Porthleven

Skinners Brewery in Truro, Cornwall, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Golden / Blonde Ale Regular

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6.29

ABV: 4.8%

IBU: 34

Ticks: 39

Porthleven is a CAMRA-winning premium, fresh, hoppy pale ale for modern palates, made with Cornish water; whole-flower Northdown, Citra and Mount Hood hops; malted barley and wheat; and Skinner’s unique yeast.

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7.5

ITFCDan (1921) ticked Porthleven from Skinners Brewery 4 weeks ago

Tried from Can on 10 Jan 2026 at 16:14

6.6

ITFCfan (3577) ticked Porthleven from Skinners Brewery 4 weeks ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tried from Can on 10 Jan 2026 at 15:52

6.5

dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Porthleven from Skinners Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle from Asda, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham. Pours gold, moderate sized white head, leaves a decent looking top. Sweet malts, citrus, zest, some biscuit in aroma. Taste is like aroma, quite biscuity with citrus, zest and pine notes coming through. Quite dry, almost astringent, but its light and refreshing which counters this somewhat. Nice even if its not a standout golden ale.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:24

eurosoba (18570) ticked Porthleven from Skinners Brewery 3 years ago

31/07/2011. GURNARDS HEAD, TREEN, Cornwall, England

Tried on 01 Feb 2023 at 15:40

7.4

Fergus (31329) reviewed Porthleven from Skinners Brewery 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the front Falmouth. A pale golden yellow coloured pour with a a sticky white head. Aroma is clean cereals, straw, lemongrass, pine, kiwi. Flavour is composed of earthy grains, straw, melon, kiwi, grass, firm bitterness. Easy going stuff. Palate is light good cask condition. Nice.

Tried from Cask on 05 Jun 2022 at 19:16

6.1

wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Porthleven from Skinners Brewery 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Asda, High Wycombe. Deep, dull gold with a white head and middling fizz. Pleasant lemon and peach up front. Descends into a rather dull caramel finish. Quite sweet; could do with a lot more crispness in the finish. So-so overall.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2022 at 19:41

5.6

Tommann (7637) reviewed Porthleven from Skinners Brewery 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

500ml bottle. Pours dark orange gold with a medium head. Aroma is toffee, boiled sweets and lemon. Taste has toffee and lemon with a bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2021 at 19:38

Deanso (15673) reviewed Porthleven from Skinners Brewery 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

50cl bottle from Asda.
thin white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness. Terrible artwork on the bottle.

Tried from Bottle from Asda Supermarket (Various locations) on 09 May 2021 at 20:18

6.8

Grumbo (24387) reviewed Porthleven from Skinners Brewery 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

12/6/2019. Bottle from Tesco, Gloucester. Pours clear golden with a fluffy white head. Aroma of citrus, hops, lime, passion fruit, malt, flowers and grass. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Nice bitterness to finish. Quite drinkable. Also 10/1/2026. Can from the brewery. See photo.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2019 at 15:54

6.4

berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Porthleven from Skinners Brewery 6 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

[Cask at the festival at the Bull, Barkham.] A pale straw pour with a slight haze and a ring of white head; sweet floral aroma; floral and dry in the mouth with some orange juice; and a sweet marmalade finish.

Tried from Cask on 11 May 2019 at 16:26