Chocolate Porter
J D Wetherspoon in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Fabbrica della Birra PerugiaBrewed at/by: Batemans
Porter Special Out of Production
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Score
6.82
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This black beer is based on a classic porter recipe, with the addition of roasted cocoa beans delivering chocolate flavours, complemented by roasted, malty and coffee notes, resulting in a smooth, complex character.
Brewed by Luana Meola at Batemans Brewery, Lincolnshire.
Hops: East Kent Goldings
Brewed by Luana Meola at Batemans Brewery, Lincolnshire.
Hops: East Kent Goldings
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7.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
[Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell.] A peaty brown coloured pour with a thick light tan coloured head; toasted grain aroma; smooth and creamy in the mouth with lots of toasted malt; then a dry finish with chocolate and coffee. Smooth and mellow.
Tried
from Cask
at
Old Manor
on 12 Mar 2025
at 12:08
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Deep dark brown, near black with a frothy tan head and roasted malt with hints of coffee and leather on the nose. Light bodied with dry bitterness, some chocolate and mellow coffee teasing through the roasted malt flavour, finishes very dry
Tried
from Cask
at
Montgomery's Tower
on 10 Mar 2025
at 20:10
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On cask at the Standing Order.
Appearance - opaque black with a thin beige head.
Nose - light chocolate and chocolate breakfast cereal.
Taste - more of the same, really.
Palate - light bodied, sweet then roasty.
Overall - a bit on the thin side, given the style.
Appearance - opaque black with a thin beige head.
Nose - light chocolate and chocolate breakfast cereal.
Taste - more of the same, really.
Palate - light bodied, sweet then roasty.
Overall - a bit on the thin side, given the style.
Tried
from Cask
at
Standing Order
on 10 Mar 2025
at 15:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bateman version. A clear mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting fine khaki head. Aroma is semi sweet, bitty chocolate malts, cocoa, chocolate flakes, dried fruits, tangy apple, bark. Flavour is composed of oily chocolate, tangy dark cocoa, tangy fruit green apple. Palate is tangy, little harsh, oily, mellow carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2025
at 21:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at the Square Peg; dark mahogany brown pour with a creamy beige head, aroma has coffee, taste has coffee, dark chocolate, some fruits
Tried
from Cask
at
Square Peg (JDW)
on 09 Mar 2025
at 10:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at JDW ritz Lincoln. Malty sweet and chocolate aroma and taste slightly sweet. Medium body.
Tried
at
Ritz (JDW)
on 08 Mar 2025
at 15:07