Porter
Phoenix (Oak Brewing Co.) in Heywood, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Porter Winter|
Score
7.07
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Dark rich traditional porter, bitter cocoa flavour with a hint of roasted coffee beans on the nose.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled half-pint at the Pheasant Inn and Brewhouse on 2nd November 2024. Almost black in colour, tanned crust on top. Coffee front, back and sides, roasted and toasted malts, semi-bitter finish.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2024
at 07:19
Historic check-in
Tried
on 18 Jan 2023
at 06:12
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Moon Under Water, Wigan. Pours almost black with a medim sized foamy tan head . There’s chocolate and roast malts in the aroma. In the mouth it is initially sweet, if a little watery,with flavours of chocolate, lactose, and malts. After a while it becomes quite bitter with liquorice, before the chocolate reasserts itself in a slightly dry finish. This is rather nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2023
at 23:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ benzai. Black colour with a small offwhite head. Smells liquorice, roasty, earthy. Tastes liquorice, roasty, chocolate. Unfortunately some iron too I think. Iron goes away as it warms up a little. Medium body, soft carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2018
at 19:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
From cask at Cask, Manchester, with OGJ 07.01.18. Ebony. Dense and persistent brown head and lacing. Aroma and taste of rosted malt, creosote, tar, coffee and cigar box. Smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jan 2018
at 13:51
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Trades Club, Hebden Bridge. Black with a frothy off-white head. Light tasting and easy drinking as it slips down the palate with ease. Has a hardly noticeable roasted aroma and taste, but even so is very enjoyable and could easily be a dark session ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2015
at 13:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Sheffield Tap. Nearly black. Thin, tight, lasting all the way down, milky coffee coloured head. Lovely looking beer. Aroma is dark, vinous fruit. Roast malt. Some licorice. Taste is dark fruit dry, with a hint of treacle sweetness. Long, dry roasty finish, with some bitterness. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Nov 2013
at 03:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Charlie’s bar. It pours deep brown with a small beige head. The nose is roasted malt, toast, coffee, dark chocolate and dark fruit. The taste is roasted malt, toast, caramel, dark fruit, coffee, decent bitterness and pepper with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Solid porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Feb 2013
at 05:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Pours a deep, dark brown with a tiny, beige head. Nose is a little tart overripe fruit. Medium body, low carbonation, overripe dark dried fruit and quite some licorice. Hops are rather subdued. Nice and quite chewy. 300113
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2013
at 06:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From cask at Charlies. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, breadish and light chocolate. Toasted malty, chocolate and toffee caamelish. Bitter chocolate and subdued sweetness. Lingering roasted malty and chocolate finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jan 2013
at 05:56