Port Stout
Hanlons Brewery in Exeter, Devon, England 🏴
Stout Regular|
Score
6.76
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Dark, chestnut beer whose bitter chocolate and roast malt taste from the large dose of roast barley added is softened by the addition of rich Ruby Port, combining the hoppy pepperiness from Phoenix and Bobek with vinous alcoholic fruitiness.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the ’Grape and Grain’ beer festival, Crystal Palace. Very dark brown pour with a reddish tint, beige head. Aromas of raisins, roasted malts, some chocolate and licorice. Smoky taste with chocolate, licorice and a faint fortified wine taste. Dry, roast finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2010
at 09:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Not sure what to expect with this...Pours black with a large lasting head.Nose shows charred oak, roasted malt and sultanas. Not a strong aroma but whats there is quite distinctive.Flavours or the other hand show big roasty characters with little of the port coming through. Surprisingly smoky. Wierd.Carbonation is waaay too high!
Tried
on 15 Aug 2010
at 22:32
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Market Porter, London. Colour; dark ruby, long lasting toffee-coloured head. Nose; caramel malt, coffee, smokey. Taste; coffee, dried fruits (including fig), caramel, bitter, wood. Overall not bad, but not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2010
at 09:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled from Idea Birra, Parma. Dark color, medium frothy head. Aroma of chocolat, bit coffee, toasted malt, hint of port. Port wine and bitterness is more pronounced in taste. Ok stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2010
at 08:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Crisp and light stout. Pour is black. Nose and taste of light roasted malt. Rated 4/12/03
Tried
on 07 May 2010
at 15:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask @ 3 Judges. Dark brown - reddish colour, tan head. Aroma of roasted malts. Flavour is malty, licorice, roasted malts, sour fruits. Fairly bitter finish.
Rerate: cask @ Esquire House, JDW. Salty and roasty. Great stuff. +.4
Rerate: cask @ Esquire House, JDW. Salty and roasty. Great stuff. +.4
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Apr 2010
at 07:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Gallows Real Ale Fest ’10) Poured black without a head. Aroma was roasty and bit creamy. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were roastedness, malts, creaminess, burntness and bitterness. Aftertaste was burnt and bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jan 2010
at 00:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Old Fountain, London on 4th November 2009. Dark ruby with off-white head leaving a ring of foam around sides of glass. Burnt malt/smoke aroma; very fruity main kick with strong raspberry notes and some spice, akin to a Belgian Frambozen. The finish continues on a fruity theme; an alcoholic note is also present in the finish, all delivered on a mildly textured mouthfeel. A different, and pleasant, well-crafted stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Nov 2009
at 14:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Huge head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are dominated by licorice. Some roast malt, coffee and chocolate as well. Dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2009
at 17:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[500ml bottle from Tesco, Exeter] Black, slight beige head, slight fizz. Smooth mouthfeel with black coffee and some smoke. The port brings in some fruitiness behind, but also leaves a sticky mouthfeel, which the dry, bitter finish fails to cut through. Not bad, but could be better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2009
at 15:51