5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
On tap at the Market Porter. I played a game with myself trying to guess who might of had this and I got the 3 previous tasters absolutely right. Smug or what? That was until Joeh had it before I could rate it. Gold with thin white head. Better than most straight forward lagers with attractive citrus aroma. Bit of vomit flavour in mouth with nice citric/lemon/lime bit on end. Not bad
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2006
at 17:54
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Golden colour with an off-white head. Fruity hop aroma. Pleasent hoppy flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2006
at 00:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A very dark brown beer with a thick dark brown head. The aroma is sweet with nice notes of chocolate with lots of cocoa in it. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of good dark chocolate combined with drying notes of ground cocoa beans, and notes of hard roasted malt giving hints of coffee towards the end. The end is dry and bitter and the notes of chocolate lingers for a long time. If You like chocolate beers, this is right up there with the best.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2006
at 15:27
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A pitch black beer with a slight reddish shine when held against a light source, witha dense brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of both coffee and chocolate - with the bitterness that both both bring. The flavor is sweet yet bitter - the bitterness coming from the coffee, which also lends notes of chocolate - dark bitter desert chocolate, more than coming from the hops and the dark roasted malt. But the flavor also has notes of roasted malt and rye bread. The bitterness makes the end dry, and the coffee notes lingers for a long time. Nice.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2006
at 15:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Sainsburys Kidlington 26-05-06. A pale washed out hazy pink colour, aroma is of Raspberries but not too strong. Tasted softer than I thought but there was a slightly sour edge to it and quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2006
at 02:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Muddy, pale brown colour. Large head. Malt, yeast and citrus on the nose. Rich mouthfeel. Dominant lemon zest flavour. A tasty Hefeweizen.
Tried
on 19 May 2006
at 12:29
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
75cl bottle from Sainsbury. Copper colour with bubly off white head. Goldings/Fuggles strong hop aroma. Big harsh hop flavours. Very much in the style of an American big intense hoppy IPA. Not unpleasant, very in your face grapefruit hop. Herby/peppery. There is some biscuity malt to underpin the hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2006
at 10:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
75cl bottle from Sainsbury. What a surprise this was on a Monday evening to find this and the IPA in my local store. Very dark brown colour with thick lasting beige head. Choc/coffee/dry charcoal. Intense flavours in the mouth. Good fruit, black cherry, plum. Really like it. Bit too carbonated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2006
at 10:12
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle picked up from Bicester Tesco 24-04-06 Very dark with a creamy head. Much more chocolatey than many of itโs type but not unpleasant for it. I quite enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2006
at 02:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
The first porter Iโve ever had from a corked 750, not that that makes a bit of difference - deep ruby color, with thin but lasting lace - very dry, espresso-like aroma, with some background date and fig, some chocolate - quite bright and fruity at first, but this settles as a dry, cocoa-like flavor and abundant dark roast coffee settle in - a very gentle, refined, subtle english porter - I like it very much.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2006
at 21:52