Plain Porter
Porterhouse Brew Co. in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪
Porter Regular|
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6.76
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The jewel in our crown was celebrated, many years in advance, by the prescient Jem Casey, Poet of the Pick and Bard of Booterstown, when he remarked that when “…no rashers grease your pan / A pint of plain is yer only man.” We agree and we’re not alone. Our Plain Porter – porter is a lighter version of stout – is a double gold medal winner. Its subtly aromatic, a silky, round mouthful with a touch of bitterness kicking in at the finish.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Rated from backlog. Draught at Porterhouse Temple Bar. Pours a very dark brown with beautiful tan head and lacing. Aromas of caramel, cardboard, and biscuits. Clean, light flavors of roasted malt, dried biscuits, and hops. Plain but nice.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2013
at 04:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg @ Porterhouse Central, Dublin [140813]
Dark caramel brown, dense creamy white nitro-head
Aroma - Roasted malts, soft chocolate
Taste - Roasted malts, dark chcocolate, touch of spice hop, easy, mellow, not complex
Palate - Soft carb, medium body. Finish as main flavour, quite dry, roasted malt, dab of chocolate, bitter coffee roast linger
Overall - Easy drinking porter, rather simple flavours - it’s a much better replacement for Guinness
Dark caramel brown, dense creamy white nitro-head
Aroma - Roasted malts, soft chocolate
Taste - Roasted malts, dark chcocolate, touch of spice hop, easy, mellow, not complex
Palate - Soft carb, medium body. Finish as main flavour, quite dry, roasted malt, dab of chocolate, bitter coffee roast linger
Overall - Easy drinking porter, rather simple flavours - it’s a much better replacement for Guinness
Tried
on 15 Aug 2013
at 06:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Faint smell of coffee. Dark brown with creamy beige head. Aroma hits with roasted malts, also coffee, cocoa, some ash. Rerating 14.5.2014: Dark brown colour, creamy beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, a faint of ash. Flat carbon. Light to medium body, soft texture.
Tried
on 29 Jun 2013
at 14:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear dark brown colour, white head. Aroma of caramel, malts, roasted malts, light coffee. Quite sweet flavour, coffee, roasted malts, slight bitter touch, chocolate. Quite dry, malty chocolate finish.
(From 33cL bottle @ RBBWG II, 2013. Courtesy of sebletitje. Thanks for sharing, Seba!
(From 33cL bottle @ RBBWG II, 2013. Courtesy of sebletitje. Thanks for sharing, Seba!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2013
at 04:23
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Thx. to Sebletitje for this one. 33 cl. bottle sampled @ RBBWG 2013. Finally another dry stout from Ireland, if this stuff is any good – there will be finally a rebuttal to people who keep insisting that Guinness is at the very least the best in its style. I assume any beer can claim to a bogus beer style and profess to excel in it regardless of the quality of the beverage. Pours a brown, light black. Smells sweet with candy, caramel, dark sugar, pie, toffee and fresh coffee. Tastes of sweet caramel, toffee, liquorice, herbs, pie, dark sugar and fresh coffee. Body is a tad lighter. Bit surprise, very lovely & easy going beer. A fine dry stout at least.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2013
at 07:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Porterhouse Plain Porter (by Porterhouse Brew Co.):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
19/I/13 - 33cl bottle @ RBBWG 2013 - BB: III/2014 (2013-46) Thanks to Sebletitje for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark red brown beer, small beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: caramel, hay, grains, stable, very German. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: caramel, mocha, bit sweet, malty, bitter hops. Aftertaste: bitter and hoppy, mocha, hay, grains, toast, bit nutty, some chocolate, dry hoppy ending.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
19/I/13 - 33cl bottle @ RBBWG 2013 - BB: III/2014 (2013-46) Thanks to Sebletitje for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark red brown beer, small beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: caramel, hay, grains, stable, very German. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: caramel, mocha, bit sweet, malty, bitter hops. Aftertaste: bitter and hoppy, mocha, hay, grains, toast, bit nutty, some chocolate, dry hoppy ending.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2013
at 10:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled from bottle @ RBBWG 2013. Opaque very dark brown color, small beige head. Smell peat malts and liquor. Taste malts, dry, a bit bitter, lightly coffee, lightly liquor. Medium body, ok carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2013
at 04:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap at Porterhouse, Covent Garden - 13/12/12. Light black with reddish hues when held to the light, good sized tan head that retains well. Nose is roast malt, touch of chocolate, mineral notes. Taste follows, good roast malt flavour going down, roast barley, touch of coffee, leather, tobacco. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, roasty finish. Ok stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Dec 2012
at 08:21