Anspach & Hobday London Black

London Black

 

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

  Porter Regular
Score
7.26
ABV: 4.4% IBU: - Ticks: 114
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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7/10
Tried from Draft on 28 Jan 2023 at 12:26

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft at Vinny & Ted, Chalfont St Peter. Poured almost black in colour with an everlasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is roasty malt, light ashtray. The flavour is moderate sweet and liqourice bitter, with a smooth, rich, roasty, light ashtray, light milky lactose, light dry pepper spice, liqourice bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 27 Jan 2023 at 20:28

7/10
A deep dark porter with a thick nitro mocha head. In aroma, nice chocolate malt with light grassy hops, light mineral notes, light coffee, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet chocolate malt with light coffee notes, light cereals, light mineral notes, pleasant and smooth. On tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft on 27 Jan 2023 at 18:27

6/10
Tried from Draft on 04 Nov 2022 at 23:21

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at Understudy, Southbank. Light coffee aroma. Darkest brown. Opaque with a red tint. Creamy beige head. Medium bitter. Tangy berry edge. Medium bodied l. Creamy. Flat-average carbonation. Nice.
Tried on 04 Nov 2022 at 15:30

07/08/2021. BREWDOG BRIGHTON, 52-54 Grand Parade, BRIGHTON, East Sussex, England (BREWDOG)
Tried on 04 Nov 2022 at 08:50

7.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Black beer, thick creamy head. Smells of toasty malt. Flavour has loads of malt, toasty and sweet. A little coffee, a touch of chocolate and cream. This doesn't do anything spectacular or have any massive flavours going on, it's just a really, really good stout.
Tried on 26 Oct 2022 at 16:55

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at The Arch House Taproom. Pours almost black with a creamy beige head. Roasted malt, dark chocolate, ash notes, nice.
Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2022 at 16:19

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pours black, creamy white head. Scent is coffee, pure chocolate. Taste is light, fairly intense on the roastyness though (bitter, even a touch acidic by the roast) . Fine MF, definately shows it being a lower ABV. Yet pleasant due to the nitro. Drinkable and fairly balanced.
Tried on 18 Oct 2022 at 11:37

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On nitro at Euston Tap. Pours slightly rubescent very dark brown with a creamy nitro head. Chocolate, biscuit, raspberry, cherry, coffee, little earthy coffee. Nice smooth body. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 06 Sep 2022 at 14:48