Viking DNA
Brew York in York, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Porter - Smoked Regular|
Score
6.57
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Viking DNA was the very first beer we ever brewed at Brew York and thus it holds a very special place in our hearts. We are thrilled to see it return.
Smoked malt compliments six other malts to create a smooth and well balanced porter with subtly smokey undertones.
Smoked malt compliments six other malts to create a smooth and well balanced porter with subtly smokey undertones.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Half-pint, keg at Tapped Leeds. Bubbly ring to the rim of the glass, fragile lacing, jet black body. Roasted dark malty nose. Brown and black malty flavours of nuts, chocolate, oat, and liquorice. Roasted bitter endnotes. Smooth on the swallow. Tasty, well made porter version. (Leeds 05.07.2017).
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jul 2017
at 13:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from ASDA, Sheerwater, Surrey. Unsurprisingly I has a smoky aroma, complemented by liquorice, roast and caramel. Oily black. The beige head starts off impressively before fading to virtually nought. At first it’s sour. This peaks before smoothing out into a hazy sweetness. Berries, jus and an increasing amount of liquorice. But never overstated. Medium body. Oily but not overly so. Lazy carbonation. Long dry/smoked finish. If I was being negative I’d say it was all a bit low key but, to give it the benefit of the doubt, I’ll go with well balanced. Does not overdo things.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2017
at 15:54
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours black with a thin beige head. Aromas of light smoke, toffee, chocolate. Taste is smoky, ashy, charcoal. Faint coconut. Thin, smoky finish.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2017
at 10:34
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - opaque black with a nice off white head. Nose - earthy, smoky and toffee. Taste - smoky malt with burnt toffee on the end. Palate - close to medium bodied with a dry crunchy middle section that continues through the finish. Overall - good.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2017
at 10:33
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Brew York Viking DNA ].Clear dark red brown color with a average, open and frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, sweet malt, light burnt. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, burnt, roasted, sweet malt - chocolate, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161013] 7-4-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Mar 2017
at 14:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the brewery tap, York, 19/1/2017. Near black in colour, with a decent, beige, head. Light coffee character, some plain chocolate and a touch of oak, before a dryish and toasty finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2017
at 01:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Sportsman, Huddersfield. Black with a small creamy off-white head, it’s a gritty and well-stated porter in terms of its roasted malts.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Mar 2017
at 19:04
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at L42, Thanks to Dave. It pour cloudy darkest brown with a small tan head. The aroma is earthy, toasty, slightly burnt, cocoa, wood, candy, dull smoke and leather. The taste is dry, some bitterness, wood, leather, charcoal, chewy malt, dirt and a touch of ash. Finish is dryer and charred. Medium body and average carbonation. A bit messy. Below average porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2017
at 06:43
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
23rd January 2017
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Wingman. Clear deep amber - brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is airy.and dry and has decent carbonation. Sweet dry coffee. Sweet esters. Tangy malts. Dry spice. Dry finish. Awkward ond over dry and as naff as the lame overpriced centre it was inspired by.
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Wingman. Clear deep amber - brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is airy.and dry and has decent carbonation. Sweet dry coffee. Sweet esters. Tangy malts. Dry spice. Dry finish. Awkward ond over dry and as naff as the lame overpriced centre it was inspired by.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2017
at 13:44
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the the tap leeds.... Soft sweet chocolate dry dusty chocolate roast malts nose.. Soft sweet chocolate roast malts.. Dry chocolate malts.. Sweet blackcurrant caramel toffee fruit
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2017
at 11:40