Date Porter
Holy Goat in Dundee, Dundee, Scotland 🏴
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.35
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Our classic export strength brown porter recipe, brewed with a mixture Simpsons double roasted crystal, red crystal rye and amber malts was conditioned on 150kg date syrup. Fermented with a kveik yeast producing additional dark fruit flavours. Layers of dark rich fruit from the malt, yeast and fruit combine to produce a complex yet drinkable porter.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - opaque black with a beige, foamy head.
Nose -date, raisins and toffee.
Taste - more toffee, date and raisin. Some roast.
Palate - rich texture, medium bodied at least, roasty finish.
Overall - good stuff!
Appearance - opaque black with a beige, foamy head.
Nose -date, raisins and toffee.
Taste - more toffee, date and raisin. Some roast.
Palate - rich texture, medium bodied at least, roasty finish.
Overall - good stuff!
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 27 Apr 2026
at 18:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can to nonic glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a one finger's worth of khaki foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some messy lace
Aroma: dark fruits, dark roasted malts, some baker's chocolate, light coffee tones
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together roasty and bitter initially then adds in an ever so slight touch of sweet as I sipped the beer more; mild aftertaste of dark fruits, the baker's chocolate and coffee
Texture: light to medium bodied with some sessionability about it, some smoothness along my tongue; finishes fairly long with the smoothness of the dark fruits
Overall: I like this version of a porter and would welcome this one back.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a one finger's worth of khaki foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some messy lace
Aroma: dark fruits, dark roasted malts, some baker's chocolate, light coffee tones
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together roasty and bitter initially then adds in an ever so slight touch of sweet as I sipped the beer more; mild aftertaste of dark fruits, the baker's chocolate and coffee
Texture: light to medium bodied with some sessionability about it, some smoothness along my tongue; finishes fairly long with the smoothness of the dark fruits
Overall: I like this version of a porter and would welcome this one back.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jan 2026
at 15:48
7.5/10
Date syrup makes this as drinkable as juice. Gimme a liter in a milk carton. Pic: even as a taster this is a BEAUTY.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2025
at 20:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Medium brown. Aroma hints at dryish, somewhat fruity porter. Soft and sweet. A bit of date? Sweet for a porter, light fruitiness. I get it, but it’s definitely not my type of porter. Goddamn it, kveik yeast.
Tried
from Draft
at
Proletariat
on 27 Sep 2025
at 05:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can via the online shop. Nearly black. Slim dense lasting pale beige foam. Nose has dates. Light roast coffee malt. Some vinous notes. Touch of vanilla from somewhere. Taste is semi sweet with a light twang of fruity tartness. Good depth of body with fine carbonation. Fruity light tart finish. Dates make me shit.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Sep 2025
at 21:12
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Aug 2025
at 20:32
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jul 2025
at 20:28
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at Cobbett's, Dorking. Dark and glossy. Dark brown tint. Creamy beige head. Aroma os sweet with a bitter edge. Dark fruits, molasses and coffee. Flavourwise it had low key polite sweetness amd a tangy berry and coffee edge. Underlying smooth creaminess. Medium bodied. Creamy with some sticky residue. Flat-soft carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Enjoyable easy going stuff.
Tried
from Draft
from
Cobbett's Real Ales
on 05 Jul 2025
at 21:00
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jul 2025
at 18:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
12/6/2025. Can at Mother Kelly’s, Bethnal Green.
Tried
from Can
at
Mother Kelly’s Tap Room Bethnal Green (E2)
on 12 Jun 2025
at 13:46