4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle from Wine Rack, March 2007. Golden hued with sweetish aroma. Coriander was over prominent and clashed with the other flavours. Not for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2007
at 16:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Golden beer with a strongish head. The aroma is very sweet and fruity and the flavour is quite dry, rhubarb and well hopped and bitter. Overall a nice fruity beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2007
at 09:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Wenlock. Copper/amber colour with disappearing bubbly white head. Not a huge aroma. Some nuttiness in mouth, some strawberries/raspberries. Quite good bitterness on finish. Faint yeast, caramel, red fruit aroma. Nuts, caramel and fruit make this a very interesting weak session bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2006
at 10:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London, 25 Nov) Amber colour with small white head. Fruity nose with dried fruit and raisins. Fruity taste with dried fruit (prunes, raisins) and earthy hops giving it a nice, bitter finish. Not exceptional, but a nice session bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2006
at 16:05
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Amber body with a small white head. Good clarity. Slightly sweet malty aroma. Bitter fruitiness in taste. Well balanced, but a very ordinary brew (Hal pint on cask at The Lower Red Lion, St Albans 27.09.2006).
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2006
at 13:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Full pint on cask celebrating my arrival from Norwich to the one and only Lower Red Lion in St Albans where the ale was served at perfect temperature and in good condition. Black as coal in colour with a brownish tint when held up to the light. Low brownish foam. Coffeebeans and hints of coriander in aroma. Anise and dark chocolate in taste. Coriander also in a well rounded aftertaste. A rather special, but good porter with medium to full mouthfeel (a promising start to our last drinking days in England, 27.09.2006).
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2006
at 13:34
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle picked ut at Utobeer in London and sampled with Finn. Rusty dark body under a medium off-white head. Aroma of dark and dried fruits. Herbal flavour with roasted berries and malt. Pleasant bitterness at the end. Just as good as the cask version (enjoyed 24.09.2006).
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2006
at 04:22
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at The Lower Red Lion St Albans 27 Sep 2006. Dark golden coloured. A small lasting head. Faint aroma of caramel. Rather unvaried flavour but a sweet bitter lasting aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2006
at 10:00
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at The Lower Red Lion St Albans 27 Sep 2006. Dark brown - almost black coloured. A lasting white head. Hints of spice in the aroma. Some caramellish flavour. Fruity bitter finish with hints of coriander. Not a typical porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2006
at 09:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half on cask gravity at the Dove Street Inn, Ipswich. Clear amber. Low head. Fruity aroma. The flavour is also varied fruity with oranges and grapefruit twisted in a good dash of coriander. Slightly bitter aftertaste (21.09.2006).
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2006
at 03:02