The Favourite
Gyle 59 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.96
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A robust and fruity Porter. Heavily hopped with Bramling Cross and Brewers Gold, it has a flavour and aroma which remind you of dark fruits such as black cherries and blackcurrants. The rich mix of chocolate, black and crystal malts ensure that the taste of the hops are enhanced by a contrasting dark chocolate and roasted malt flavour.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Wellington; dark chestnut brown pour with a bubbly tan head, aroma has meaty malts, taste has bitter chocolate, hint of liquorice, dark fruits.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2017
at 04:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Welly. It pours black with a bubbly light tan head. The aroma is soft, sweet, juicy, berry, dried fruits, jam, cocoa and rich roasted malt. The taste is drying, bitter, charred wood, rich roasted malt, earthy, smoke, resin, burnt pine, alcohol, berry and dried fruits with a drying finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Pretty punchy and robust. Maybe too drying, but alright.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2017
at 04:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Cask at Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak, London, 24 Nov 2016) Dark brown colour, almost black, with brief beige head. Malty, roasted nose with coffee, liquorice, black rye bread and a touch of tamarind. Malty, roasted taste with notes of black coffee, liquorice, cacao, blackberries, tamarind and a generous coffee bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Solid and well made porter. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Mar 2017
at 14:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Flaske 500ml kjøpt på Hops and Crafts, Exeter. Delt med Rune på Great Western Hotel 29 Sep 16. Ultramørk amber / svart. Lett farget filmskum. Lett sjokoladearoma. Smaken skarprøstet malt med innslag av kaffe & sjokolade. Tørr bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2016
at 05:20
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle from the Brewery Online Shop. Pours black with a tight beige head. Nice lacing. Aromas of blackcurrant, chocolate. Taste is light herbal, more blackcurrant and chocolate. Some roasted bitterness to balance things. Good depth of flavour. Full bodied. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2016
at 05:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle bought at Hops and Crafts in Exeter. Jet black body, firm beige, bubbly head. Spotty lacing. Chocolate malty nose, hints of berries. Fine blended taste character of blackcurrant. molasses and dark chocolate. Roasted malty ending. Well bodied. Good night cap (Shared with Finn, hotel room, Exeter 29.09.2016).
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2016
at 08:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
15th October 2015
Bottle on holiday in Lyme Regis. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light, semi dry and has modest carbonation. Tangy dark malts, some roasty bitterness. Tangy toffee and a little treacle. Pruney dark fruits. Light semi dry finish. A layered and interesting porter.
Bottle on holiday in Lyme Regis. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light, semi dry and has modest carbonation. Tangy dark malts, some roasty bitterness. Tangy toffee and a little treacle. Pruney dark fruits. Light semi dry finish. A layered and interesting porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2015
at 16:35
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask @ EBF17 2014, 17th Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE. [ As Gyle 59 The Favourite ].Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, dark berries. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light light acidic and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, dark berries, chocolate, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140417]
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Nov 2014
at 12:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle courtesy of Peter Fowler (cheers Peter) had this at Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Saturday 23rd August 2014 Pours almost black but tricky to be 100% certain as I am in the Main Stage 2 marquee watching a male American oops.. corection, Canadian folk singer who is very good, but the lights have been dimmed. Taste is roasty, malty but smooth with a little spike edge of bramble berries to add a little fruity tartness. Another very good beer from this brewery. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov15 3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2014
at 23:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask on gravity at the Green Man, Bristol, 31/5/2014. Near black in colour with a thin, beige, head. Chocolate and liquorice, some roasted malts and a dryish finish. As mentioned below, the alcohol was well-hidden. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jun 2014
at 22:52