WLS #072 - 1861 Running Porter
Orbit Beers in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Collab with: Anspach & HobdayPorter Series Out of Production
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Score
7.10
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
3rd December 2025
Bottle at Pigs Ear. Near opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Airy palate, smooth and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Fluffy dark malts, a modest chocolate. Mildly bretty fruity chocolate goodness. Light finish. A mild pretty linger. Nicely nuanced.
Bottle at Pigs Ear. Near opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Airy palate, smooth and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Fluffy dark malts, a modest chocolate. Mildly bretty fruity chocolate goodness. Light finish. A mild pretty linger. Nicely nuanced.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2026
at 12:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint at Anspach in Bermondsey. Watery black. Beige head. Funky blue cheese and malt vinegar and caramel. Malt and cheese and toast and Nutella. Full, tart and acetic finish. 7 4 7 3 12
Tried
on 24 Apr 2024
at 16:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from Clapton Craft. Pours clear brown with a frothy, tan cap. Light-medium sweet flavour with pleasant toasted malts, a bit of cocoa, toasted biscuits, mild earthy bitterness. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Balanced finish, bittersweet, more cocoa, roast, burnt toast, earth, faint coffee. Really tasty gear.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2022
at 01:46
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl bottle - Pours a deep dark brown almost black colour with an average sized frothy beige head that slowly settled. The aroma is roasted dark malts, cocoa powder with some dark fruit notes. A roasted malty taste, dark malt, burnt grain and treacle flavours with a drying roasted and ashy bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2022
at 20:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Waterloo Tap, 30/05/22. Light black with a decent lasting khaki head ... lacing ensues. Nose is dark malts, dried fruit rinds, cocoa sprinkle, roast malts, raisins. Taste comprises roast malts, treacle toffee, light ashen tones, charr, fruit cake. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with a bitter roasted finale. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 May 2022
at 15:41