Capital Porter
Barney's Beer in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.69
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Dark, rich & malty with notes of dark chocolate, coffee and a light smoke on the nose; this deceptively dark and brooding brew is definitely an easy-drinker as Porters go. The dry finish on this London Style Porter keeps it surprisingly refreshing for a dark beer.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Near black pour. Aroma of dark roast malt and coffee. Pleasant roast malt and coffee flavor. Some chocolate. Lingering roast. It’s medium bodied and well balanced. Quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Apr 2026
at 05:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Van tap bij The Royal Dick in Edinburgh gedeeld. Licht romig, koffie, roasted malts, zuurtje, wat zoeten. (9-5-2025).
Tried
from Draft
on 09 May 2025
at 20:00
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can at home from RAD. Jet black colour with a thin tan head. Aroma and taste are dry coffee. Thin body.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2025
at 19:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
330ml can from the brewery. Poured a hazy dark brown colour with a big fizzy off white head. The aroma is roasty malt liqourice, ashtray, light caramel. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet, with a slightly crisp, earthy, mineral, hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average to lively carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2020
at 22:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Aldi. Dark brown with a big foamy off white head. Sweet chocolate aroma, flavour had chocolate, coffee, caramel. Not complex but tasty
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2019
at 22:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Perfect looking porter with a rich malty smell. Flavour is toasty malt too, with some dark chocolate and a little hop at the back end. Pretty solid.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2019
at 18:48
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Thanks Huub! Deep dark brown color, soft roast and hopjesvla in the aroma and flavor, sweetish, low on carbon. Hint of butter. Drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Keg at Southern @ 4.2%. It pours darkest brown with a small beige head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, oily, treacle, chocolate cake, bit of toasted marshmallow, toffee and coffee grounds. The taste is dry, damp wood, earthy roast, peppery spice, burnt wood, chewy malt, coffee grounds, treacle and plain chocolate with a charred finish. Medium body, low carbonation and oily mouth - feel. Nice aroma, but the taste is a bit charred and the condition is flat. A bit of a mixed bag.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2018
at 11:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On-tap half-pint in The Royal Dick (Barney’s Tap Room) on 9th July 2017. Pours a full black colour, tanned topping. Roasted and toasted malts in the nose and taste, slighly more sweet than over roasted maltiness. Easy drinking and pleasant.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2017
at 02:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at 1780. Pours deep brown, nose is light roasted malts, taste is light chocolate, sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2014
at 12:51