Bov (14982) - Bienne, SWITZERLAND - SEP 20, 2018@GBBF - dark beer with a beige foam left; aroma of coffee and pralines; roasted; thin-bodied, low carbonation; aftertaste of vanilla, roasted malts, ashes, chocolate and grains
john44 (4849) - SW London, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 26, 2018Cask at GBBF 2018, Olympia, London, Aug 2018 - Dark brown in colour. Slight beige head. Malty; roasty malts, chocolate, coffee notes. Fruity; dark fruit notes. Bit spicy. Hoppy; moderate hop bitterness. Sweet-bitter roast chocolate malty fruity throughout. Very drinkable. (2018-08)
Theydon_Bois (40501) - Hazlemere, the lower Xhitlerns, Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND - AUG 25, 2018Cask at GBBF '18, day 3, 09/08/18.
Light black with a well presented tan head.
Nose is dark malts, fruit esters, brown bread, cocoa sprinkle.
Taste comprises fruit slice, toffee, brown bread, light spice, mellow roast malts.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Decent enough cask porter.
mR_fr0g (29121) - Hertfordshire, ENGLAND - AUG 13, 2018Cask at the GBBF 2018 day 3 09/08/2018. A mostly clear nut brown coloured pour with a halo of beige head, nutty, earth, charred wood. Palate is semi sweet, medium light bodied. Flavour is composed of rustic brown malts, bitter black malts, chcco. Raw choc.. Not bad.
fonefan (74064) - VestJylland, DENMARK - AUG 12, 2018UPDATED: JAN 19, 2021
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2018 - Day 3 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As Urban Farm Maine Logger (Pre-Prohibition Porter) ].
ABV: 5.5%. Clear dark red brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, sweet malt, spicy, umami - meat (smoked note). Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet mal, dark malt, roasted - coffee, spicy malt, light umami - meat. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180809]
7-3-7-4-14
BeardedAvenger (7319) - New Haw, Surrey, ENGLAND - AUG 10, 2018Cask at GBBF 2018. Sweet dark caramel. Dark brown. Thin off-white head. Medium caramel. Medium bodied. Average. Abrupt decent enough.
madmitch76 (36920) - , Essex, ENGLAND - AUG 9, 20189th August 2018
GBBF Day 3. Cask. Almost clear deep brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate, decent fine carbonation. Good condition. Smooth brown malts, slightly earthy. Touch of creamy sweetness. Tangy dry chocolate. A touch floralness and mild ripe fruits. Smooth finish. Nice
Beese (17142) - Tooting, London, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 9, 2018Cask at GBBF 2018, Kensington Olympia. Dark brown beer. A good American take on a disappointing British porter. Dank malt aroma. Someone sweet flavour.
Scopey (24181) - Oldmeldrum, SCOTLAND - AUG 9, 2018Cask gravity at GBBF 2018. It pours dark brown with a small beige head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, oily, chocolate cake, spice, earthy, umami, dull smoke, meatness and ash. The taste is dry, bitter, spicy, charred, wood, umami, liquorice, ashy, charred, toothy, peppery spice and leather with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Decent porter.