330ml bottle at the Salmon, Leicester. Mid- to dark brown, translucent with a ring of off-white head. Roasted malts, some freshly ground coffee in the aroma. Sweet taste with a balancing bitter edge, some chocolate notes and a bit of savoury yeast extract. Long bitter finish. Medium body & carbonation. Solid but not outstanding porter. And I am afraid that I don't really get any of the Sorachi Ace.

Glass, 1/3 pint, hand-pull cask, drunk on the premise, after the 4th International Conference on Administrative Data Research, savoured on December 15, 2019; eye: black, opaque, ring of brown head, no lacing; nose: malt, coffee, roast, anise, light molasses; mouth: malt, coffee, roasted, aniseed, light molasses, bittering hops, finale in coffee with good presence of bittering hops, medium body, lightly below average carbonation, more bitter than expected, slightly sweet, lightly raspy texture; in summary: fine

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Verre, 1/3 d'une pinte, hand-pull cask, bue sur place, après la 4th International Conference on Administrative Data Research, savourée le 15 décembre 2019; œil : noire, opaque, anneau de mousse brune, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, café, torréfaction, anis, léger mélasse; bouche : malt, café, torréfaction, anis, léger mélasse, houblon amérisant, finale en café avec bonne présence de houblon amérisant, corps moyen, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, plus amère que prévu, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : bien

Cask, half-pint at Draft House. Shared with Finn. Deep black in the glass. Filmy layer, dotted spots on the glassware. Appealing aromas of coffee and chocolate malts, nicely roasted. Roasted dark malty flavours, coffee and ash. Roasted ending. Well made easy drinking porter. (Tower Bridge, London 19.10.2019).

Svart. Filmskum med litt farge. Kaffearoma. Smaken mest kaffe men også røstet malt. Tørr avslutning. Mye kaffe. Veldig bra ut fra styrken.

(Cask at The Draft House Tower Bridge, 20191017) The beer poured black. Its head was small and white. Aroma had burnt malts, coffee and ash. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were burnt malts, ash, coffee and bitterness. Aftertaste was burnt and bitter. A too burnt brew and bit watery, too.

Cask at Eastbourne Beer Festival. Really not much to sing about, very bland tasting but it does go down a treat so a beer to go the distance.

Cask (handpump) @ Southwark Brewing Company, 46 Druid Street,Bermondsey, Greater London, England SE1 2EZ . [ As Southwark Potters’ Field Porter ].Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, dark malt, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, malt bitter, roasted, dark malt, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151204] 7-3-7-3-13

Cask at the brewery. Dark brown with a small off white head. Aroma of malt, cocoa, toffee and light roast. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Light medium bodied with very soft carbonation.