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8 Sail Damson Porter

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4722
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by 8 Sail
Style: Porter
Sleaford, England

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RATINGS: 19   MEAN: 3.13/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.03   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle conditioned.
Damsons have added a full bodies fruitiness to the rich complex flavours provided by the pale,amber, brown & black malts.


most recent ratings

2.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 6/20
madmitch76 (9867) - , Essex, ENGLAND - JAN 6, 2013
22nd May 2011
Opaque black brown beer, small pale tan head. Light semi dry palate. A little fruit sweetness and tang. Mild dark malts but with an unpleasant burned taste. Finishes minerally. Another beer from this brewery ruined by over toasted malt.

3.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
SilverfoX (5) - Norfolk, ENGLAND - MAR 6, 2012 does not count
Starts as a typical stout, but the finish is a delight, with a creamy christmas pudding flavour after taste, moreish, wish i had another bottle now, bloody typical....

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
Pinball (9660) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - JAN 29, 2012
bottle from a trade with papsoe, shared at ungstrup tasting dark brown, small offwhite head. aromais very bitter and caramelly malty bitter. flavor is malty, slightly dark fruity, not as bitter as aroma.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Theis (11078) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JAN 26, 2012
Bottle at Ungstrup’s - Thanks. Black - light brown head. Roasted, nutty notes, berries, nice malty, medium malty, light sourish notes, fruity, light hoppy, light burned notes, caramel, wood notes, lactic.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Ungstrup (26250) - Citizen of the universe, DENMARK - JAN 16, 2012
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, caramel, and wood. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, caramel, and a bit of wood, leading to a dry finish. Thanks pinball for sharing.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
yespr (25932) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - JAN 16, 2012
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is dark malty and caramelish. Dark malty and caramelish. Roasted breadish. Dark malt and slight bitter finish.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Gary (1132) - Rochester, Kent, ENGLAND - SEP 25, 2011
UPDATED: SEP 29, 2011 (bottled) TheY brew 3 Porters to my knowledge , got these two online and am aloof to care about the other one, this is decent . A tart Porter that makes me ponder a)...I know UK bottled porters can often be sour and fruity or b) infection.....A nice enuff take
big ass dynamic beige head is chunky . The beer has tangy dark plum and a bitter sweet richness , tart allday.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
cgarvieuk (10993) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - SEP 16, 2011
bottle at home ... deep brown ... big bubbly tan head ... sour woody roast chocolate malts ... fizzy ... sour ... toffee roast ... this might have been good ... but despite being in date ... this has clearly gone.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
oh6gdx (18576) - Vasa, FINLAND - JUL 23, 2011
Bottled (from Beers Of Europe). Very deep ruby colour, close to black, with a small brown head. Aroma is mild sour wood, soem slight toasted notes, toffee and also quite strong on raisins/plum. Flavour is much the same with also some quite bitter notes.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
gunnfryd (8556) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - JUN 13, 2011
Bottle. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Flavour is dry, hop, coffee, caramel, licorice, hay, roasted malt, dried fruits. Nice/OK beer.


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