Dark Lord
Batemans in Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.40
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Sold as Mr George’s Ruby Porter in the US due to trademark issues. A dark ruby beer with a rich flavour and spicy finish. The hop grist adds a hint of citrus to complement the roasted malt character. Dark, Delicious and Delectable.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe, shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours dark brown no head. Aromas of burnt toffee, chocolate. Taste is thin, sweet, more chocolate, but cheap chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2015
at 09:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - dark brown to black with a thin head. Nose - burnt toffee, light chocolate. Nuts too. Taste - toffee, molasses, nuts. Liquorice and maybe a salty edge. Palate - medium bodied with a tangy and creamy texture and a burnt dry yet creamy finish. Overall - decent but a little sweet. Not a porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2015
at 09:08
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Called Mr. George’s Ruby Porter here in the States. To me, I’m finding this a pretty good Porter.
I poured this into a pint glass as respected.
The appearance was a nice dark brown close to black color with a one finger white foamy head that quickly dies to barely nothing. Lacing is nowhere to be found,
The smell makes up for the look as there’s a nice roasty yet somewhat dark fruity/mostly plum-like aroma overcoming some slight sweet malts that try to come through.
The taste was mainly sweet and roasty with a nice leading dry roasty aftertaste that ends up leading to a semi-decent dry finish.
On the palate, this one sits about a light to medium on the body with a semi-decent sessionability trying to run about it and end up leading to a fairly decent carbonation somewhat good for the style.
Overall, this was a good English Porter and for the most part nothing to be reckoned with since this is from England. Good job to anyone who really wants to say this is crap as this is pretty much the standard for an absolutely stellar English Porter that no real beer person can really argue with. This is the standard!
I poured this into a pint glass as respected.
The appearance was a nice dark brown close to black color with a one finger white foamy head that quickly dies to barely nothing. Lacing is nowhere to be found,
The smell makes up for the look as there’s a nice roasty yet somewhat dark fruity/mostly plum-like aroma overcoming some slight sweet malts that try to come through.
The taste was mainly sweet and roasty with a nice leading dry roasty aftertaste that ends up leading to a semi-decent dry finish.
On the palate, this one sits about a light to medium on the body with a semi-decent sessionability trying to run about it and end up leading to a fairly decent carbonation somewhat good for the style.
Overall, this was a good English Porter and for the most part nothing to be reckoned with since this is from England. Good job to anyone who really wants to say this is crap as this is pretty much the standard for an absolutely stellar English Porter that no real beer person can really argue with. This is the standard!
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jun 2014
at 02:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Ebony. Short beige head and lacing. Aroma and taste of black malt, dark chocolate and slightly sour coffee. OK, but not outstanding.
Tried
on 20 May 2014
at 06:34
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at Tom’s. Dark brown body with a medium beige head. Nice lacing. Faint aroma of milk chocolate, toffee and berries. Mild flavour of brown bread, sweet toffee and a hint of rust. Thin body with a watery, slightly oily texture. Weak carbonation. Not bad, a bit dull.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2014
at 14:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Rating from 2011. Dunkel, malzig. Dickflüssig und doch sehr süffig. Röstmalzig, tief, dunkel. Fruchtig. Lecker
Tried
on 19 Mar 2014
at 02:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500ml Bottle: Deep amber coloured, last off white head. Malty aroma with dark dried fruits. Dry bitter-sweet flavour, but not really a Porter as the style suggests.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2014
at 00:00
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draught (from a hand pump) at Omerta pub in Kraków. Aroma is very slightly roasty, some nuts. Unfortunately, I was also able to sense some signs of an infection, there was a faint sulphur-like aroma. Black colour, minimal thick head. Light bitterness, salty. Creamy, soft carbonation.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2013
at 05:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Mørkt nesten sort øl med et fint tynt lag av brunt skum på toppen. God fyldig smak som sitter lenge. et øl en kan bli glad i.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2013
at 14:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Morrisons [140513]
Dark ruby, clear, frothy off white head, soft bubbles, good lacing
Aroma of soft toffee, light bitter hedgerow hops, some dark fruits, slight hint of coffee, dab of yeast
Taste - Dark caramel malts, some roasted malt, some bitter spicy hops, dab of dark fruits, touch of metallic minerals, bit of yeast.
Palate - Medium carb and body. Finish - little dry, as main flavour, some roasted malts, slight metallic, spicy hop linger
Overall - There is a fair amount of flavour in here, but I’m just not keen on that metallic, mineraly bit yeasty note. Just scraps a 3
Dark ruby, clear, frothy off white head, soft bubbles, good lacing
Aroma of soft toffee, light bitter hedgerow hops, some dark fruits, slight hint of coffee, dab of yeast
Taste - Dark caramel malts, some roasted malt, some bitter spicy hops, dab of dark fruits, touch of metallic minerals, bit of yeast.
Palate - Medium carb and body. Finish - little dry, as main flavour, some roasted malts, slight metallic, spicy hop linger
Overall - There is a fair amount of flavour in here, but I’m just not keen on that metallic, mineraly bit yeasty note. Just scraps a 3
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2013
at 15:17