17/07/2019. LIME KILN, 17 St. Georges Road, BRISTOL, Bristol, England

5.5

Weird stuff going on. Plum is full on and slightly artificial. Some malty sweetness behind it. Quite weird. Plum clashes with a chocolately thing behind. Somewhat similar to the effect of the orange juice and toothpaste combination.

6.8

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

Flasche 0,5l: Schwarz, deutliche Trübung, flüchtiger mittelporiger Schaum; frische + sehr fruchtige Nase, kräftige Süße, Malz, Malzzucker, Karamell, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, Pflaumenkompott, Pflaumenmus, Backpflaumen, dezente fruchtige Hopfennoten, leichte fruchtige Säure, Röstaromen, fruchtig-würzige Bitterkeit; sehr fruchtiger + würziger Körper, fruchtig-trockene Hopfennoten, leichte fruchtige Säure, Röstmalz, Getreide, dunkles Karamell, trockene Röstaromen, cremig, moderate Kohlensäure, dunkle/getrocknete Früchte, Backpflaumen, Pflaumenmus; fruchtig-trockener Nachgang

7

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle. Poured almost black in colour with a short-lived, frothy off-white head. The aroma is big blackcurrant. The flavour is over-moderate sweet, with a smooth, rich, jammy blackcurrant, chocolate, light liqourice palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.

5.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Aus der Flasche (bbe 16.06.2022) im 2022-03 getrunken. Dieses Porter hat irgendwie eine künstliche Fruchtnote wo man eine Pflaume nicht wirklich erkennen kann, aber fast schon an ein einfaches Perfüm erinnert. Dazu kommen auch nicht klar definierbare Röstaromen und eine leichte Hopfennote.

5.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Nose is syrup, plum, jolly rancher sweets, cordial, plums. It's overpowering, synthetic and reminiscent of medicine. Taste is overpowering plum, jam, malt with a slight herbal hop finish. It's a beer with some plum flavouring tipped in giving a pretty simple flavour profile. Lazy and unpleasant.

7.1

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

Pours a deep, dark brown, near black, with a short-lived frothy tan head and a sweet plum pudding aroma. A little thin, lightly carbonated, with a slightly tart plum flavour, some roasted malt lurking underneath and sweet plums in the finish

6

Bottle from Morrisons. Pours black with a large thick creamy beige head. Aroma is very sweet with plums, blackcurrent and flowers. Taste has more plums, blackcurrents and flowers with added notes of milk chocolate. Has light roasty notes on the otherwise sweet finish. Thin to medium body and very smooth mouthfeel. Ok for a flavoured Porter but probably will not seek out again.

6.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

20/2/2021. Bottle shared at the third Ipswich Lockdown 3.0 virtual bottle share. Suffolk vs Norfolk. Bought at the brewery. Pours very dark brown with a frothy beige head. Aroma is very jammy, plum and damson, milk chocolate, touch of blackcurrant. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, quite watery, average carbonation. Aroma starts ok but doesn't really deliver.

7

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

Bottle from local Morrisons. Lots of boozy, rotting fruit in the nose of this one. It pours a dark reddish brown with a strong but temporary reddish-beige head. Dark fruit (wells plums I suppose) in the mouth, along with chocolate, blackcurrants and hints of coffee grounds. Finish is mainly about the fruit as well, but there is eventually some bitterness in the aftertaste. Not as intense as the Titanic version, and all the better for it. Very drinkable.