Vatted Porter - Still
Mills Brewing in Thrupp, Gloucestershire, England 🏴
Collab with: Tiley's BreweryBrewed at/by: Tiley's Brewery
Porter Regular Out of Production
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Score
7.07
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Admin note: This is the original 2018 release brewed with (and at) Tiley's. If your bottle has Tiley's logo on the front this is the correct beer. Otherwise, see "Vatted Porter"
Vatted Porter was brewed at Tiley's Brewery in January 2017. It was then fermented in the coolship at Mills Brewing with a blend of Tiley's ale yeast and the Mills Brewing house culture. The beer was matured in a single oak barrel for one year before further conditioning in bottle. The resulting beer is both sour and rich, with notes of dried fruit, cocoa and coffee.
Vatted Porter was brewed at Tiley's Brewery in January 2017. It was then fermented in the coolship at Mills Brewing with a blend of Tiley's ale yeast and the Mills Brewing house culture. The beer was matured in a single oak barrel for one year before further conditioning in bottle. The resulting beer is both sour and rich, with notes of dried fruit, cocoa and coffee.
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9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
75cl bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Oct 20. Brought my me, bought at Olivers Cider Barn. Hazed dark brown, beige topping. Aroma of coffee, woody roast. Taste brings excellent complexity with razor sharp definition. Plenty of coffee, woody roast, oak, leather wallet, ash offset by a curious red berry sweetness and a warming red wine close. Wonderfully complex vatted porter, perfect condition after a couple of years in the cupboard, nice natural carbonation. Great example of this long-forgotten style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2020
at 09:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at Cotteridge Convention 23/06/18. Many thanks! An amber red coloured pour with a beige head. Aroma is lacto sour, vanilla sweetness, brown sugars, musty. Flavour is composed of tangy plums, nutty malts, grpaey funky, natural yogurt funk, lacto. Palate is tangy with highish carboantion. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2019
at 13:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle picked up at Salt Horse a while back. It pours a touch hazy and deep mahoganny brown in colour with thick beige head. The aroma is rich dark fruits, bit musty, date, plum, raisin, tangy berry, oak and toasty grain. The taste is dry, tart, tangy, plenty of tangy berry, dark fruits, vinous, leathery, cacao nibs, light tannin ,toasty grain and touch of acidity. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Reminded me a bit of Burning Sky monolith from memory. Fun and interesting stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2019
at 10:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Cotteridge Convention 2018 - cheers! Pours lightly hazy red-brown with a creamy, tan head. The nose holds tangy, dried berries. Light sweet flavour, tangy, some brown bread, lemon, more berries. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes with yet more tangy berry character, mellow acidity, more brown bread. Certainly OK stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2018
at 22:16
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Friends of Ham, Leeds. Also shared at Cotts 2018, but it was well hote, so didn’t rate it then. Mostly clear, deep, ruby red. Thick and dense, lasting, fully lacing, beige head. Looks the bees. Nose has coffee and walnut cake, according to the missus. Wet leather. Sour plum. Light sour funk. Some dark cherry chocolate. Taste is dry, tart, leathery, and vinous sour. Bitter chocolate and cherry. Tart, dry, and lightly acidic on the palate. Foamy carbonation. More tart cherry chocolate to finish. Tasty gear, and pretty unique. In a league of two, along with Burning Sky Cherry Monolith.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2018
at 19:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
F: big, pale tanned, good retention. C: dark brown, opaque. A: sour fruity with chocolate, cocoa, used kitchen woody plate, dark fruits, dark caramel. T: light chocolate fruity, caramel, dark fruits, bit dried fruits, dry on the palate, very nice, medium to full body, medium carbonation, enjoyed, sample draft @ BXLBeerFest 2018 in Brussels.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2018
at 18:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled @ BXL Beerfest 2018. A almost clear dark orange brown beer with a mid-sized most good lasting beige head. Aroma of dark riped fruits, plums, raisins, cookies. Taste of dark strong red malt, caramel yeast, plums, raisins, interesting.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2018
at 15:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks to the RB crew for sharing! Sampled draft @ BXLBeerFest 2018! Dark brown amber, small head. Nose is sweetish black bread, weird sour chocolate,… Sourish black bread, caramel, very nice interesting quite thick.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2018
at 17:03