Postman's Plum Porter

Hobsons Brewery in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Porter Special Out of Production

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6.41

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 27

In the true spirit of keeping things local, Hobsons have created a Plum Porter with a twist by using Shropshire Prune Damsons. The Shropshire Prune has been described as the essence of ’plum’ and is possibly the oldest known variety of damson in the UK. This porter delivers on provenance and intense flavour. a delicate balance of rich damson and roast malt sweetness.

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6.5

Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Postman's Plum Porter from Hobsons Brewery 8 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tried at the Cotteridge 3 pre tasting. Deep brown colour with a tan head. Aroma has stewed plums. Taste has light spice and fruit. Decent plum fruity finish.

Tried on 21 May 2017 at 04:22

5.6

Scopey (25115) reviewed Postman's Plum Porter from Hobsons Brewery 8 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at Cotts Convention 2017. It pours deep brown with a small beige head. The aroma is quite sweet, sticky, candied plum, date, prune, sugary and I suppose a touch artificial. The taste is sweet, sticky, perfumed, sugared plum, candy, artificial sweetener, D&B and prune. Light - medium body and average carbonation. A bit sweet and one - do me so you for my liking. So-so.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2017 at 15:14

WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Postman's Plum Porter from Hobsons Brewery 8 years ago

Tried on 20 May 2017 at 07:00

6.9

Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Postman's Plum Porter from Hobsons Brewery 8 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Cotteridge Convention III. Clear dark brown lasting beige head. very fruity. Good plums on aroma. Good fruits . Not so bad. Good chocolate plum flavour.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2017 at 06:51

6.8

BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Postman's Plum Porter from Hobsons Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle into an Abbot Ale glass tankard at home on 30th Dec 2015. Deep dark Ruby/Brown body, on top a smooth beige head. Damson like aroma and taste to this malty brew. Fairly dry in the mouth even if a little sweet initially on each sip. OK, but no world beater.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2015 at 11:49

6.8

jimgreen (21510) reviewed Postman's Plum Porter from Hobsons Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a clear reddish brown with a thin off white head and lots of clingy lace. The aroma is red berry fruit, Christmas spices. The flavour is moderate sweet with a smooth smoky malt, fruity, light liqourice bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 24 Dec 2015 at 13:41

7.1

minutemat (16258) reviewed Postman's Plum Porter from Hobsons Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle from Appleyards, Shrewsbury. Pours very dark brown with small off-white foam head. Very nice, sweet plummy aroma. Sadly doesn’t materialise as much in the taste. Quite a light body, soft earthy malts with a damsun fruitiness coming through on the finish. Pleasant but a bit under par compared with other plum porters.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2015 at 15:55