Peregrine
Cotleigh Brewery in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England 🏴
Porter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.50
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Bottle conditioned, Gold Medal Winning classic old style porter brewed with the addition of flaked barley. Dark and bitter sweet with hints of nut and liqourice from roasted malt. A long creamy and mellow fullness on the finish. Brewed with Pale, Black, Brown and Crystal malt with whole wheat, Fuggles and Challenger hops.
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28/02/2007. CHECK INN, 79 Woodland View, NORTH WROUGHTON, Wiltshire, England
Tried
on 20 Nov 2022
at 13:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - deep amber to brown. Off white head. Nose - lashings of caramel and milk chocolate. Taste - more of the same. Palate - close to medium bodied. Sweet and creamy texture. Decent linger. Overall - quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2020
at 16:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle bought whilst on a visit to Somerset. Poured mid to dark brown with an average sized off-white head. Aroma of malt, chocolate, vanilla, lightly nutty and nicely roasted. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slightly oily texture, soft carbonation. Best of the Cotleigh beers I've had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2020
at 18:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Alesbymail. Hazy dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is dry, roasted malt, dark chocolate and nutty. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. 231016
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2016
at 11:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Sidmouth Wines, Sidmouth. Clear, extremely dark red ale with no head. It’s a steady porter that’s easy-sipping without a stated character. It’s pleasant with extremely tight roasted malts in both aroma and taste, hints of liquorice that provide a small sweetness and a small smoothness for its texture.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2016
at 16:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home in London - sourced from Ales by Males. Pours mostly clear, rich brown with a monstrous, frothy khaki head. The nose holds toasted malts, light caramel, hints of earth and dried berries. Light-medium sweet flavour, subtle touches of oxidation, dusty caramel, dried out milk chocolate, leathery berries, toasted leaves, earth. Light bodied with lively carbonation and massaging texture. Pretty well balanced, with faint peppery burnt wood, more mellow cocoa, bitter earth, dried fruits. An easygoing, low-octane porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2016
at 14:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Tuckers Maltings. Pours clear ruby brown with a thin cream-coloured head. Light chocolate aromas, malty toffee. Taste is light roast, sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2016
at 08:18
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50cl bottle. Poured dark brown, very thick, foamy beige head. Blackcurrant hits my nose at first, followed by sweet malty and roasty notes. Flavor is quite much the same, finishes very dry. Not a porter for my taste. Too sweet and the berries didn´t fit in there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2013
at 12:44
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Clear dark ruby red colour with huge, frothy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Fruity aroma has notes of red and dark berries, a dry touch of fruit parings. Taste is initially minimally sourish fruity, red and dark berries, later with subtle undertones of milk chocolate and a nuttily touch, minimally salty liquorice overtones . Relatively light.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2013
at 09:49
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Half-pint of the newer 5% ABV version: hand-pulled in the Cock Hotel, Wellington, Shropshire on 18th Nov 2012. I know Cotleigh have a bit of a name for brewing loads of boring ’samey’ beers, but this is different and good. Almost black in appearance: good head of foaming biege coloured bubbles sat on top and refused to leave. Roasted almost burnt maltiness to the smell and taste: this in turn suggested dark chocolate, coffee and liquorice flavours to my nose and throat. Full bodied and fairly creamy and rich, obviously well looked after in the celler, this was in good condition. I would have had another but I was on a Sunday afternoon mission and had to visit other pubs before nightfall, pity.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2012
at 04:05