Porter
Curious Brewing in Ashford, Kent, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.25
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A nutty London-style Porter brewed using bittersweet chocolate malt and the finest English hops; Aromatic Bramling Cross, Challenger & Bullion. The beer is slowly matured using winemakers’ vanilla oak to bring a smooth balanced sweetness to a naturally bitter beer.
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4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
[bottle] As good as black with a large tan head. Dry, oaky aroma with notes of juniper and chocolate.Thin body with too much carbonation. Flavour is dry, roasty, ashy with notes of juniper. Unbalanced . Showing signs of infection.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2006
at 09:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle conditioned
Dark brown color; frothy head. Mild but interesting aroma, with a clean wood character, giving a light oak bacteria sourness. Light body structure, quite common taste, based on roasted malt and caramel, but embellished with a gentle oak character and very light Bourbon vanilla. The final is mainly built on the roasted malt, quite dry.
Dark brown color; frothy head. Mild but interesting aroma, with a clean wood character, giving a light oak bacteria sourness. Light body structure, quite common taste, based on roasted malt and caramel, but embellished with a gentle oak character and very light Bourbon vanilla. The final is mainly built on the roasted malt, quite dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2006
at 05:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 33 cl) Pours a clear, reddish brown with a rough, beige head. Vinous aroma. Medium body with a light tartness and oaky, vinous notes. Unusual with the oak accents in a beer this light in alcohol, but actually very pleasant. 150906
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2006
at 01:17
2.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
(33 cl bottle at Haket, Gothenburg) Clear red color before the sediment hits it and shading appears. Nice, but non lasting, beige head. Some roasted scent, but also spicy. Pine and fresh spring meadow as well, but also acidic. Christmas spices. Smells like lacto bacteria and infection lingering but noticable. Some wine taste, most likely the oak aging is made in red wine barrels. If it was a blind testing, I’d guess for an experimental Belgian ale, certainly not a porter. Dry and thin mouth feel. All in all strange and un welcome. Maybe if you like red wine it’s better but I can’t take this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2006
at 14:46
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
33cl bottle at The Coastguard, St Margaret’s at Cliffe. I was surprised to find all 3 beers behind the bar. I was admiring their selection of other beers and mistook these for wines. I recognised the labels as I have done the vineyard tour. I was even more surprised at the £2.70 price tag. This is a beer with a deep brown/ruby colour and a disappearing beige head. Choc/liquorice aroma, velvety in the mouth with an odd oaky finish which I admit I don’t care for. Bit of vanilla too. Bit too carbonated and a bit too oaky. Nice try though. 2.6 on tap at good initial chocolate flavour. smooth in mouth. some praline. nuts. rather good I thought.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2006
at 11:45