London Porter
Mad Squirrel in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
7.01
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A dark and foreboding ale, London Porter is a brew of mystery and intrigue. Hidden within its shadowy depths are lurking notes of coffee, chocolate and smoke. Just like its namesake city, there is always more to discover in London Porters unlit complexity.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Chesham Brewery Shop, Chesham, Bucks. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a thin beige head on top. Roasty, malty, coffee aroma. Tastes roasty, malty, coffee, slight bitterness. An OK porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2014
at 15:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Black-brown colour, foamy beige head leaving lots of lacing and aroma of roast malt, coffee and chocolate. Taste is roasted malt, burnt notes, dark fruity, coffee, cocoa. Medium bodied, soft to medium bodied, dry roasted bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2014
at 14:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Re-rate at MS HW, 24/11/18. Good reoasty bite, chocolate, spice, charr, toffee, dried fruits ... a well rounded and solid cask porter upped from 3.4 to 3.6. Cask at the Sussex Arms, Twickenham Green, 29/03/14. Light black with a good sized tan covering that retains well. Nose is roast malt, light smoke, dark malt, charred wood, dark toffee, earthy cocoa. Taste comprises cocoa powder, light smoke, dark toffee twang, hint of wood, light liqourice, hint of vanilla. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Solid enough porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Apr 2014
at 15:18
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Poured a clear dark brown with a frothy light tan head. The aroma is creamy caramel roasted malt. The flavour is medium bitter with a slightly watery malt liqourice bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. A superb porter I must say and my first Red Squirrel beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2014
at 11:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the St Albans beer festival 2013. Dark caramel with ruby red noutes. Loose cream head. Aroma is clean red berry hop slight choc. Slight choc. Flavour is clean fruity berry and choc. Mid palate. Bottle at home, more enjoyable. Good lasting cream head and chalky palate bump this one up a few points.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Sep 2013
at 12:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Harp. It pours darkest brown with a medium beige head. The nose is earth, roasty, toast and faint smoke, cocoa. The taste is smooth, roasted malt, toast, dark chocolate, ash, salted caramel and decent bitterness with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Flavoursome and well-rounded porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2013
at 04:47