Acorn Old Moor Porter (Cask)

Brewed by Acorn
Style: Porter
Barnsley, England

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Cask half-pint at NERAX on 5/4/06. Deep black, stained-oak brown color shows medium-high clarity, upon settling. Creamy off-white/ivory colored head is well retained, leaving light lacing as well. Aroma is tight and poignant, yet soft and rich, though that dosent make sense. Mellow (soft) roast and light coffee drive deeply in to the senses (poignant) and recede, leaving light vanilla and chocolate/prune notes in its wake. VERY high aroma strength, but yet so balanced and not allowing any one note to dominate. The more I sniff, the more complex it becomes, with coffee providing light zestiness on the edges, while lightly succulent chocolate liqueur notes add most of the substance, and dusty, but lightly bitter hops enliven things further. The flavor is, not surprisingly, complex, rich, succulent, but yet not overdone (is there such thing as an overdone british cask ale??). Chocolate and husky brown malts balance things initially, with just a trickel of vanilla-flavored coffee on the edges. A graceful hint of anise/licorice gives it more vigor on the finish and crunchy, earthy dark malts linger on providing depth and intrigue. Nearly creamy texture, very smooth, with no touch of wateriness and a tingle from the carbonation. No alcohol anywhere. Looking at others ratings, I guess this isn’t very true-porter-like, but I’m not rating it to-style.

Half at the square peg, Birmingham. Dark brown pour with a creamy tan head. Solid aroma and flavour of coffee and dark chocolate with a medium bitterness

Cask @ jdw, Birmingham. Creamy off white head. Clear deep amber pour. Very nice porter.

4.4% black with a good head, roast malt aroma, burnt malt and liquorice taste, nice porter.

Cask @ JDW. Smooth, low bitterness porter. Not much aroma but bags of taste. Nice pint.

Cask at Blue Boar, Billericay. Pours black as night with a deep red glow and a tan head. A lovely roast malt aroma has all the toastiness you would expect of the style with hints of chocolate fruitiness too. A little thin but quite refreshing, a dry bitter coffee flavour becomes a little more intense over the tongue before fading into a nice burnt toast aftertaste. This ticks all the boxes for a Porter for me and is a very accomplished example of the style.

The Felix, Nuneaton, 31/03/12. Glossy pitch with beige drapes and doilies: a looker. Enticing burnt raisin, mocha, vanilla pod aroma. Really lovely Guinness laced with Mount Gay flavour; leaves, coffee cream, oak and vanilla, oatmeal. Balanced, burnt and bittersweet. Excellent.

Solid black with a light red tint and a lasting creamy thin head. Strong roast, chocolate malt smell. Some nut. Medium creamy body. Taste of nut, roast, nut and butter with a nice dry finish. Creamy. Yummy

Cask at the London Drinker. Pours dark brown with a moderate, foamy white head. Great aroma of freshly ground coffee and bitter cocoa. Light sweet flavor, some burnt toast, light roast, baking cocoa and burnt grass. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Good condition. Lightly dry to finish, lots of bittersweet baking cocoa, some hints of coffee, light minerals. Very solid, drinkable porter.

Cask. The Postern Gate (JDW), York. Medium fluffy off white head. Black body. Fruity, blackberries, chocolate, slight roastiness, spicy. Bittersweet. Dry finish. Soft mouthfeel.

On cask at the congress, longton. Pours black with creamy tan head. Coffee, liquorice, roasts, good hop balance. Very nice ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone