Penny Black Porter

Lacons in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Porter - Imperial Regular

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7.29

ABV: 10.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 4

Heritage Range

This Imperial Porter is delicious, smooth and luxurious. Sweet, warming stone fruit undertones and hints of liquorice lead to a dry, lasting finish.

Inspired by a Lacons recipe from 1840 to commemorate the world's first postage stamp, The Penny Black.

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ITFCDan (1921) ticked Penny Black Porter from Lacons 2 months ago

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2026 at 21:02

ITFCfan (3577) ticked Penny Black Porter from Lacons 2 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tried from Can on 03 Jan 2026 at 20:44

7.5

Mr_Pink_152 (17201) ticked Penny Black Porter from Lacons 6 months ago

Tried at the Peterborough Beer Festival 2025.

Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2025 at 13:26

7.5

Grumbo (24387) reviewed Penny Black Porter from Lacons 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

3/3/2023. Cask at the 46th Loughborough Beer Festival. Pours almost black with a small bubbly beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, liquorice, molasses, chocolate, caramac, boozy notes. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Quite full bodied, sticky, soft carbonation. Slight meaty finish. Solid. Also 3/1/2026. Bottle. 8.4% abv. Shared by ITFCfan. See photo.

Tried from Cask on 06 Mar 2023 at 11:39