Brodie's Prime Porter
Hawkshead Brewery in Staveley, Cumbria, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.81
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A modern dark beer, with aromas of dark chocolate, treacle sweet flavours, roasted bitterness with a surprisingly hoppy finish from American Cascade hops.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from indie craft beer, Kendal. Thin beige head. Clear deep Amber pour. Pretty good
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2019
at 22:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask 1/3 pint at the 46th Cambridge Beer Festival, 2019. ABV 4.9%. Very dark brown colour, beige head. Roasty / malty aroma. The flavour is both distinctly roasty and distinctly fruity, with a good bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 May 2019
at 19:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
23/2/2019. Cask at the Great British Winter Beer Festival 2019, Norwich. Pours dark brown with a bubbly beige head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, toffee, nut and black treacle. Moderate sweetness, medium plus roasted bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Dry, roasted, bitter finish. Very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Feb 2019
at 17:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Pours dark brown with a minimal beige head. Aroma of dark malts, roast, dark chocolate. Taste of dark roast malts, fruity, dark chocolate, dryish bittersweet finish. Medium body, soft carbonation. A good no frills porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2018
at 18:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a clear dark brown colour with a small frothy light tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, toast and a little coffee. A roasted malt taste, with toasted bread, coffee flavours. A moderate dry bitterness in the finish.
Tried
on 09 Apr 2018
at 16:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at Water Witch. Pours a clear deep amber brown with a tan head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has dark grains and a strong roasted malt note with a touch of sweetness backing. Flavor has dark grains and roasted malts with a hint of chocolate supporting.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Nov 2017
at 13:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Cask. A good porter with a lovely colour and plenty of burnt malt on the nose and palate. It was surprisingly refreshing and after the initial surprise following the pour, very welcome and tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2017
at 03:10
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black color. Very heavy roast. Dry flavor. Burnt malt. Bitter, some aromatic hops.
Tried
on 08 Oct 2016
at 20:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Clear, darkest brown colour with small to average, thick, creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white to beige head. Roasty dark malty and fruity hoppy aroma, Notes of chocolate, treacle, hints of liquorice, dark berries, a touch of red berries. Taste is roasty dark malty, slightly fruity hoppy, notes of chocolate, a touch of liquorice, hints of dark berries, a minimally leafy touch; minimally watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2016
at 16:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. A brown beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of malt, alcohol, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel, and roasted malt, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2016
at 14:44