Burton Bridge Burton Porter

Bottle. Very dark brown with almost no head. Good chocolate caramel nose. Good chocolate flavours, light roast appears towards the finish. A bit watery. Body and appearance can be improved, but it tastes good.

500ml bottle. Pours with a ton of light brown lacing head. Looks chocolaty brown, opaque. Smells caramel, malty. Tastes very similar. Consistent and smooth. A nice winter beer, drink on a cold day, it warms you from the inside out. Yum.

500ml bottle. Nice chocolate coloured pour with very little head. Aroma is a little fruity.....plumb or date-like. Similar flavours are present with very subtle coffee notes and a strong sour finish. Drinks silky smooth on the palate. Unusual for a porter but a little underrated. .

500 ml, 4.5% Bottle Conditioned. Very deep chocolate brown, nice looking with a light brown head. Very well carbonated for a bottle conditioned beer. Definite lacing of the head as well. The nose is of soap, and roasted malt and nut. The taste is great. Caramel, hops, and roasted coffee/malt flavour all marry exceptionally well. The initial taste is good but the aftertaste and mouthfeel make it that much better. A very nice porter with an average taste but great aftertaste.

Cask@Beer Hunters
Very dark brown color, small off-white head. Slightly roasted and nutty aroma. Sticky hoppy, roasted coffeish flavor. Long bitter aftertaste. Light palate. A bit too attacking.

Bottle - pours dark with almost no head. smells of dates and alcohol. thin body. decent initial taste - pleasant than shifts to a off sour finish. did not like this at all.

***2008 rating *** moderately sour over light caramel with an earthy character and a fine bitterness of hops. Fungal like a brie cheese - the mushroomy flavor predominates. Certainly interesting. Last year it was not fungal but had a sharp green-apple character.*** 2007 rating *** Not bad - the green apple peel dryness and funk are interesting. The dryness seems to thin the palate a bit. Not really my cup of suds though admirable. 7-3-7-3-12 = 3.2

Page 93 of Michael Jackson’s Great Beer Guide. On hand pump in Burton on Trent. to quote Josh Oakes this is an olde school porter with a slight sourness. Only 181 of MJ’s Classic Brews to go.