Porter
(has 2 batches)
Harvey's Brewery in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.80
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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.
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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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 275ml.Clear dark dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, english licorice, vanilla notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to creamy, carbonation is soft. [20090104]
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2009
at 04:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
2009-06-08, Cask Conditioned at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen, 6-4-7-2-13=32
Black color; thin head, but persistent. Very mild aroma, with yeast traces. Quite good mouthfeel, round, with chocolate flavor in the front and roasted malt later, refreshing but also with a trace of oxidation, that gives a light astringent feeling at the end, dry too. Quite pleasant, even if the roasted malt at the end is just a bit more than my liking.
2009-03-16, Cask Conditioned at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen, 5-3-5-2-11=26
Black color; small head. Light coffeish aroma. Light body, roasted malt flavor, coffee, ashes, light sourness, harsh final. Really tough experience for me.
Black color; thin head, but persistent. Very mild aroma, with yeast traces. Quite good mouthfeel, round, with chocolate flavor in the front and roasted malt later, refreshing but also with a trace of oxidation, that gives a light astringent feeling at the end, dry too. Quite pleasant, even if the roasted malt at the end is just a bit more than my liking.
2009-03-16, Cask Conditioned at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen, 5-3-5-2-11=26
Black color; small head. Light coffeish aroma. Light body, roasted malt flavor, coffee, ashes, light sourness, harsh final. Really tough experience for me.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Mar 2009
at 07:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Royal Oak, London SE1 27/01/09. Very dark brown with a decent tan head. Sweet fruit and nut aroma. Easy drinking, with a touch of caramel, dark fruit and a decent bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2009
at 18:32
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
275ml bottle celebrating TILs 2-0 over Strømsgodset. Ruby-black body under a thin, filmy layer. Dark malts, a bit burnt, to the nose. Dark fruits and bitter malts to the flavour. Flat carbonation. Watered palate - I had expected more from this one (Coutesy of Wivi-Ann, 06.07.2008).
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2008
at 02:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle, Royal Oak, Borough, London, 23 April 2008, room temperature) Dark brown, almost black, with frothy pale brown head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of dark fruit and chocolate, hints of smoke. Roasted, malty taste with chocolate, lovely notes of cocoa and a short coffee bitterness in the finish. Fairly thin body, but great aroma and flavours. Classic english porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2008
at 09:18