Higher Grounds
Burnt Mill Brewery in Badley, Suffolk, England 🏴
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.20
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This classic, rich porter has a complex base of Dark, Rye and Aromatic malts which have been treated to a cold steep coffee addition with beans sourced from our pals at Hasbean, creating sumptuous and intense flavours of coffee, fruit and berries supported by the smooth, dark, roasty body.
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7/10
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 09:35
6/10
Tried
on 19 Feb 2023
at 12:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
16/4/2022. Can shared with the ITFC boys at the Rotherham beer share. Bought direct from the Brewery. Pours blackwitha small frothy beige head. Aroma of coffee, roasted malt, chocolate, cocoa, dark fruits. Moderate sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, slightly creamy, average carbonation. Pretty good.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Apr 2022
at 15:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can sample at a tasting at Max's place. Black. Roast, coffee, a bit vegetal, cocoa, chocolate, sweetish, faint bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jun 2021
at 16:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can 440ml. @ home. 🏡
[ As Burnt Mill Higher Grounds ].
ABV: 6.0%. Dark black brown colour with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, coffee, strong coffee, coffee funnel. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, coffee, chocolate, dark malt, balanced, rich, medium dry, sweet malt - sweet dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20210429]
8-4-8-4-16
Tried
from Can
on 29 Apr 2021
at 20:20
8/10
Tried
on 29 Apr 2021
at 20:18
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Panda thanks to Fergus...what to do with the can I bought now?: Poured a black with a nice tan colored head. Aroma is coffee bean, toffee, rich malty, vanilla. Taste is roasted malts, rich chocolate, coffee, rugged.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2021
at 20:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to Fergus, 11/04/21. Black with a good sized tan covering. Nose is mellow roast, chocolate, light coffee notes, nutty, toffee, molasses. Taste comprises roast malt, brown sugar dusting, cocoa icing, dried fruits, light charr, chocolate biscuit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Decent enough porter.
Tried
on 11 Apr 2021
at 14:34
7/10
Tried
on 09 Apr 2021
at 20:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home from HOTM. A opaque mahogany brown coloured pour with a lastiong creamy tan head. Aroma is earthy smoky roast, spicy coffee, semi maple, farmyard roast. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, bitter earthy roast, light ash, dry finish. light brown sugars. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, light oily, highish carbonation. bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Apr 2021
at 23:28