Brunswick Railway Porter

Brewed by Brunswick (Everards)
Style: Porter
Derby, England

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Light Brown(1)->Pitch Black(5) : 3     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3   Off-White(1)->Dark Brown(5) : 2   Lasting: 4   Lacing : 3   Nitro : XX
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 2   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Ink : XX   Tar : XX   Olives : XX   DMS : XX
Malt : 4   Biscuity : 1   Burnt Toast : 3   Caramel : 3   Nuts : XX   Pumpernickel : 2   Cereals : XX   Coffee : 3   Dark Chocolate : 2   Vanilla : XX   Grapes : 1   Blackberries : XX   Cherries : XX
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 2   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes :   Earth : 1   Wood : XX   Mint : XX   Smoke : XX   Soy : XX   Bourbon : XX   Anise : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : XX   Lactic : XX   Bitterness : 2   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : 1   Mineral : 2   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Fresh, well roasted, medium bodied porter with tasty dark malts.

[cask at the Brunswick Inn, Derby] Deep blackish/brown pour with maybe a touch of red in there. Good white head, lasts a long time. Ticks all the boxes in the classic British porter style – dark in colour, coffee, a bit of chocolate on the nose, lightly roasted taste - session beers don’t have to be straw-coloured and hoppy. Does lack a bit of body in the finish, but highly drinkable [18042009]

Cask-conditioned at the Derbyshire beer festival, Seven Stars, Bristol 6/12/10. Near black with a touch of red and decent, off-white head. Sweetish fruity aroma with a touch of lactose and roasty malts, Flavour of milk chocolate and berry fruit with a dryish finish. Good, but as others have noted, lacking in oomph.

Cask - The Brunswick Inn, Derby. Poured a dark, ruddy brown with a lasting yet small, creamy tan head. Red berries, some smoke and roasty, coffee notes on the aroma. Similar on the tongue: a distinct red berry tang and a smokey, roasty bitterness in the finish. Soft on the palate, good length tang and smokey bitterness, medium-ish body.

Cask (handpump) @ Brunswick Inn, 1 Railway Terrace, Derby, Derbyshire England DE1 2RU.

Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, coffee, oyster stout alike. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, chocolate - vanilla sweet. Body is light medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100117]

Cask. Clear orangey brown with a small rough and beige head. Roasted coffeeish nose. Medium body, flat, roasted nutty accents and again a whiff of sweet coffee. No bitterness. 170110

Pours thick dark black, thin bubbly head. Aroma is malty, chocolate and bitter. Taste is quite sweet, like boiled sweets, slightly oaky and chocolate, with quite a light mild bitter finish. Nice.

UPDATED: AUG 16, 2009 1. Cask Stillage at the Winding Wheel, Chesterfield Beer Festival 02/02/2008 Roast aroma. Dark coloured rich on the palate and spicy with a crisp slightly dry and bitter aniseed flavoured finish. 2. Cask Handpump at the Brunswick Inn, Derby 10/08/2008 Roast aroma. Dark red coloured and smooth on the palate with some alcohol present. Crisp slightly bitter and dry roast finish.

Cask at the Brunswick, Derby. This porter has some pleasant smoky and coffee characteristics but is too watery to be an especially good porter.

Cask at The Brunswick, Derby 17-08-08 Pours dark brown with red highlights turning to light brown at the edges and an off white head . Fairly typically soft and malty but a touch thin and watery at times, its fine but seriously lacks any ooommph.

Cask at the Brunswick Arms, Derby. An excellent porter; a dark shining black body with a think tan head; gentle coffee and chocolate aromas; silky smooth body with fruity flavours with hints of coffee and chocolate and a rich, dry finish.