Anspach & Hobday London Black

London Black

 

Anspach & Hobday in Croydon, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Porter Regular
Score
7.26
ABV: 4.4% IBU: - Ticks: 109
Taking inspiration from our flagship beer, The Porter, we wanted to brew a truly sessionable London Porter.
What better way to create an effortlessly drinkable dark beer than to make it nitro. The resulting creaminess and smooth mouthfeel balance perfectly with the subtle roasted notes of coffee and chocolate.

The beer brings together the rich history and heritage of London Porters, with the modern techniques of brewing nitro beers. The result is a beer that is easy drinking, without sacrificing its character.
 

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7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
31st May 2025
Keg at Gidea Park Tap Room. Opaque dark brown beer, good pale tan head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, a little dark malt cream, a fair serving of earthiness, oaty dark chocolate - smooth. A little dark fruits. Smooth finish. A solid and very drinkable light porter, delivers much flavour for the light abv.
Tried from Draft on 31 May 2025 at 15:57

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hand pumped at Luppolo12, Rome, Italy. Pours dark brown/purple, almost black, with very fine cappuccino foam. Aroma is delicate of dark chocolate. Body is average, smooth and silky, a little creamy, with no carbonation. Taste is very moderate roasty, very slightly sweet. Final is short.
Tried from Cask at Luppolo 12 on 29 May 2025 at 19:26

8.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8
Burkvfrån SB. Opak mörkbrun/svart vätska med lågt krämigt skum. Mjuk och nitrolen men samtidigt riktigt torr med aska, tobak och jord i eftersmaken. Men först mörkt bröd, lent kaffe och choklad. Mycket gott
Tried from Can on 22 May 2025 at 18:06

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 7.5
Roasted and charred malts aroma. Bit thin
Smooth texture as good as it get. Flavor is very well balanced and a lot more rounded than aroma. Really good guinnnwss like beer. At Peders, lokomotivværkstedet
Tried from Draft on 17 May 2025 at 11:21

7.5/10
Tried on 29 Apr 2025 at 22:23

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Canned, from Systembolaget. Black, small creamy head. Intense roasty coffee aroma. Mid dry with light to medium body and creamy, rounded mouthfeel. Earthy licorice and coffee, some dark chocolate. Balanced bitter finish. Velvetty, pleasant nitro porter.
Tried from Can from Systembolaget Beställningssortiment on 28 Apr 2025 at 21:07

7/10
Tried on 18 Apr 2025 at 16:56

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Burk från systembolaget.
Svart med lite brunt skum, men inte så krämigt som jag önskar av en nitroburk.
Väldigt bra kropp för alkoholhalten.
Rostad malt, kaffe choklad.
Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2025 at 19:51

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 9 Overall 8
Speciellt öl det här. Det är gott men inte särskilt komplext. Naivt, fast på ett positivt och socialt sätt. Mycket choklad. Mer mjölkig än torr. Fantastiskt härlig mjuk gräddig munkänsla. Godare och trevligare än vad den är bra. Men charmigt är det!
Tried on 13 Apr 2025 at 15:00

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Nitro pour @ Beerlovers. Etrange de ne pas encore avoir noté ce porter.
Noire obsidienne, col épais crémeux tenace café au lait.
Bouquet généreux et chargé sur les malts - c'est dense et complexe, nez chocolaté avec de fins effluves de grillé, léger fruité noir.

Palais est crémeux comme cela doit l'être avec un nitro - bien axé sur les malts avec de belles notes de grillé, toasté et chocolaté, le tout sublimé par une fine amertume des houblons. Le tout est onctueux tout en ayant une approcheplus classique qui laisse la place à l'amertume. Les houblons donnent une amertume classique anglaise entre terreux, fin herbacé.
Tried from Draft at Beerlovers Bar on 16 Mar 2025 at 14:43