Portobello Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 3 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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5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask at the Plough & Harrow (JDW), Hammersmith. Another Rugby World Cup special. Amber with a loose cream head; fruity aroma; slightly sour fruity taste; with an odd dry herbal bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 21 Oct 2015 at 04:33

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
21st September 2015
Temple Bar. Keg. Almost clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light, dry and crispy. Clean lager malts, some mild sweetness and florlaness. Touch of citrus. Light finish, mild bitterness. Clean lager.
Tried on 03 Oct 2015 at 11:57

5.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Keg at Pavlov’s Dog, Reading. Pale gold with a thin white head and quite a lot of fizz. Light refreshing floral notes up front turn into a full-on rose petal and parma violet fest that stays (just) the right side of Crabtree and Evelyn’s old lady hand cream. Quite sweet- maybe a little marzipan in there. Very light bitterness in the finish. Possibly one of the most unusual beers I’ve had, and certainly one of the most floral. I liked it better than most lagers, but I’m still unlikely to go back to it. On adding my review to Ratebeer it seems very different to others’ experience of this brew, but the barman definitely served from this tap, and none of the other beers on the other taps match these flavours so don’t think it was a tap connection crossover. Hmmm...
Tried from Draft on 01 Sep 2015 at 16:52

5/10
Tried on 30 Aug 2015 at 15:01

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
on tap oro velata schiuma media sentore terroso un po ferro lieve citrico agrumato amaro medio corpo medio
Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2015 at 17:11

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Grassy and toasted malty. Bitter, fruity and toasted finish. Dry and bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2015 at 10:45

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Tried in a Lincoln bar. Amber colour with a tight white head. Malty caramel and dried fruit aroma with a bitter taste and finish.
Tried on 01 Aug 2015 at 12:55

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask at Maidenhead beer festival 2015, Maidenhead, Berks. A hazy golden/amber coloured pour with a thin white head on top. Hoppy, citrus aroma. Tastes similar, hoppy, citrus, quite flat and lacking in freshness.
Tried from Cask on 26 Jul 2015 at 10:57

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at the Mad Bishop and Bear, Fuller’s - London. Pours clear yellow-gold with a creamy white head. Nice citrus hop aroma, some pale bread, slight pine needles, grain. Light-medium sweet flavor with low bitterness, straw, lemon rind, straw. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Well balanced finish with touches of honeysuckle, pale bread, crunchy hay, more citrus. Excellent golden ale.
Tried from Cask on 12 Jul 2015 at 11:09

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Portobello White ].Hazy matt medium yellow color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, wheat, moderate yeasty, herbs, fruity, cloves. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, sharp, spicy, fruity, yeast. Body is medium, texture is creamy, carbonation is flat. [20140813]
Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2015 at 02:01