James Squire Jack of Spades Porter
Malt Shovel Brewery in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺
Porter Regular|
Score
6.48
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From a 345ml bottle on 16/8/2010. Has a medium roasty, fruity, coffee aroma. Not particularly sweet, this one is dominted by burnt/roasted malt and a little toffee and caramel. A decent porter (Squire’s is nearly always solid) but nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2010
at 02:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Cloisters tasting ... Thanks to barry for this one ... Deep red black ... cherry toffee malt nose ... soft roast ... again cherry ... very fruity ... light smoke... decent enough and the best of the nights Astralians at bow tasting ... thanks to mike for this ... black ... thin tan lacing ... 2yr past bbf ... little oxidisation ... dark fruits nose.. dark malts ... soft roast ... again light oxidisation ... mellow roast ... light chocolate ... you know for its oxidisation im sticking at 3.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2010
at 00:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours dark copper with a quickly fading head.Nose shows lots of roasted barley, with sweet hints of chocolate and oats. Simple, but very nice.Similar flavours, with roasted barley growing strong into a long-lasting finish.Carbonation is a bit excessive, and the body is a bit watery.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2010
at 17:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours darkish with a light brown head that hangs around. Milky chocolate and hints of coffee aromas.Tastes of roasted malt, wheat and chocolate. The nice subtle hops don’t quite make up for over-carbonation and being a touch light in alcohol to support the flavours. Perhaps I’ll try the next one colder.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2009
at 03:59
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Poured clear dark brown with reddish tint. No head. Very little aroma - mainly dark / roasted malt with a hint of something interesting - maybe smoky. Medium body with quite a lot of carbonation, especially for the style. The flavour is very much dominated by dark roast malt. There is some interesting short-lived fruitiness in the start and some bitterness in the finish. Overall, its drinkable. I have to admit porter is not a favourite style. Then again, this strikes me as not particualrly faithfull to that style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2008
at 03:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a dark brown almost black color with a small off-white head. Roasted malty chocolate aroma. Sweet roasted malty flavor with some hints of chocolate. Roasted malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2007
at 05:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 34,5 cl) Clear, reddish mahogany with a creamy, beige head. Weak coffee aroma. Medium body with roasted malts and a whiff of coffee without being excessively burned. Dry finish. Pleasantly balanced Porter. Courtesy of highlandlad. 150906
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2006
at 02:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Dark brown colour, small brown head. Aroma of roasted malts and also caramel. Flavour is mildly roasted malts and caramel. Aftertaste is dominated by roast and malt. Pleasant brew all the way through, though the palate is a bit watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2006
at 16:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Red ruby, small tan head. Woody and lightly roasted malty aroma. A bit metallic in the start. Then light toasted malts, hints of cold coffee, crisp. Notes of chocolate in the aftertaste. Not really porter-like, but good balanced drink anyway.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2006
at 07:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazy deep red beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with light smoky notes as well as notes of tared rope and prunes. The flavor is also malty with notes of caramel and tared rope as well as light smoky notes.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2006
at 14:53