

Porter

 

Harvey's in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Porter Regular
Score
6.79
ABV: 4.8% IBU: - Ticks: 83
Brewed to Henry Harvey’s Porter recipe of 1859. Pale, crystal and black malts combine with a generous hop grist of Fuggles and Goldings. Full and rounded with roasted malts to the fore. It is conditioned in cask for four weeks before being released from the brewery cellars.

Harvey’s Porter was first in its class and overall runner-up at the 1995 GBBF at Olympia. In 1999 it was chosen as the ‘Ultimate Pizza Beer’ in the Beauty of Hops awards.
 

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

0.5 l bottle from ’Rudat’, best before August 2018. Clear, very dark red to black with a thin, frothy, almost stable, beige head. Faint, sweetish-malty, slightly roasty aroma of chocolate, caramel and some coffee. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty and minimally fruity taste of chocolate, coffee, licorice, caramel and some raisins, followed by a short, moderately roasty-bitter, a bit dry finish. Medium body, just slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Simple, classic, but tasty Porter.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2016 at 14:07


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

Bottle: Deep chestnut-amber coloured, small and stable off-white foamy layer with a little lace; mild sweetish-bitter roasty nose with illusions of nuts and liquorice; mild to moderate bitter-sweet flavour, light to medium bodied, very soft; drier toasty and a bit peaty finish with hints of liquorice. Very well drinkable stuff...

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2016 at 15:53


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

Cask@Charlies Bar, Copenhagen - black pour with off white head. Medium roasted and sweet malty, light ashy burnt nuance, some cocoa, caramel, dark fruit, enjoyable brew overall. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Tried from Cask on 15 Apr 2016 at 14:25


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

Cask at the Lord Nelson Inn, Brighton. It pours darkest ruby, near black with a thick light tan head. The aroma is rich roast, coffee grounds, earth, light smoke, tobacco, leather, cacao nibs and spice. The taste is rich roast, bitter - sweet, toast, coffee grounds, liquorice, dark fruits, touch of acidity and dull smoke with a dry, roasted finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Great condition. A pretty good cask porter.

Tried from Cask on 25 Mar 2016 at 12:06


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle bought at the Royal Oak. Smooth dry but not too sweetish beginning. Not too deep as it has only 4.8%. Round and smooth with a dry body and malty caramel aroma. Easy to drink, fresh and smooth, round smooth aftertaste. Nice though.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2015 at 16:32


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask (backlog). Very deep brown colour, close to black, with a small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, some ashes, toffee and a slight sharp edge to it. Flavour is roasted malts, ashes, some mild bitterness and that’s about it. Not all too exciting.

Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2015 at 10:01


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at Craig’s. Pours deep reddish brown, nose is light roast malts, toffee, taste is dry toffee, light bitterness, hint of cardboard.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2015 at 08:31


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

Bottle from Harvey’s Online. Appearance - close to black with a thin head. Nose - chocolate and savoury. Taste - more savoury notes, tangy toffee, dry tangy chocolate/fruit. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a dry balanced finish. Overall - good and interesting.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2015 at 09:49


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at Ashton McCobb’s. Pours dark brown, red chinks with a short-lived beige head. Aromas of light roast, light chocolate. Taste is dry, chocolate. Sweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2015 at 09:45


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

[5/4/14] Cask at Charlie’s Bar in Copenhagen. As Harvey’s 1st Prize Porter. Black with some brown foam. Aroma of roast, coffee, a bit of dark fruits and some cocoa. Bittersweet flavor, roasty, with cocoa, some coffee and a fruity note. A drier roasty finish, bitterish with an acidic note. Medium-bodied. Very nice.

Tried from Cask on 16 May 2014 at 23:54