Grain Brewery Porter

Porter

 

Grain Brewery in Harleston, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Porter Regular
Score
7.04
ABV: 5.2% IBU: - Ticks: 12
An old style porter. Smooth and creamy, spiked with port to give it the flavour of dark berries.
 

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6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - opaque black with a lovely crema head. Nose - dark chocolate or coffee with a berry note,maybe blackcurrant. Taste - chocolate, burnt flavours them some sweetness. Palate - medium bodied but then the texture is thin and the finish is a bit sudden. And then it comes back. Overall - decent. Promised more than it delivered.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2014 at 07:48


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle shared with AshtonMcCobb. Get to Norfolk Tasting. Pours black with a tan head. Aromas of roasted malt, smoke, stone fruit. Taste is coffee, light sweet. Creamy texture. Started well, but fell off.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2014 at 07:48


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ Navigation Tavern Beer Festival. Mirfield. Black with an off-white creamy head. Has a very heavy but decent roasted malt aroma and taste.

Tried from Cask on 25 Sep 2014 at 10:25


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Blacksmiths Arms, St Albans. Very dark brown with a thin creamy khaki head. Raspberry, chocolate and roast chestnut on the nose. A hint of chimney smoke as well. Sweet and fruity taste throughout. Long warming finish for this ABV. Silky smooth mouthfeel with a slight tingle providedby natural carbonation. Sweet/tart aftertaste. An excellent discovery.

Tried from Cask on 12 Sep 2014 at 02:34


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask handpull at the Grape and Grain- Crystal Palace Spring Beer Festival, 2013. Black pour with a tan head. Chocolate and raisin aroma. Vanilla, chocolate ice cream and some coffee flavour. Smooth. Roasted malt finish. Good stuff.

Tried from Cask on 12 Mar 2013 at 09:25


8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask handpull at Mulberry Tree, Ipswich (ahead of seeing Australian Pink Floyd at Regent!). Very dark, almost black. Tan head. Mild chocolate aroma. Deeper chocolate flavour. Thick, minimal/no carbonation. Full bodied. Very enjoyable.

Tried from Cask on 16 Feb 2013 at 01:21


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Nina’s Mini Mart, Edinburgh 291012
Black, huge frothy bubbly tan head
Aroma of yeast, roasted malts, hint of spicy hops, touch of earthy malts
Taste as main flavour, touch of chocolate, some fruity malts in there
Palate - Very fizzy, thinnish body. Smooth palate (once the carb had settled)
Overall - Reasonable porter but too much carbonation

Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2012 at 18:26


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8

bottle at home ... deep black ... thin dark tan head ... soft coffee ... mellow toffee roast nose ... dark roast ... light bitter ... way too fizzy ... soft chocolate

Tried from Bottle on 16 Aug 2012 at 11:50


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

Bottle at the CBC Tune-Up Tasting, London. Thanks to Paul. Pours brown with a fine, beige foam head. Mild dust roast aroma. Medium sweet flavor with light dirt and dusty cocoa. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly drying on the finish, with more dusty roast and cocoa notes. Nice and standard, though the character is still pretty solid.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2012 at 02:40


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at my Pre-CBC Tune-Up Tasting. It pours very dark brown, with a thin beige head. The nose is roasted malt, smoke, bonfire, chocolate and a touch of dark fruit. The taste roasted malt, caramel, wood, charcoal, filter coffee, dark fruit and milk chocolate, with a dry-roasted finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. An all-round good porter.

Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2012 at 05:48