Well Oiled Machine
Ignition Brewery in London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.64
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Ignition Brewery Taproom, Sydenham 28/11/2025 Dark sweet roasted malty with notes of chocolate and dark caramel, some coffee roast, dark ashy roasted malty finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
at
Ignition Brewery & Taproom
on 28 Nov 2025
at 14:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ 36th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2019 - Day 1 at 🇬🇧 The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.
[ As Ignition Well Oiled Machine ].
ABV: 4.8%. ✅ Clear medium to dark red brown colour with a small, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, coffee, dusty. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, coffee, roasted, dusty, sweet malt, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20191203]
7-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Nov 2024
at 09:42
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jul 2023
at 14:46
6/10
Tried
on 27 May 2022
at 18:32
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at Pigs Ear ‘19, day one, 03/12/19. Light black with a decent tan covering. Nose is dried fruits, light roast, brown bread, toffee. Taste comprises light cocoa sprinkle, a touch thin, dried fruits, chocolate biscuit. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Passable if a touch on the sweet side.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Dec 2019
at 12:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at pigs ear 2019. A reddy chestnut brown coloured pour with no head. Aroma is nutty toasted malts, hint of coconut, jammy fruits. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty, jammy fruits, raspberry, raspberry coconut. Little thin. Palate is semi sweet.oily, watery. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2019
at 13:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in Hackney - thanks to Emma! Pours warm brown with a frothy, beige head. Serviceable porter, if restrained, with softly roasted malts, some brown bread, background cocoa, earth. Light bodied with lively, massaging carbonation. Alright balance in the finish, nips of dry cocoa, more toasted brown bread. Fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2019
at 18:56
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jan 2019
at 21:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the sister-in-law. Aroma mixes coffee, berries and creosote, but not particularly string. on pouring it looks thin and cola down but once in the glass it takes on a more dark appearance. Thin creamy beige head. Light-medium bitter with asour edge Berries and liquorice. Some hints if sweetness in the finish. Light bodies. On the thin side but does have some slickness. Low key fizzy carbonation. Abrupt finish, a touch astringent. Not the worst porter I've had, not the best. It's not bland. Just underpowered, not quite a well oiled machine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2018
at 16:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at the Catford Bridge Tavern. It pours darkest brown with a thick beige head. The aroma is milk chocolate, horlicks, maltesers, toasty malt, toasted nut and snickers. The taste is rich roasted malt, some bitterness, milk chocolate, dark fruits, plum, date, prune, salted caramel and cola with a toasty finish. Medium body and high, foamy carbonation. Decent porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2017
at 08:45