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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Medium creamy shiny deep offwhite everlasting head. Excellent cling. Deep dark red-brown translucent body. Intense perfumy milky dark chocolate aroma with vanilla notes. Dry-and-sweet vanilla and chocolate pudding taste with a dry, powdery feel to it. Harmonic and balanced. Long aftertaste, very distinct and clear. Not very complex, but still has more than enough to interest. Very nice, but definitely not a session beer. (0.2l draft, Porterhouse Temple Bar, Dublin.)
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2008
at 04:44
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium creamy shiny offwhite everlasting head. Amber body with carbonation. Fruity banana malts aroma with strong citric hop notes. A bit stale. Sweet resiny earthy fruity wooden taste. Dry spicy honeyish aftertaste. Slightly artificial, but still nice. (0.2l draft at Porterhouse Temple Bar, Dublin.)
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Mar 2008
at 07:01
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Small white head. Very pale yellow body with carbonation. Hardly any aroma. Light dry-sweet fruity malty mealy taste with citric notes. Very light and mild, but still good. Light spicy notes. Aftertaste is reasonably long. A good beer, even if it is very light. (0.2l draft at Porterhouse Temple Bar, Dublin.)
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Mar 2008
at 06:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Small white creamy head makes a sharp line against warm chestnut brown body. Fruity caramelly burnt almond aroma with peppery spicy hops. Dry-sweet resiny wooden roasty taste with earthy, nutty, metallic notes. A bit watery. Long aftertaste. Nice, and impressive taste for the amount of alcohol. Excellent session beer. (0.3l draft, Porterhouse Temple Bar, Dublin.)
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Mar 2008
at 06:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught @ Porterhouse, Coven Garden. Pours a black color with a longlasting creamy tan head. Roasted malty chocolate aroma. Smooth roasted coffee and chocolate flavor with some salty hints. Roasted malty finish.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2008
at 15:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Porterhouse, Coven Garden. Pours a black color with a longlasting creamy tan head. Roasted malty aroma with some hints of chocolate. Roasted malty chocolate and coffee flavor. Long roasted malty finish with a slightly bitter aftertaste.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2007
at 10:40
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle from Garthicus, Thanks Al! Nose of coffee, licorice, chocolate, and a light hoppy note; Black as hell with a small tan head; flavor is coffee, chocolate, light hop bitterness, and a molasses note. Finish is chocolate and light hop bitterness. Compares well to a lot of America Impys but with more of an Irish Guinness-like molassesy note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2007
at 18:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bitter for a dry stout, but still solid and enjoyable. Fizzy light brown head above a dark, opaque body. The heavy aroma presents smells of roasted and burnt malts, molasses, coffe, smoke and hops. The flavor is lightly sweet, heaviy acidic and moderate to heavily bitter. Very dry and somewhat chalky finish. Medium body.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2007
at 21:43
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at The Porterhouse, Covent Garden, London.
The last beer from my 3 days session in London. Black coloured, medium sized brown head. Mild roasted malt, chocolate and coffee taste with notes of smoke and dark fruit. Very smooth and enjoyable porter.
The last beer from my 3 days session in London. Black coloured, medium sized brown head. Mild roasted malt, chocolate and coffee taste with notes of smoke and dark fruit. Very smooth and enjoyable porter.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Dec 2007
at 04:47
3.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
On tap at The Porterhouse, Covent Garden, London.
Pale golden coloured, small white head, bready nose. Very watery, weak hoppy and fruity taste with notes of hey and herbs. Such a great Porterhouse dark beers and such a lousy lagers.
Pale golden coloured, small white head, bready nose. Very watery, weak hoppy and fruity taste with notes of hey and herbs. Such a great Porterhouse dark beers and such a lousy lagers.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Dec 2007
at 04:40