McColl's Brewery North South

North South

 

McColl's Brewery in Evenwood, Durham, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Porter Regular
Score
6.72
ABV: 4.6% IBU: - Ticks: 8
A robust yet refreshingly smooth Porter. Complexity from the malt offers coffee, caramel and chocolate, married with light coconut and citrus hop notes and a medium dry finish.
 

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6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers GB. Aroma is light roasted coffee and dried fruit. Taste is dry with some stone fruit and roasted malt. Little thin on the finish but not bad.

Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 11:07


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

330ml can from Durham shop. Gusher on opening. Black brown colour, bubbly tan foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, smokey, chocolate, coffee, caramel. Taste is roasted malty, powdered chocolate, coffee, molasses, dried fruit, with tangy earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roasted earthy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Can on 23 Apr 2021 at 18:55


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from the Black Storm brewery online shop. Massively over-carbonated gusher. Hard to pour. Aromas of milk chocolate and coconut. Taste is dry, cocoa, coconut. Some stone fruit. Dry finish.

Tried from Can on 19 Apr 2021 at 18:39


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg @ Fighting Cocks, Oakengates alongside a very good pork pie and mustard. Pours jet black, with a frothy beige collar. Aroma brings light coffee, chocolate malt. Overall character focuses on prominent chocolate malt, semi-sweet with some mild roast and coffee glimpses. Very good.

Tried on 26 Mar 2020 at 11:30


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at GBBF Winter: Poured brown with off white. Aroma is malty butterscotch. Taste is butterscotch and rich roasted malts.

Tried from Cask on 09 Feb 2020 at 18:34


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask @ GBBF Winter, Birmingham. Black with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and moderate hoppy - earthy. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 080220

Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2020 at 12:12


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

8/2/2020. From cask at the Great British Winter Beer Festival, Birmingham. Pours dark brown with minimal head. Aroma of roasted malt, dark fruit, rubber and chocolate. Moderate sweetness and medium roasted bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Soapy earthy finish.

Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2020 at 12:10


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ GBBF, Birmingham. Small head with short duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are stale earthy hops, roast malt, chocolate, caramel and has a bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2020 at 11:55