Old Growler
Nethergate Brewery in Long Melford, Suffolk, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.85
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Our Multi-award-winning porter, Old Growler gets its distinctive taste through a complex blend of flavours, including hints of chocolate, coffee and roasted malt that excites the palate.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared by someone at the 2011 Christmas party
Appearance: Hazy amber with a medium sized beige head and some spotty lacing
Aroma: Metallic and toasted malts
Taste: Toasted malts, metallic and some light tartness
Ok
Appearance: Hazy amber with a medium sized beige head and some spotty lacing
Aroma: Metallic and toasted malts
Taste: Toasted malts, metallic and some light tartness
Ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2011
at 22:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
RBESG August 2011, Wheatsheaf. Ruby brown with a small but lasting off-white head. Aroma of dark, dried fruits, toffee and biscuit. Sweet and fruity flavour with rich malty character.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2011
at 12:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Pours dark brown with a large head. Aroma is sour, woody and dark fruits. Taste is subtle, little sour to start. Sour fruit finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2011
at 13:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle from Tesco, Hastings. Deep reddish chestnut with a tight beige head; aroma of chocolate malt; lightly bodied with sweet dark fruit flavours; then some chocolate and toffee and a warming finish. A pleasant porter, but rather sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2011
at 14:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Wheatsheaf, RBESG 2011. Aroma of chocolate and berries. Dark brown color with purple tints. Flavor is of fruits, chocolate, nice cocoa. Sweet and tasty. Good morning starter!
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2011
at 16:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW. Pours a clear, ruby-brown with a vaguely tan head. Aroma has light to medium roast malts, with notes of blackberry jumping forth. Medium sweet flavor of mild roastiness, nice dark fruits. Medium bodied with fine, tingly carbonation. Decent finish, some sugar, fruits, roasty bitterness on the sides of the tongue. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jun 2011
at 09:50
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Castle, Chancery Lane, London, 18 May 2011) Dark brown colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, toasty nose with dark bread, dried fruit, raisins and prunes. Malty, roasted taste with notes of dried fruit, raisins, prunes, dark bread, coffee and a generous coffee bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with balanced sweetness. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 May 2011
at 11:18
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Purplish maroon color, off white head. Aroma of raisins, dates, prunes. Taste is toffee and burnt coffee grounds. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2011
at 06:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from State Line Liquors. Pours a clear dark brown color with a medium sized frothy tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of chocolate and caramel with some oxidation signs. The taste is roasted malts, tobacco, tart fruits, chocolate, coffee and some oxidation notes. Medium bodied. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2011
at 14:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
7th January 2008
Sumptuos and smooth. Malty with a pleasant sour fruit undertone. No bitterness or dryness.
Sumptuos and smooth. Malty with a pleasant sour fruit undertone. No bitterness or dryness.
Tried
on 09 Jan 2011
at 13:36