Blues
Rother Valley Brewing Company in Northiam, East Sussex, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
7.02
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This dark brooding winter brew is full of complex tastes such as chocolate and raisins. It has a roast finish and yet is deceptively smooth, making it a most quaffable beer for its strength.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
July 2007: 500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 5.0%. Very dark reddish brown colour, nearly black. Large tan head. Very nice aroma of chocolate (reminds me of the Norwegian "Kong Haakon Konfekt"), roasted malts and coffee. The flavour is roasty and fruity with a moderate acidity. Notes of coffee, chocolate, prunes and liquorice. Relatively light bodied, but nice.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Cardinal
on 16 Jun 2024
at 12:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
7/6/2023. Cask at Waterworks Micropub, Rye. Pours clear close to black with a small off-white head. Aroma is ashy, roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, dark fruits, hint of liquorice. Moderate sweetness and medium roasted bitterness. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Malty chocolate finish. Pretty decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jun 2023
at 13:13
14/10/2005. STANLEY ARMS, 47 Wolseley Road, PORTSLADE, East Sussex, England
Tried
on 27 Jan 2023
at 07:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Harp - Covent Garden, London. Pours clear brown with a frothy tan head. The nose holds well toasted bread, light smoke and hints of chocolate. Light to medium sweet flavor with rich smoke and bacon, light chocolate, some earthy bitterness. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Great condition. Dynamic finish, pleasant smoked malts and bacon, burnt toast, light cocoa, charred wood, a bit of scorched earth. Solid porter. Good depth for 5%.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Nov 2013
at 01:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tiefschwarz mit kaum Kohlensäure. Der Antrunk ist sehr mild-weich, angenehme herb-röstmalzige Töne, der HT ist vollmundig, süffig, tolle Röstmalztöne, leicht herbe Note, der Ng ist röstmalzig mild, mittellang und leicht herb. --> sehr süffig-leckeres Bier. Ganz leicht wässrig, aber trotzdem toll! --> 13/12/12/13
Tried
on 06 Oct 2013
at 05:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle from Waitrose, Tenterden. Deep mahogany with a chestnut gleam and a ring of cream head; the aroma has rich caramel and some nutty malts; rather thin in the mouth with treacle toffee flavour; and a gently bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2011
at 01:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, handpump at The Hop Pole, Aylesbury, Bucks, 29-02-10 Pours conker brown with some ruby glints, creamy off white head. Dark sugars on the nose and some malt. Soft and creamy in the mouth, some bitter toffee, touch on the warm side, tangy, its fine. A6 A4 F7 P3 Ov13 3.3
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Mar 2010
at 10:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle @ Cardinal. Dark red/brown body, close to black with a small beige head. Roasted malt and licorices aroma. Flavor is mild and soft burnt malt, some coffee and licorices, fruity. Balanced and impressing flavorful porter at only 5% ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2007
at 07:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Huge brown head. Deep dark brown body, barely translucent, with a strange, slow carbonation. Acidic coal-and-chocolate aroma with smoky, earthy notes. Dry smoky, earthy, burnt taste with watery chocolatey notes. Slightly one-dimensional. Dry smoky coarseish earthy aftertaste. Good, but could use more body. (0.5l bottle at Cardinal, Stavanger.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2007
at 14:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Cardinal, Stavanger. Dark brown colour with a creamy beige head. Aroma is roasted, hop, fruit. flavour is sweet, roasted, chocolate, hop, mocca. Ok/nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2007
at 01:58