Pencil
Beak Brewery in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
7.40
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Expect flavours of coffee, molasses, cacao, pine, fresh tobacco, wood burners, damp cobbled Lewesian streets, spumy autumnal river banks and Leonard Cohen's spirit cabinet!
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jimgreen (21728) reviewed Pencil from Beak Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
440ml can. Poured almost black in colour with a lasting frothy light tan head. The aroma is roasted malt, light grassy hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a rich, smooth, roasty, light grassy, piney, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation. A super beer, but more of a black IPA than a traditional Porter.
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Pencil from Beak Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can at home, thanks to James, 19/02/22. Black with a lasting khaki cap. Nose is roast malts, chocolate, spice, charr, dusty hops. Taste comprises bitter roast, cocoa powder, fruit cake, pinch of spice, toffee, earthy. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid flavoursome porter.
LordAlwold1970 (9933) reviewed Pencil from Beak Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Keg at The Star & Garter, Bromley. Black pour with a tan head. Rich coffee aromas with a splash of dark chocolate, smoke, treacle toffee. Taste is dark roast coffee, smoke, dark chocolate, more treacle toffee. Hops come through in the close.
CraftBeerNick (11220) reviewed Pencil from Beak Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Can at home, 20th January 2022. Pours a black beer. Aroma is toasted malts, liquorice, dark chocolate and ash. Taste is ash, chocolate and roasted malts, tobacco and hops. Bitter finish. Great Porter
rhoihessegold (9408) ticked Pencil from Beak Brewery 4 years ago
12-01-22 // well hopped roast forward porter. US citrus hop notes battling a dark intense roasty malt body. Works well.
Convair880 (6992) reviewed Pencil from Beak Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
440ml can from Premier Hop, Pudsey, W.Yorkshire. A black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Roasty, malty, dark chocolate, molasses, coffee taste/aroma. Bitter, ashy, burnt, well made but a little too bitter for me.
hohops (2695) reviewed Pencil from Beak Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Appearance is nearly black, with a 1-2 finger foamy beige head. Aroma is chocolate, toasty malt, brown bread, coffee hints, bit of caramel. Taste is caramel, chocolate, coffee, biscuity malt, chocolate sauce, trace of liquorice, toffee, bit of plum in the finish. Hop bitterness runs through, full mouthfeel. Good stuff.
LazyPyro (10170) reviewed Pencil from Beak Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at Deya Taproom. Almost black, beige head. Aroma of roast malts, dark chocolate, tobacco. Taste is bitter, roasty, dark chocolate, pine, mild citrus, tobacco and leather, pretty bitter. Medium bodied.
Parmenion777 (1984) reviewed Pencil from Beak Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
440ml can - Pours a very dark brown almost black colour with an average sized beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, burnt toast, cocoa powder and light charred woody notes. A moderately sweet and moderately bitter taste, roasted sweet malts, dark chocolate, light molasses flavours with some resiny pine and dark berries in a drying finish. Nice.
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed Pencil from Beak Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can from HOTM. Deep reddish brown colour with a tan head. Aroma roasted malty, with coffee and ash. Taste roasted bitter. Slight molasses. Medium smooth body.