1870 Runner
Ampersand Brew Co in Diss, Norfolk, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
7.21
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A porter brewed to a traditional 1870’s recipe using Pale, Brown and Black malts for heaps of roasted coffee, dark chocolate and toasty flavours. Designed as a Running Porter to be drunk fresh this is a perfect beer for the winter months.
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7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Feb 2025
at 14:13
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Black pour with a tan head. Nose is coffee, dark chocolate, raisin, toffee, cocoa. Taste is dark coffee roast, chocolate biscuit, burnt toast, brown sugar. Classic Porter flavours. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jun 2022
at 08:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
7th May 2022
Can. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Palate is smooth and has mild dryness, decent fine carbonation. Brewed to a 19th century recipe, you might expect this to taste old skool and it doesn't disappoint. In fact the retro nature of this one is it's charm. Smooth malts, a touch of malt cream that doesn't get too sweet. A touch of chocolate, again not that sweet. Mellow coffee, slightly earthy, dominates the back end, along with a touch of soft overripe fruit. Smooth semi dry finish. Comes together very well. Always nice to revisit the past and if the stuff they were drinking 150 years ago tasted like this, I bet it was immensely popular.
Can. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Palate is smooth and has mild dryness, decent fine carbonation. Brewed to a 19th century recipe, you might expect this to taste old skool and it doesn't disappoint. In fact the retro nature of this one is it's charm. Smooth malts, a touch of malt cream that doesn't get too sweet. A touch of chocolate, again not that sweet. Mellow coffee, slightly earthy, dominates the back end, along with a touch of soft overripe fruit. Smooth semi dry finish. Comes together very well. Always nice to revisit the past and if the stuff they were drinking 150 years ago tasted like this, I bet it was immensely popular.
Tried
from Can
on 07 May 2022
at 15:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Hoptimism. Off black colour with tan head. Aroma and taste are malty and chocolate. Crisp fruity hops. Smooth body.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Feb 2022
at 16:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
17/01/2020. Cask at the 11th Elysian Winter Beer Festival. Pours very dark brown with a bubbly off-white to beige head. Aroma of coffee, dark fruit, roasted malt, chocolate and liquorice. Moderate sweetness, medium roasted bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jan 2020
at 16:18