Fallen Blackhouse

Fallen
Brewed at Traditional Scottish Ales
Style: Porter
Stirling, Scotland

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Half pint on draught at the York Tap. Black with red highlights and a fair head. Pleasant chocolate roast aroma. Tastes of roast, chocolate, bitterness, and its well balanced. Pretty decent stuff.

Bottle. Aroma of chocolate with light smoke. Flavour much the same with some liquorice and dark fruit. Not particularly smoky - there are porters/stouts that are not marketed as smoked with much more smoke than this.

330ml bottle from The Beerhive. Frothy tan head with decent lacing. Very dark body. Light fruit on the nose but not much coming through. Flavour of smoke, peat and caramel, some chocolate. Light aftertaste. Mouthfeel slightly thin. Overall an easy to drink porter, good flavours up front but not long lasting.

330ml bottle from Hippo Beers. Dark brown colour, reasonable head. Mild coffee aroma. Dry coffee and roasted malt flavour. Bitter aftertaste. Decent porter.

Bottle 330ml.

[ Trade by cgarvieuk ]. Clear dark brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caraeml, dark roasted, meat, wood, smoke. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, camp fire smoke, meat, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120915]

The smoke and peat are superbly handled here and the backbone promising. Shame how dilute it is. It could be great instead of just pretty interesting. Potential here.

On tap @ the Guildford Arms. Pours opaque black with a decent crema head. The nose is lightly chocolatey with just a hint of smoke. The taste is more milk chocolate with again just a hint of smoke. The palate is medium bodied or perhaps a bit more, there’s a good creamy texture though the finish could be a bit cleaner in my opinion. Overall, solid!

330ml bottle from Ellie’s Cellar, Perth Aromas: Smokey/bbq, light saltiness/sea smell, peat, some coffee, dark chocolate Taste: Roast black coffee, dark cocoa, some smoke, good bitterness but quite smooth Nice bitter chocolate vibe but with a smooth hint of smoke.

Aroma: Smoky bacon, earthy notes and brown sugar.

Appearance: Black body with ruby highlights. Thin tan head that quickly fades. Very little lacing.

Taste: Smoky malt, chocolate and blackcurrants. Tangy finish.

Palate: Very thin body with a watery texture. Soft carbonation.

Overall: Quite fruity for a porter. Nice smokiness. However, the mouthfeel is very watery.

Caramel with a touch of smoke. A light chocolate note mixed in. A little dry and a bit harsh of the pallet. Long sweet finish. Not bad.