 chris_o (4409), London, Greater London, England
Feb 22, 2006
Bright bottled from cask (gravity dispense) at White Cliffs Festival. Almost black, but a closer examination, holding it up to the light reveals it to be a very dark ruby colour. Chocolate and burnt malt aroma with some light woody notes. Deep roast malt and dry chocolate on the palate. There’s a good depth of rich berry fruit here too. Distinct bitterness holds it all together with a light, sour lactic edge on the finish. Espresso coffee notes emerge in the aftertaste. Excellent balance and a very fine beer all round. And that’s after a week in a plastic bottle. Shame its not more readily available.
Svesse (1821), Hässelby, Sweden
Dec 29, 2007 (Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm, 17 Dec 2007) Pitch black colour with creamy, pale brown head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of cold black coffee and cocoa. Roasted, malty taste with loads of chocolate and cocoa, hints of sweetness and a lovely cocoa bitterness in the finish. Very nice, traditional porter.
omhper (10728), Stockholm, Sweden
Dec 19, 2007 Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Very dark ruby. Light on coffee and molasses. Medium bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Salty and malty, light flavoured but dense and focused.
ante (2525), Stockholm, Sweden
Dec 5, 2007 Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Pours out in a dark brown colour with a creamy beige head. Soft aroma toasted malts, nuts, milky chocolate and grass. Smooth flavour of roasted grains, sweet coffee, currant-leaves and nut-shells. Medium bitter finish of dark chocolate black coffee, nuts and fudge. Nice old style porter. Smooth and moresh.
Mungo (2474), Southampton, Hampshire, England
Nov 28, 2007 Cask conditioned @ Giddy Bridge (JDW), Soton. Vanilla and roasty malts. Slightly sweet but dry roastiness predominates in the finish. Pleasant but by the end seems a little bland.
downender (1618), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Nov 16, 2007 Cask-conditioned at the Lloyd’s No 1, Bristol as part of their November 2007 festival. Dark brown coloured with a reddish tinge. Aroma of chocolate, dark fruit and sweetish malt. Flavour of plain chocolate, roasted malt with a dry finish. Very enjoyable.
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