 Svesse (1499), Hässelby, Sweden
May 3, 2008
(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 25 April 2008) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of liquorice and freshly ground, heavily roasted coffee. Malty, roasted taste with fresh coffee, dark fruit, ashes, prunes, liquorice and a hint of smoke. Nice coffee bitterness in the finish. Rather dry for a porter. Medium body. This really is an excellent porter! More of this please.
fonefan (4062), Ulfborg, Denmark
Mar 4, 2008 Cask (gravity) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK. Clear medium red brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, coffee, notes of licorice. Flavor is moderate sweet, light acidic, and moderate bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (180108)
Carlus12 (361), London, Greater London, England
Feb 7, 2008 Cask @ Battersea Beer Festival ’08. Near black colour with thin tan head. Aroma is chocolate, milky, coffee. Taste is liquorice, malty, slight alcohol, smoky. Quite smooth and enjoyable.
DownsouthGav (598), Greater London, England
Feb 7, 2008 cask @ Battersea Beer Festival 2008. Malt, alcohol, some hops in the nose. Pours dark brown beer. taste is abidingly of alcohol, hops and malt. Quite strong in fact leaving a dry finish. Not as nice as I had hoped.
Whelk (124), Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Jan 27, 2008 Cask at Kelham Island Tavern. Pours very dark brown/black with a thin tan rim. Aroma is chocolate, roasty, toasty malt, and coffee. Flavors are roasted malt, a touch of burnt toast, liquorice, coffee, touch of vanilla, maybe a tiny bit of smoke.
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