5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
2004 draught. Great mahogany brown appearance, mostly hazy with some light cherry reds peaking out and a small off-white head. Aroma of dark fruits and chocolate. Lightly salty and hoppy as well. Flavor is a mix of chocolate, sticky toffee, brown sugar and a strange almost beef jerky like saltiness. Ends dry and too watery. The yeast has gone mad and has some very strange notes, or is that stale hops? The roast seems a bit out of place on the light and watery finish. Starts out well but then just falls apart. That happens some times.
Tried
on 13 Nov 2004
at 11:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A superbly balanced porter that has an interesting interplay of ginseng and coffee with a moderately hopped finish
Tried
on 08 Jan 2004
at 23:48
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
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Tried
on 11 Jan 2003
at 10:51
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy amber, lasing off white head. Faint grapefruit hop nose. Assertively hopped throughout
Tried
on 06 Dec 2002
at 09:35