Old Growler
(has 2 batches)
Nethergate Brewery in Long Melford, Suffolk, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Porter Regular|
Score
6.86
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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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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours with an exceptionally dark brown body with a largish, creamy light brown head that leaves good lacing. Light coffee ground and vanilla aroma. Taste is light coffee grounds, smoke and nuts. Sharp bubbles with a creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2008
at 20:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 5.5%. Clear colour, very dark brown. Small frothy head. Good roasted flavour, a little sweet. Gets a little sour in the finish, but that is quite refreshing. A little light chocolate notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2008
at 08:58
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
One of the first dark cask ales I had in England, and it made a lasting impression on me. Brimming with dark malts, dark fruits and everything you possibly could ask for in a classic porter. Brilliant!
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2008
at 17:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Almost cola colored pour, but with a rubyish tint to keep it interesting. Meduim foamy head. Aroma is dark malts without roast - featuring a chocolatey syrupy molasses nuttiness and a touch of pruney fruitiness. Vague herbal hop. Flavor is balanced, with a light almost crisp drying palate, with a very mild roasted malt component, and a wee hint of chocolate. Finish is semi-dry - thereโs not alot of big sweet malt in this one at all, although thereโs some vague fruitiness that brings a welcome layer of complexity. Would love to try the cask version.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2008
at 16:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
05.L bottle pours brown with clear amber edges and thin tan head. The aroma seems to border a bit on the Baltic Porter side with unmistakably drool causing sweet dark fruity esters of dark grape jam, plums and dates. I also get a malt backbone of moderately roasted malts mixing with biscuit malts and nuttiness. Also seem to smell a bit like an English style barleywine. The taste begins with a pulse of sweet molasses and roasted malts. That experience is quickly erased by a wave of fruity esters from such notes as grapes, sugar coated pears, prunes and a bit of raisin. I also detect just a hint of tartness or bitterness from probably either the hops or a bit of malt astringency or both. A bit too fruity for the style but pretty tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2008
at 21:56
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a lacing tan head. Overripe fruit and malt aroma. Medium sweet fruity flavour with a good malt base. Sweet malt and light fruity note into the finish. Well brewed yet not interesting imho.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2008
at 00:21