Shadow Paradise
Siren Craft Brew in Finchampstead, Berkshire, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
7.36
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A porter inspired by brewing tradition, with hearty dark grains meeting bright, fragrant hops. The result is a journey of chocolate, coffee and light roasty depth, balanced and enhanced by piney, resinous and grapefruit high notes. Drinkable and delicious.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can.Black colour with medium beige head.Aroma of coffee and pine malty and roasted taste like a black ipa nice and well balanced kind of beer.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jun 2023
at 23:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (10/06/2023) - Dark roasted and toasted malty with notes of cocoa, touch of coffee roast, some great piney citrus fruity hop hits coming through, medium plus body, dark malty and hoppy into the close. Almost black IPA like, wet nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2023
at 17:17
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can. Pours almost black with a tan head. Aroma is very chocolatey with some roast malts and piney hops. Taste is the same, very chocolatey, roast/coffee, piney and citrusy hops with a bitter finish. Definitely getting some BIPA vibes from this which I absolutely love, though I'll say it's more malty than hoppy so retains its porter-y-ness.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2023
at 23:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Dark brown body with a rocky beige head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of pine and berries. Flavour of grapefruit, pine and peppery earth. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. A hoppy, piney porter. If I tried this blind, I’d never have guessed it was a dark beer.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2023
at 04:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at the Prague Beer Fest 2023. Blackish body, tan to off-white head. Sweetish fruity-hoppy aroma, maltiness, lean somewhat, orange.Dry taste, coconut, orange, sweetish citrus on a full malty body, keeping things together, some dark malt touches. This is excellent, indeed somewhere between a black IPA and a hoppy porter, but it really IS leaning more on the porter side body-wise. Just makes sense - huge props guys!
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Apr 2023
at 15:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Foamy tan head on a dark brown body. Conifer, resin & malt aroma. Medium bodied, sharp dry & clean. Bitter, malt, pine, resinous & hoppy tastes with a pithy finish. Excellent.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2023
at 21:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from the brewery online shop. Pours near black with a thin beige head. Aromas of cola, liquorice, burnt pine. Taste is more of the same. Roasty bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2023
at 20:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at Siren 10th Anniversary Party, with Dad, 18th March 2023. Pours black. Aroma is cocoa, bright fragrant hops, citrus, chocolate, ash. Taste is cocoa, grapefruit and citrus, floral notes. Excellent hoppy porter almost a BIPA
Earlier Rating: 3/18/2023 Total Score: 4
Tap at Siren 10th Anniversary Party, with Dad, 18th March 2023. Pours black. Aroma is cocoa, pine and citrus hops. Taste is hop forward, cocoa, chocolate and bitter pith, grapefruit. Very good hoppy porter
Earlier Rating: 3/18/2023 Total Score: 4
Tap at Siren 10th Anniversary Party, with Dad, 18th March 2023. Pours black. Aroma is cocoa, pine and citrus hops. Taste is hop forward, cocoa, chocolate and bitter pith, grapefruit. Very good hoppy porter
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Mar 2023
at 09:00