29/08/1998. RAILWAY, 1 Avenue Street, STOCKPORT, Greater Manchester, England (PORTER)

7

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

From the cask in Stockport. Old notes. Deep golden color. Full, bready malts with a ton of hops, citrus, grass, bitter. Very nice hoppy blond.

6.8

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

From the Cask in Stockport, the place under the railroad. From old notes. A copper-amber color, earthy flavor. Medium hops. Very nice, very drinkable, a bit like a biere de garde with the earthy, roasted amber flavor.

7.5

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

Had this on cask in Stockport. Old notes. Pitch Black, burnt to a crisp. Dry and hoppy. Very rich and dry, lovely flavors. A fantastic dry porter.

7.2

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

(Cask at Railway, Stockport, 29 July) Colour is golden amber with small head. Nose is fruity with lots of citrus (grapefruit, lemon, orange). Taste is fruity and spicy with grapfruit and lemon, initially sweet but turns drier in the long and seriously hoppy (grapefruit style) and bitter finish. Lovely hop character.

5.8

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

[Cask at GBBF 2005] A hazy orange beer with a huge off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of fruit and flowers. The flavor is also sweet malty, but with notes of lemon, and with a bitter hoppy end.