Porter
Black Storm Brewery in North Shields, Tyne & Wear, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.93
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A good 5.2% chunky robust porter with a rich malt profile from plenty of chocolate and crystal malts. Delicately hopped with British East Kent Goldings.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask@The Great British Beer Festival 2022 (Days 1&2) - Dark roasted malty with notes of cocoa and caramel, dark malty medium body, roasted ashy malty finish. Nice. --- Beer merged from original tick of Porter on 26 Mar 2025 at 11:39 - Score: 6. Original review text: Dark roasted malty with notes of cocoa and caramel, dark malty medium body, roasted ashy malty finish. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2022
at 08:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF '22 day 2, 03/08/22. Black with a good sized tan cap that retains well. Nose is chocolate, charr, brown bread, earthy roast, fruit slice. Taste comprises chocolate biscuit, roast malts, light spice, dried fruit esters. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2022
at 21:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF 2022 - Olympia. Pours deep brown with a sturdy, foamy beige head. Light-medium sweet flavour with pleasant roast, a little ash, cocoa, earth. Medium bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Balanced finish, nice ashy roast. Sound.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2022
at 18:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Pretty Bricks, Walsall. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with minimal off-white head and good lacing. There’s a pelasant aroma of roasted malts and liquorice. The liquorice comes on strongly in the mouth, along with mint humbug. After a while some smokiness comes through, along with traces of dark fruits and chocolate. Finish has liquorice and malts. This is a top notch porter – very swiggable as well.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 May 2022
at 16:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can from brewery - Opaque black, off white head. Nose is chocolate, notes of roasted nuts and coffee. Heady liquorice kick at the start, nice bitter finish. Like this.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2021
at 22:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can from the brewery online shop. Pours clear dark brown with a red tint and a thick beige head. Aromas of blackcurrant and liquorice, light chocolate. Taste has stewed prunes and cocoa powder. Clean finish.
Tried
from Can
on 07 May 2021
at 19:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Centrale. Dark brown colour, big foamy biege head and aroma of roasty malt, chocolate, coffee. Taste is malty, roasty, chocolate & coffee, with earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry earthy roasty bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2020
at 20:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask pour at Peterborough Beer Festival 2018. Pours black with a tan head. Roasted malts and bitter dark chocolate. Medium body, light carb, dry bitter finish
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jun 2020
at 20:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Third by cask at GBBF Winter, Jewellers' Bar. Shared with Finn. Black in the glass. Remaining off-white head, dotted spots on the glass. Inviting smell of roasted, black chocolate. Chocolate malts throughout followed by roasted bitterness to the ending. Decent porter. (Birmingham 05.02.2020).
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Mar 2020
at 16:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Black colour with a thin tan head. Aroma and taste are malty chocolate light sweet. Smooth body.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2020
at 00:00