Ampthill Brewhouse Rudolph's Ruin
Kelchner Brewery (prev Ampthill Brewhouse) in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.18
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle split at Matteo's farewell bash, CBC Islington, thanks to Chriso 20/02/17. Rich dark mahogany brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is biscuit, toffee, light roast, spice. Taste comprises light roast malts, toffee, biscuit, spice, light charr, fruit esters, clove. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Average porter.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at Matteo’s Leaving drinks. Thanks to C&R. It pours opaque darkest brown with a small tan head. The aroma is toasty, bready malts, toasted sugar, candied peel, dried fruits and a bit of spice. The taste is soft, sweet, roasty, sugary, candied orange peel, wood, leather and a fair amount of festive spice. Medium body and fine carbonation. Fairly average spiced xmas action.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3
20th February 2017
Matteo’s Ciao @ Craft Islington. Thanks to Chris. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light and fairly dry, modest fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts. Lots and lots of Christmas spices. Tangy fruits. Light dry finish. Classic heavy handed over spiced Christmas nonsense.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle shared in London / thanks to Chris! Pours clear deep brown with a frothy, tan head. Lots of wintery spices in the nose, toasted brown bread. Light sweet flavour with chalky cinnamon, bitter baking cocoa, scorched earth, torched grains. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Dry finish, fairly bitter, with burnt leaves, earth, dry cocoa, more holiday spices. So so overall,
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at the CBC Islington for the Matteo farewell tasting. A dark brown black coloured pour with with small beige. Aroma is woody ginger, woody, herbal. Flavour is composed of semi sweet woody ginger, woody, herbal. Oregon. Pale is semi seet, moderate carbonation, woody, grainy tannin.