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Brewed by Exmoor
Style: Porter
Taunton, England

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RATINGS: 47   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.3   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 198   ABV: 6.6%
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Cask; Regular. Previously a Winter seasonal.
Brewed with a mix of pale ale, chocolate and crystal malts, and hopped with Goldings, Challenger and Brewers Gold, it is dark mahogany-brown in colour, with the merest hint of crimson tints at its edge. Lush rich aromas of toffee, treacle. Mocha coffee, vinous fruit and chocolate swirl above the glass. There’s more complexity on the palate with rich fruitcake, a hint of rum, more Mocha coffee, an herbal hoppiness, vinous fruit, while the bittersweet finish is smooth yet complex, rich but not cloying.
NOTE: Original recipe used Fuggles hops instead of Brewers Gold.


1.9
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
johninmelb (748) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - DEC 23, 2004
Too sweet, too cloying, and generally overdone. A beer that doesn’t know what it wants to be. Nasty.

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
nigos (623) - Sheffield, South Yorkshire, ENGLAND - MAY 1, 2003
Porteresk coffee and chocolate aroma. Black hue with light brown head. Roasted malt and chocolate flavour. Long lasting coffee finish.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
RobBestwick (583) - Calgary, Alberta, CANADA - APR 4, 2003
toasted malty aroma, porter style appearance, toasted malty taste, coffee, chocolate, dry malty finish, alcohol notes, v good

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
chimplechamp (581) - Oslo, NORWAY - NOV 10, 2007
cask troon beer fest- pours flat rootbeer, smells roast popcorn tastes abit flat. sweet, smokey, and average.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
stravale (579) - Scottish Borders, SCOTLAND - FEB 2, 2012
Cask @ JDW Elgin
Very dark brown..ruby edges...thick creamy off white head....very good lacing
Aroma - rich dark caramel malts...liquorice...some spicy hops
Taste - rich dark caramel...bit of roast malt...liquorice...dark fruits...dark toffee..bitter hops in the background...slight salty notes...little savoury..alcohol quite well hidden..complex and tasty
Palate - soft carb....medium body...rich malts...smooth. Finish - rich malts..bit of warming alcohol..dark smooth toffee..clean finish
Overall - This is more of an old ale to me and a very good one too!

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
wimpyjoe (493) - Greater Manchester, ENGLAND - FEB 23, 2012
Heavy, although not quite as heavy as you expect for this percentage. Slight treacleness about it.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
RichardWilding (201) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - JUL 29, 2004
A good brew. Roasty, malty flavours detected, but also some sweet dark fruit flavours. It doesn’t feel like a 6.6% beer, which I found to my cost! Very good.


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