7

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

Bottle from Waitrose. Clear amber body with a beige head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of earth and dried leaves. Flavour of toffee and a rich, malty finish. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. Rich and well balanced.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 9

Wow. Just wow. This is Porter as it should be. Big malt, bitter hops and (weirdly) a really meaty flavour. And I'm not complaining. This is not one for your sweet chasing fruity hop people. This is one for people who like good and traditional beers and if thats you then you will not be disappointed. I do think this will improve over the next few years.

8

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 9

Smell of caramalt, dried fruit. Cognac colour, small white head. Aroma of caramalt, earth, some toffee. Lightly bitter, lightly sweet. Lively carbon.

7.9

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

Cask at The Jack Horner, Holborn 21/11/2025 Got lucky finding this on cask ❤️rich sweet and toasted malty and fruity, getting some nice caramel and toffee sweetness, marmalade peel and dark dried fruit shred, brown sugar sprinkle, nice spices into the lingering warming malty finish. Lovely.

Also a bottle picked up at Balham Waitrose week after enjoyed at home in London, very nice but not as big as an impression as on cask for me. Got a 2nd bottle and will revisit again in a few years.

6.9

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

Cask at The Hercules, Lambeth. Clear chestnut brown. Foamy off-white head. Aroma has chewy malts, caramel and berry sourness. Flavourwise it has tangy berries and underlying caramel. Hiwever it's less sweet than the aroma would.suggest. The berries add tartness and there is bitter woodiness and grains. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Spft slightly fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Decent old school stuff. Some twigs.

7.3

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

Cask at The Jack Horner, Holborn 21/11/2025 (Badged as Jack Horners told same as Fullers The old Joint) toasted malty with some light nutty accents, some orange, touch of caramel, hoppy undertones, sweet fruity and bitter hoppy finish.

7.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Signal Box Euston. A clear pale amber orange coloured pour with a loose off white head. Aroma is nice layered rustic grains, white grape, dried fruits, apple, straw. Flavour is composed of dusty grains, heirloom malts, straw, some grain tannin, assertive grassy bittermess. The half that i did sank very easily, would have liked to had a full pint. Palate is semi sweet, tannin, grainy, decent cask condition.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Notater fra RBHD-samling hos Johan, og alt delt broderlig mellom oss tre. 0,5 flaske fra Egils importkoffert: klar rødlig kastanje med fint skum som varer lenge. Mandariner, lime, engelsk appelsinmarmelade, nybakt brød og nøtter. Nydelig maltsmak og en litt sherryaktig avslutning. Et klasseøl.

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared with JMD and Johan at Våland 18.11.25. Cloudy mahogany. Excellent aroma and taste of medium dark malt, Sevilla marmalade, sap and marple syrup. Very good!

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5