Porthleven
Skinners Brewery in Truro, Cornwall, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.34
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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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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried at the strait and narrow, Lincoln. Golden colour with a thick white head. Aroma is light malty caramel. Taste sweet. Thinish.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2017
at 07:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Angleterre, 20151014) The beer poured golden and clear. Its head was small, white and it lasted long. Aroma had herbalness, earth and malts. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were herbalness, earth, sweetness, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was hoppy and bitter. A bit weird but still tasty hoppy pale ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2015
at 12:13
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask. Appearance is a very clear light amber with a small foamy head. Aroma of caramel malt, toffee, hint of fruit. Taste- toffee, hint of stewed apple, hop undertones, sweet finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2015
at 15:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Aston Manor Cricket Club Beer Festival; clear amber pour with a thin white head, aroma has sweet malt and citrus, some caramel, crisp.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jun 2015
at 13:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the Bottle Bank. Appearance - golden amber with a nice fluffy head. Nose - citrus and pale malt. Smells a bit like a shandy. Taste - plenty of lemon in fact going into lime. Pale malt again. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - it hasn’t scored well but I think this does exactly what the style demands.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2014
at 11:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Slightly hazy medium amber colour, small frothy off-white head that lasts for a while, fair lacing. Shy aroma of sweet malts, toasted, light fruity notes (lemon, grapefruit), bit bready. Taste is mild moderate sweet and light bitter; medium body, oily texture, mouthfeel on the verge of watery, average carbonation. Finish light bitter, hint of citrus, overall a modest ale, good to drink but could use a bit more body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2014
at 10:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle from Tesco Honiton. Lovely golden with a good white head - summer in aglass. Lovely hop aroma. Good malty base, plus lots of aromatic hops, very citrusy with hints of tropical fruit. Delicious and very, very moreish!
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2014
at 03:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravity dispense at the Happy Man May ’14 BF, Englefield Green, 22/05/14. Very lightly hazed golden with a moderate off white swirl. Nose is citric peel, bitter orange, straw. Taste comprises mandarin, light tropicana, bread dough. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, light bitterness in the close. Ok GB think the brewer needs to get out more (of Truro) with that kind of hyperbole in the description !!
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2014
at 13:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Cask.
Where: Akkurat, Stockholm.
Appearance: Clear golden colour with a bubbly white head.
Aroma: Oranges, fruit, floral.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Bitter orange, hops, citrus, fruit, floral.
Where: Akkurat, Stockholm.
Appearance: Clear golden colour with a bubbly white head.
Aroma: Oranges, fruit, floral.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Bitter orange, hops, citrus, fruit, floral.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Apr 2014
at 01:21
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at The Watford Beer Festival 2013. Poured a pale golden colour with a rocky, white head. Fairly light aroma of pineapple, grass and peach. Sweet flavours of toffee and dough mixed with some wet grass. Palate was mild resin, stale malt and tinned fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Dec 2013
at 12:23