Flag Porter 1825 Original

Had this beer on 1/28/1998. Color is close to the shade of Coke, but has a deep red hue, and carbonation is low with very little head. Aroma is a thin sweet toasted malt scent. Flavor is crisp, mild, and refreshing. It starts off with a light malt flavor, goes down very smooth and clean, and then finishes with a faint smoke or burnt taste. Overall I feel this is a very good BEER, but is a little light as Porters go.

(Stockholm Beer Festival 2007) Bottle. Amber color, small brownish head. Malty chocolate aroma, milky and with some tar. Chocolate flavor, grassy bitterness, milky and creamy notes. Quite mild finish.

Bottled@SBWF 2007, alc. 5.5 %
Claimed brewer is Darwin (as "Original Flag Porter"). Dark ruby color, small off-white head. Cocoa and roasted coffee beans in the nose. Sweetish, milk stout -like, roasted coffeish flavor. Good maltyness.

Bottled@SBWF2007. Deep amber colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is really pleasantly roasted malts, some hoppy bitterness along with mild woodenness. Flavour is quite much the same. The roast stays really long and also has some mild candyish hints.

Milk chocolate is redolent in the nose with a slight leather overtone not unlike an old ale. nice pour with a thick tan head that, sadly, does not stick around very long. Well balanced with the hops mitigating the ample malt, but leaving a mildly sweet dry finish. Dried fruit and earthy hops make an appearance but are tempered by the toasted malt. Medium-bodied, this is an easy drinker and would not offend with lighter fare. but still has enough oomph to stand up to a burger.

(Bottle, Stockholm Beer Festival, 22 Sep 2007) Dark amber, leather colour with brief, off-white head. Fruity, malty nose with roasted grain and slightly smoky notes. Malty, slightly grainy taste with dark fruit, wild berries and balanced notes of dusty hops. Rather pale for a porter, quite different but enjoyable.

(Bottle at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007) Clear dark brown color, acidic scent. Malty and metallic taste. Spritzy mouthfeel. Low bitterness.

Pours respectably dark with a one-finger beige head. Lactic aroma with toffee and light caramel notes. Light-bodied. Excellent toffee-ish flavor with some raisin and very light roastiness. Lactic finish, very lightly sour on the back corners of the tongue. Leaves the mouth dry. Very sessionable porter.