8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On keg at Salt Horse. Appearance - deep black with a lovely fawn head. Nose - dark chocolate with cherry and mint. Taste - deep creamy chocolate wit cherry lozenge and again a herby menthol note at the back. Palate - rich and sweet with a long linger. Overall - delicious.
Tried
on 18 Jan 2019
at 18:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at salthorse. Pours deep ruby brown, nose is huge cherry, slightly medicinal, sweeties, chocolate, toffee, taste is sweet toffee, juicy cherry, liquorice, a little smoky, chewy.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2019
at 08:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Cotteridge Wines tasting room; hazy golden yellow pour with a thin white head, aroma has big pine and mango, taste has smooth pine, slightly dank, some mango and peach.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2018
at 11:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at By the River Brew Co. Black brown colour, thin beige foam head leaving lacing and nutty roast chocolate aroma. Taste is sweet malty, nutty and roasted notes, withdark cherry fruit, chocolatey, coffee, vanilla and spicy boozy earthy bitterness. Medium to full mouthfeel, soft carbonation, semi-dry light bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jul 2018
at 14:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask (handpump) @ By The River Brew Co Brewery & Tap, 🇬🇧 Hillgate Quays, NE8 2BH Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, England.
[ As By The River / Northern Monk It's Not Mike Porter! ].
ABV: 8.4%. Clear dark brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee, cherry, dark malt. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, cherry, chocolate, dark malt, candy - sweet malt, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is flat. [20180722]
7-3-7-3-15
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jul 2018
at 06:51
7/10
Tried
on 22 Jul 2018
at 19:16
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the hanging bat. Pours black, nose is meaty, marshmallow, roasted, liquorice, taste is similar, chewy, coconut. --- Beer merged from original tick of Export Porter on 06 Jul 2018 at 08:45 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5. Original review text: Keg at the hanging bat. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, liquorice, floral, meaty, coffee, taste is aniseed, roasted, liquorice, chocolate, rich, chewy
Tried
on 20 Jul 2018
at 08:07
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Keg at the hanging bat... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet chocolate roast malts nose.. Soft dark chocolate roast malts. Mheavy sweet chocolate roast malts.. Heavy chocolate roast.. Light blackcurrant chocolate.. Big cake.. Cherry.. Big sweet malts.. Light fizz.. Thin body --- Beer merged from original tick of Export Porter on 12 Jul 2018 at 13:07 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5. Original review text: Keg at the hanging bat... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet coffee chocolate roast... Dark chocolate roast malts nose.. Licorice and dark chocolate.. The boobly ones from the basset range.. Its cold brew coffee with licorice.. I suspect stella would love it
Tried
on 19 Jul 2018
at 14:52
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
17/7/2018. Cask at By The River Brew Co, Gateshead. Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of chocolate, cherry, cake and cream (Black Forest gateau) with coffee, toffee, vanilla and molasses. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Full bodied, slick texture, soft carbonation. Rich, slightly dry, fruity finish with some bitterness developing. Very nice!
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jul 2018
at 18:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
17/7/2018. Cask at By The River Brew Co, Gateshead. Pours cloudy pale yellow gold with a small short lasting white head. Aroma of lemon, yeast, orange, light coriander, hops, light malt, grassy and floral notes, and a hint of vanilla. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness, slightest hint of sour. Light body, slight oily texture, low carbonation. Dry with some increase in bitterness to finish. Grower.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jul 2018
at 18:11