An Brain Blásta
Porterhouse Brew Co. in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.52
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Stylish, strong, seductive. And it needs to be handled with care. We mentioned strong? Well, yes, it weighs in at a hefty 6.5% ABV so it’s not exactly a session ale; this is not a pint of mild. But it’s like a V12 engine in a sleek body - it handles well if treated with respect. It thrums with sweet malt and the bewitching scent of Fuggles hops. Aromatherapy for ale heads.
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5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
330ml bottle from Otdokhni in Moscow. Bottling date is just over a year ago. Pours clear amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is bread, toffee, dried fruits and some buttery off-notes. Taste is light sweet, toffee, malt, hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2018
at 10:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at Porterhouse, Temple Bar, 24/09/18. Copper to amber with a decent beige head. Nose is fruit cake, toffee, brown sugar, red lemonade. Taste comprises toffee, dried fruits, faint red berries, biscuit crumbs, caramel, sugars, fruit loaf. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok strong but lacking a touch of depth.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2018
at 21:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at 6.5% ABV. Foggy bronze colour. One finger tall head of beige colour and decent lacing. Aroma: caramel, esters, nuts, toast. Modest intensity. Medium body. Taste: light sweet. Evident caramel, estery, bitter enough. Nuts and hops in ending. Hoppy aftertaste. A quality brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2018
at 20:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
06-09-17 // tasting flight at The porterhouse Central, Dublin. Amber golden, almost clear. Strong malty, some sweetness along with a mild hop bitterness. --- Beer merged from original tick of Brainblásta on 07 Sep 2017 at 18:08 - Score: 6
Tried
on 21 Nov 2017
at 15:07
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap @ The Porterhouse, Dublin shared with Niilstrong. Clear amber color, average sized off-white to beige head. Smell and taste malts, herbal hops, slightly medicinal, a bit sweet. Decent body and carbonation. Hmm not my kind of beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Mar 2017
at 07:09