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4620
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Brewed by Brunswick (Everards)
Style: Porter
Derby, England

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RATINGS: 22   MEAN: 3.07/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3   EST. CALORIES: 129   ABV: 4.3%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular.
Chocolate aroma with spicy fruit notes. A complex, full-bodied brew with distinct coffee and fruity after character.


2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
duff (5483) - St, Margarets, - JUL 19, 2004
Cask@Dartford BF. Pretty restrained, quite a short flavour, some caramel, a mild taosty malts. No flavours jump out and the texture is slightly watery, pretty innofensive, but very boring.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
BeerCast_Rich (1197) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - AUG 26, 2011
[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]

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
downender (4382) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - DEC 7, 2010
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.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
sm89walt (1419) - Norwich, Norfolk, ENGLAND - OCT 12, 2010
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.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
fonefan (24928) - VestJylland, DENMARK - AUG 24, 2010

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]

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
Papsoe (22948) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JAN 18, 2010
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

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
gary07734 (500) - Tyne & Wear, ENGLAND - OCT 30, 2009
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.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - JUL 27, 2009
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.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
albertane (378) - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, ENGLAND - AUG 19, 2008
Cask at the Brunswick, Derby. This porter has some pleasant smoky and coffee characteristics but is too watery to be an especially good porter.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Fin (5749) - Merton, Oxfordshire, England, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - AUG 19, 2008
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.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
berkshirejohn (3014) - Bracknell, Berkshire, ENGLAND - MAR 11, 2008
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.


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