About
Founded by Oliver Hughes & Liam Lahart, the Porterhouse Brew Co. are Ireland's pioneers of craft beer. Opening Ireland's first brewpub in the heart of Dublin, Temple Bar. Nowadays with a chain of successful bars in Dublin, London and New York the company is now producing from a state of the art brewery located in Glasnevin, Dublin. The expansion to the 120 barrel brewing facility in 2017 helps service our own bars but provides quality beer outside of the bars to consumers throughout Ireland while exporting to over 20 markets globally. The Porterhouse Brew Co. is proud to be a fully run independent brewery with a focus on consistency, quality and innovation.
6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at The Porterhouse, Covent Garden 29 Apr 08. Dark brown - almost black with a tanned creamy head. Modest aroma of coffee. Flavor of coffee with a surprisingly light aftertaste with some dry bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 May 2008
at 08:37
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at The Porterhouse, Covent Garden 29 Apr 08. Dark brown - almost black colored with a tanned creamy head.Strong aroma of coffee and chocolate. Taste of roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Surprisingly easy to drink with a pleasant dry bitterness kicking in.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 May 2008
at 08:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at The Porterhouse, Covent Garden 29 Apr 08. Black with a creamy light brown head. Modest aroma of chocolate. Flavor of roasted malt and chocolate. A pleasant dry roasted finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 May 2008
at 08:29
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at The Porterhouse, Covent Garden 29 Apr 08. Golden colored. A large tanned creamy head that clings to the glass. Modest aroma and flavor of malt. A pleasant bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 May 2008
at 08:23
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at The Porterhouse, Covent Garden 29 Apr 08. Brown colored. A small filmy head. Aroma of apricot. Dry fruity flavor with a dry fruity finish that lasted.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 May 2008
at 08:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Biggish creamy beige everlasting head. Deep dark red translucent body. Meaty smoky aroma. Dryish smoky chocolatey burnt taste. Mid-bodied. Sweetish background. Dry peppery hops. Quite nice. (0.47l draft, Porterhouse Temple Bar, Dublin.)
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2008
at 05:34
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Medium beige creamy everlasting head. Barely translucent deep dark brownish red body. Faint cocoa powder aroma. Dry, slightly watery, cocoa powder taste with hoppy notes and a metallic background. A little coffee. Nice, but unremarkable. (0.2l draft, Porterhouse Temple Bar, Dublin.)
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2008
at 05:33
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Thin creamy offwhite everlasting head. Body is reddish brown. Light aroma, mostly malty with peppery hops. Watery metallic malty taste with a dry mealy edge. Roasty grainy aftertaste, quite long. Peppery hops. Nice, but not their best. (0.2l draft, Porterhouse Temple Bar, Dublin.)
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2008
at 05:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thin white film of a head. Yellow body. Dry grassy malty aroma with an underlying sweetness and resiny, mealy notes. Very dry grassy straw taste lingers. Grainy notes, chalk, a little rubber. Nice, not entirely typical. (0.2l draft, Porterhouse Temple Bar, Dublin.)
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2008
at 05:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Medium creamy beige everlasting head. Opaque black body goes dark red at edges. Burnt milky caramelly aroma. Dry burnt coffee and grain taste with milky licorice notes. Burnt almonds and caramel also in evidence. Peppery aftertaste. Very nice and drinkable dry stout. Pretty uncompromising. (0.3l draft at Porterhouse Temple Bar, Dublin.)
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2008
at 04:48