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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5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Very dark brown - but not black - with a thick, light brown head - sort of shaving foam style - leaving lumpy traces in my glass. Very dry body with notes of smoked, hard roasted malts. Bitter finish. But I’m not really sure I detect the added Ferreira Port. 100402
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2005
at 05:17
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Kind of disappointing. Some malt in the aroma. There was a vinous quality to the taste, but it was overwhelmed by a powerful flavor of ok, even though this was from a bottle. Dry finish. Black, with a thick but short lived head.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2005
at 01:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask conditioned
Almost opaque black, not much head. Aroma of flowery hops and sweet lemon. Oaky and earthy roasted malty flavors and mildly hoppy finish. Quite watery body.
Almost opaque black, not much head. Aroma of flowery hops and sweet lemon. Oaky and earthy roasted malty flavors and mildly hoppy finish. Quite watery body.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2005
at 18:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark brown coloured body with a lighter brown coloured head. The head is frothy and lasts quite a while. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, chooclate, sweet cherries and a slight amount of english hops. Medium-bodied; Full flavour of roasted malt and coffee with some subtle fruity flavours and an oak taste that shares some tannins and leaves your mouth dry. Aftertaste just a prolonged bitterness and a taste of cherries. Overall, a pretty good dry stout with good bittering flavours and some other interesting characteristics. I bought this 50 cL bottle at Beers of the World in Rochester, New York and sampled it on my last day of classes at RIT, 14-May-2004.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2004
at 19:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black with a short lived light brown head. Aroma of roast malt, wood, and fruits including grapes and cherry. A slightly acidic initial impression, fruity flavour with some bitterness and a long aftertaste with cherry.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2004
at 14:37
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4
OK head, large bubbles, not too stable. Sweet liquorice smell. Light body. Thin, disappointing taste.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2004
at 15:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours dark, but still quite light in color for a stout - no head to speak of - no lacing either - smell is actually much more port-like than I thought it would be - quite a sweet aroma, with dark cherries and raspberries - flavor is robust and roasty, but the port flavor is quite understated, given its abundance in the aroma - a pretty good stout, but I was hoping my first port-infused beer would be a little more original and exciting - medium bodied, with a dry finish that leaves a bit of a hop bite.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2004
at 17:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours dark red-brown, with a creamy tan head resembling nitrogen carbonation. Aroma is mainly roasted malt, with a touch of port. Dry, rich roasted chocolate flavor with a bitter finish, with subtle hints of port. Thin-bodied but has the nice tight carbonation of a bottle-conditioned brew. One of the better stouts I've had in awhile.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2004
at 13:37
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Deep brown,massive rocky tan head.Faintly vinous,lightly roasted nose.Great roasted fore and mid, with the port sweetness at the end. Nice stuff
Tried
on 03 Nov 2003
at 20:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This beer pours a deep dark brown with a ruby hue and a thick light tan head. Both the head and the lacing are foamy and lasting. Slightly vinous aroma with roasted malt and coffee as well. The body is not as rich as a lot of Stouts, and the taste leans toward a bitter coffee, along with cocoa/chocolate and malt. The port wine that is added does not really enhance the flavor much but it is more present in the aftertaste. I like what this Stout is hinting at, especially considering Port wines are among my favorite. The finish is somewhat dry and bitter and lingers with the coffee and Port flavors. Overall this is pretty good.
Tried
on 30 Sep 2003
at 09:58