Umbel Magna
Nethergate Brewery in Long Melford, Suffolk, England 🏴
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
6.76
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If you recreate a 1750s porter containing coriander in the 20th century, you get the much loved, herb-alicious, funky cousin of Old Growler - Umbel Magna. Six medals already in the Camra Champion Beer of Britain awards speak volumes. So trust the experts and treat yourself. Step back in time and experience the wonderful spiciness of this fabulous porter - a taste of history still living it large in the 21st century.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Cricketers (JDW), Ipswich. Pours very dark brown with a maroon tint and a lasting off white head. Aroma of black current, spice, and chocolate. Medium sweetness, light bitterness, touch of sour. Full bodied, slick texture, average carbonation. Finish is dry and slightly sharp. Not convinced it was served at its absolute prime, but still very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2016
at 10:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Mailorder from Beerhawk. 10/06/16. Deep and dark but let down by the lack of any head. The coriander comes through in the sweet aroma - reminds me of something else but annoyingly I cannot think what, some sort of fruit drink/mulled wine perhaps.. A sweet beer with a bitter kick. Unoffensive palate. A nice beer. Not sure whether I’d want to drink multiple pints.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2016
at 14:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Black. Creamy head. The flavour of coriander is very prominent in the beginning. Qualitively good but feels out of balance and wrong.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2015
at 04:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the live and let live, Cambridge. It pours deep ruby with a small beige head. The nose is sweet liquorice, treacle, toasty, caramel and permanent marker pen. The taste is bitter-sweet, liquorice, treacle, cola cubes, earthy, toast, coriander and medicinal notes with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Interesting and good depth. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jul 2014
at 05:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at the Watford RFC beer fest. Looks like flat coke, caramel colour with a fleeting cream coloured head. Aroma is odd, smells a bit like cola with light roast and touch of choc. Flavour is sharp roast with a touch of green apple. Some acid lingers in the finish. Palate is medium light with fine carbonation. meh.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jul 2014
at 11:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Barony. Appearance - opaque black with a red chink around the edges. Nose - prunes and alcohol with a chocolate backdrop. Taste - black cherry and some tirimasu gojng on. Maybe Black Forest gateau is more appropriate. Palate - medium to full bodied with a creamy and I’d like to add silky texture. The finish is elegant though. Overall - it was unusual to look at my friends rates and find several lines of notes by cgarvieuk. However Craig’s enthusiasm was well judged. What a lovely beer which has Old World elegance.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jan 2014
at 05:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Sussex Arms, Twickenham Green, 12/01/13. Very dark mahogony brown with a thin off white/tan head that clears to the edge and leaves a film. Good lacing ensues. Nose is dark malts, spice, molasses, leather, liqourice. Taste comprises spice, dark malts, dark fruits, Xmas pudding, touch of mint, liqourice. Medium bodied with soft carbonatin leading to a fruity dry finish. Good stuff!
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jan 2013
at 14:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Kitty’s, Helsinki. Colour is dark brown with some brownish head. Aromas and flavours are lemon, fruits, chocolate, sweetness, and some roasted malts. Interesting, very good beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Nov 2012
at 09:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12th July 2012
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Clear dark brown beer, white head. Smooth palate, light and a little dry. A very light touch of dark malts. Mild candy fruit sweetness. A little citrus and tang. Hangs together quite well. Semi dry finish. All right.
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Clear dark brown beer, white head. Smooth palate, light and a little dry. A very light touch of dark malts. Mild candy fruit sweetness. A little citrus and tang. Hangs together quite well. Semi dry finish. All right.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jul 2012
at 04:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Walnut Tree, Leytonstone. Dark red, almost black body with a nice beige head. Mild roasted malt aroma with hint of fruit and caramel. Flavor is light roasted malt, light fruity and moderate bitterness with some caramel. Sorry to say that I didn’t really detect any coriander in aroma nor flavor, actually a shame because I like coriander and a coriander porter seems like a nice idea. Maybe an old cask, I probably never know the answer to that. Pretty nice and quite light version of a porter anyway.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jun 2012
at 08:54