Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Craft Beer Co Clerkenwell. It pours cloudy pale yellow with a fizzy white head. The nose is wheat, barnyard, hay, spice, vintage gouda, cracker, light chlorine and green apple. The taste is initially tart, sharp lemon, limeade, light soap, and wheat with a clean, dry finish. Medium body and effervescent carbonation. I would have liked it to be a bit more sour, but it is a very drinkable brew.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
330ml bottle. Pours a hazy lemon gold with a thin, bubbly head. Aroma is lemon and wheat with a little cheese. Taste has sharp, sour lemon to start with a cheesy finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
330ml bottle. Pours a hazy lemon with a small, frothy head. Aroma is sweaty socks, apple and honey. Taste is very sharp, with apple to start and a sour lemon finish. Stilton on the aftertaste.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home in London. Pours russet-brown with a fine, creamy beige head. Dry, burnt leaf nose, some minerals. Medium sweet flavor with some modest roast, light coffee, dirt, torched leaves. Medium bodied with fine, creamy carbonation. Toasty sugar finish, some lightly burnt toast, dirt, light tobacco, earth, burnt leaves, low bitterness. Tasty beer overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
11th January 2013
Opaque dark brown beer, decent pale cream - tan head. Palate is dry and slightly soft. Mild minerals. Pleasant mellow coffee with a trace of malt cream. Good balance of hops - mellow blackberry and marmalade orange. Dry finish. Nice beer, but a tad dry.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at the Cask, Pimlico - 11/01/13. Hazed light amber with an off white head that dissipates immediately upon pouring. Nose carries lemon curd, light piss, touch of honey, sour notes, apricot, aspartamtic sugars. Taste follows, delicate tarteness and sour tones, peach, citrus, lemon in the mix. Medium bodied with spritzy carbonation, dry finish. Good stuff!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at CP&K. It pours hazy pale yellow with a quickly dissipaiting white head. The nose is hay, dough, faint spice, soft fruit (pear and the like), pear drops and farmyard. The taste is lightly tart, lemon, hay, dough, sour pear, pear drops, peach, Granny Smith apple and lemonade with a dry finish. Light-medium body, spritzy carbonation and slightly sticky mouth-feel. Simple, but pretty tasty stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at CPK, London - many thanks to Paul! Pours hazy yellow with a fine, wispy white cream head. Dank lemon nose. Light sweet, lots of lemony, citric tartness. Light bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Cleansing finish, tart lemons, good tang, mild alcohol boost. Nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Cask at the Pigs Ear Beer Festival, East London. Black pour with a tan head. Very nice aromas of dark chocolate, a little licorice, some coffee. Oh yes that’s nice! The taste reminds me of liquid bourneville chocolate. Also has a strong coffee approach. Long coffee linger. Roasty, toasty finish. Yum!
Scopey (25115) reviewed 03|01 Porter - Original from Brew By Numbers 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Craft Beer Co. It pours very dark brown with a small tan head. The nose is roasted malt, caramel, vanilla, coconut and wood. The taste is chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, light earth, light spice and vanilla. Medium body and fine carbonation. Solid porter.