Keg at the brewery taproom. Mostly clear reddy, brown coloured pour with a small off cream head. Aroma a is salty beef, tart raspberry. Flavour is composed of salty , burnt caramel, tart red berry. Palate is salt and sweet, moderate carbonation. Lingering ashy roast and tart raspberry. OK.

Keg at the brewery taproom. Pours clear, deep brown with a creamy khaki head. Good smoked dark malts in the nose, burnt toast, dark fruits. Medium sweet flavor with further smoked malts, chocolate, dark berries, modest earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, moderately creamy, with fine to average carbonation. Well balanced on the finish, with further cocoa, smoked dark malts, light ash, a little bacon, dark fruits. Great smoked porter. Very well balanced and highly drinkable.

5th November 2015
Mother Kelly’s. Keg. Clear dark amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth but has a livening fine carbonation. Smooth malts, mellow dark chocolate. Touch of milk chocolate. Mild coconut brings a little Bounty Bar. Smooth finish. Chocolate lingers on. Nice.

Keg at the Old Red Cow, Smithfield. Dark (but not darkest) brown, translucent with little head or visible carbonation. Bready, smoky and meaty aroma, with cafe au lait sitting alongside sweet herbs and coconut. Sweet and savoury taste. Hints of pumpernickel, bone marrow, malt. Gentle finish, body isn’t particularly full but it’s a good feel all the same. Strange beer. I appreciate uniqueness in a recipe but the singularity of the sensations impeded my enjoyment.