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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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Brown bottle, 500 ml, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on May 2 2008; eye: mahogany, clear, beige head that falls to leave a tiny ring, good lacing; nose: roasting, vanilla, light chocolate; mouth: roasted malt, light acridness, lightly lactic, dryness present throughout, a bit watery, chocolate milk, a bit of hops appears toward the finale, finale in roasted malt with a hint of vanilla, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, medium body, creamy texture, not much carbonation, light astringency; overall: quite likable FFRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 2 mai 2008; œil : acajou, claire, mousse beige qui tombe pour laisser place à un petit anneau, bonne dentelle; nez : torréfaction, vanille, léger chocolat; bouche : malt torréfié, légère âcreté, légèrement lactique, sécheresse présent tout au long de la gorgée, un p’tit côté aqueux, lait au chocolat, un peu de houblon qui apparaît vers la fin, mélasse, finale en torréfaction avec une pointe de vanille, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps moyen, texture crémeuse, peu carbonatée, légère astringence; en résumé : bien aimé
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2008
at 15:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bouteille 500ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de malt rôti, de chocolat au lait (notes lactiques), de houblon herbeux et aux notes terreuses ainsi qu’avec des notes de café et de pain rôti. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-bas et une texture crémeuse et aux petites notes aqueuses. Léger goût de chocolat au lait (notes de lactose) accompagné d’un léger goût boisé ainsi que des petites notes fruitées (raisins) et de tabac de cigarette lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût moyennement amer de malt assez rôti (faibles notes brûlées) ainsi qu’un léger goût de chocolat noir et des notes de pain grillé et de mélasse (faibles traces de toffee) puis en finale l’on retrouve une amertume de houblon herbeux asséchant (thé) aux notes terreuses et également des notes de café. Post-goût long-moyen et plutôt sec, moyennement amer de rôti-brûlé, de houblon herbeux, léger de chocolat et avec des traces de café.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2008
at 20:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Charlies, as Harveys 1859 Porter. Pours pitch black with a light brown head. Vague aroma of roasted malt. Flavour too is slight roasted malt, caramel. With a mellow bitterness and caramel malt in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2008
at 16:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A deep dark porter with a weak light moka head and low carbonatation. Aroma is pleasant, with plums, currants, licorice and chocolate. In mouth, a crisp dryish bitter chocolate with herbal notes, tobacco, and light peated notes. Medium bodied, but very complex. A pleasant surprise. LCBO Nov. 2007. BB June 2008.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2008
at 12:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of Jerc: Poured a deep black color porter with a small foamy head with limited retention and no lacing. Aroma of roasted bitter malt with some light dry coffee notes. Taste is also dominated by some roasted coffee notes with some light sweet notes. Body is very average with some medium to low carbonation. No a lot of complexity in this beer but very enjoyable nonetheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2007
at 15:09
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottled(275ml). -at the Royal Oak, London.
Deep dark brown (almost black) coloured, medium sized brown head, chocolate licorice nose. Roasted malt, coffee and bitter chocolate with notes of dried fruits and cocoa. Notes of hops and salt in the finish. Very good porter.
Deep dark brown (almost black) coloured, medium sized brown head, chocolate licorice nose. Roasted malt, coffee and bitter chocolate with notes of dried fruits and cocoa. Notes of hops and salt in the finish. Very good porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2007
at 04:32
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
This porter poured the usual black colour with a rocky tan head. To the nose you could get scents of molasass, corn syrup and dark sweet malt. First taste was sweet and thick tasting with an almost oily mouthfeel. Tastes include big time molasass, smoke and a slight bitter hop flavour. The finish is slightly smokey and burnt tasting. The palate has a lasting bitter flavour on the back of the tongue with that molasass flavour shining through. Not bad but lacking in flavour. Over all is like taking a sip of old books.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2007
at 20:15
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
275ml bottle from brewery shop. Black with faint ruby edges, thick tan head. Excellent almost peaty malt aroma. This is thick and unctious. Thick heavy tarry roasted malt aromas. Seriously this beats a lot of porters/stouts and impy stouts with bigger reputations. All the intense flavours, but no ridiculous massive hops on finish. This is awesome. Menthol, eucalyptus. Drank at room temperature on Lewes to Ashford train with the Inspiral Carpets.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2007
at 02:53