Portobello Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2012

Contact
Unit 6, Mitre Bridge Ind. Est, North Kensington, London, W10 6AU, England
Description
Portobello was founded by Rob Jenkins & Farooq Khalid in September 2012. Rob is a beer industry veteran who’s worked across the industry in a career spanning 30+ years. Farooq is a brewing and engineering whizz who is just as comfortable designing & building new bits of brew kit as he is devising delicious recipes.

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Tried from Draft on 10 Oct 2020 at 14:56


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Tried from Draft on 10 Oct 2020 at 14:43


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Pours an almost clear yellow gold colour with almost no head. Aroma is fruity, tropical fruits and citrusy. A citrusy bitter taste, pithy citrus and tropical fruit flavours.

Tried on 04 Aug 2020 at 18:05


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours black in colour with an average sized mostly lasting creamy tan head. Aroma is roasted malts, burnt toast and bitter coffee. A roasted malty bitter taste, roasted and burnt grains, espresso coffee and a drying roasted bitter finish.

Tried on 18 Jul 2020 at 14:48


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--- Beer aliased from original tick of Dr Watsons London Porter on 07 Mar 2020 at 14:09 - Score: 7

Tried from Draft on 05 Mar 2020 at 19:23


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Tried on 28 Feb 2020 at 12:26


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Keg at the Jerusalem Tavern, Farringdon on 29th January 2020. Clear amber with shallow white foam and full lacing. Zesty citrus aroma. Grapefruit and orange peel in mouth and a rich and intense citrus and tropical fruits finish. Zingy mouthfeel and light to medium body. Exquisite.

Tried on 03 Feb 2020 at 00:27


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Victoria spoons. A clear mid gold coloured pour with a thin white head. Aroma is nutty malts, tangy apple, raisin, dish water.. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty malts, green apple, light stale grains, English yeast notes. Palate is semi sweet, light tang. Moderate cask condition. Meh.

Tried from Cask on 24 Dec 2019 at 15:44


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Tap at Anchor Bankside. Golden-amber colour, small white head and lace. Light fruity-grainy aroma. Light-bodied. Crisp, bitter-harsh, a bit fruity pils. Ok with food.

Tried from Draft on 23 Dec 2019 at 11:26


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask on 15th Nov 2019; The Crown Inn, Oakengates Shropshire. Clean golden body, white head with lacing. Floral and hop laden nose, taste has some light maltiness below the crisp hop front. Decent blend with a fruity hop finish.

Tried from Cask on 16 Nov 2019 at 09:37