Clotworthy Dobbin
Whitewater Brewery in Castlewellan, County Down, Northern Ireland
Porter Regular|
Score
6.51
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A rich ruby porter style beer with lashings of hoppiness and plenty of fruit & toffee on the palate.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml Bottle: BBD end of Jul 14, poured slowly into an ’Old Speckled Hen’ vase shaped pint at home on 18th Oct 13. Brought back from Northern Ireland by my Son-in-Law last week. Lovely looking brew: Mahogany, reddy brown body, clear and clean, on top a thin wispy off-white covering and collar. Plenty of carbonation bubbles rising through. Aroma is malted nuts and toffee with attitude. The taste is all malt flavours with caramel, toffee and candid fruits to the fore: behind comes an undertone of hop bitterness and woody notes. Certainly different and interesting: good depth of flavours within the body and overall a fine beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2013
at 12:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark brown pour with a medium khaki head that diminishes steadily to a film. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of malt and ripe fruit. Light body with flavors of earthy malt, roasted coffee and a touch of dark fruit. The finish is sweet with a malty aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2013
at 14:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle - thanks Ben! Pours clear auburn with a large pillowy beige head that dissipates slowly with nice lacing. Aroma is caramel, roasted malts, toffee, cardboard. Flavor is the same, medium sweet, coffee, light finishing coffee bitterness and astringence. Medium body. I would have thought it was a brown ale, but perhaps it is a bit too hoppy for that.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2013
at 22:02
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bardzo dobre piwo z północy Irlandii. Kolor jak na porter jasne, nie było czarne po prostu ciemnobrazowe. Piana kremowa gruba i utrzymujaca sie sporo czasu. Smak cudny, tresciwy mocmy akcent aromatycznego chmielu co zadkie w porterze. Pozostale aromaty to karmelowe i lekko czekoladow-piernikowe. Swietna mieszanka smaku.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2013
at 14:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at the parents, sourced from Tesco by the Old Man - cheers, 26/01/13. Pours a ruby red copper colour with a thin off white head that clears to the edge and leaves a swirl of film. Not exactly Porter-esque in appearance! Nose is light roast malt, dark fruits, plums, dates, hint of spice, light chocolate. Taste follows nose, roast malt, some milky chocolate, Oreo biscuits, tangy dark fruits in the background, molasses, tobacco. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, fairly smooth on the palate, dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2013
at 10:19
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Porter with character of a spirit, it certainly has a nose that would rival a drink with a strong alcohol content, close to that of whiskey in aroma.. It doesn’t have an appealing character, but definitely an interesting one as this style is rare. Ruby colour but flat looking.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2012
at 15:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled, 0.5l. Clear amber color with small creamy brownish head and average visible carbonation. Aroma of caramel, spicy hops and some fruitiness, too. Taste starts with light caramel sweetness, beer is pretty well balanced, while aftertaste is long and hoppy. Full body, creamy texture and soft carbonation in palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2012
at 14:30
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
550cl ath The Garrick Bar in Belfast. Pours deep copper with a light brown head. Aroma of dark dried fruits and some roasted malt. Sweet and lightly fruity with a metallic taste and some hoppy bitterness. Medium carbonation and quite light body. A bit strange, but drinkable. Not a beer I need to try again. (2011-06-10)
Tried
on 14 Jun 2012
at 14:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle, thanks to Dan. Pours a chestnut brown colour with a good head which fades quite quickly. The nose has caramel, raisins and a background smokiness. The taste is toasty, there is a small note of chocolate and some very dry raisins.The palate medium bodied and textured and there is a very dry finish. Overall, a really interesting recipe that seems to have some characteristics of stout and some of bitter,
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2011
at 15:32