2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
I agree with others on the review. It’s an average porter, not bad, but nothing special. I think I was expecting a much bolder porter from England. I would drink this beer again, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to find this beer.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Great story but a weak porter. The porter poured a deep black with very little head and carbonation was almost flat.. Taste of roasted malt but texture was very thin. I like my porters with a much more robust flavor. Not much of a finish.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Little head and carbonation. Flavor and palate of flat pepsi with tastes of prunes/raisins.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
i dont know what i expected from the storyline of this beer, maybe something original, if you like porters this is perfect, if your like me and indifferent, its more of the same. nothing special here.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
11.2 fl. oz. bottle, as Original Flag Porter, apparently labeled for export to USA. Brewed by Darwin Brewery. ABV is 5.0%. Bought at The Cheese & Wine Shop, Darlington. Very dark ruby colour, nearly black. Large beige head. Nice aroma of moderately roasted malts and dark chocolate. Smooth and pleasant mouthfeel. The flavour has again notes of moderately roasted malts, mild coffee and dark chocolate, but the beer is not too sweet. Moderate bitterness.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Moderate malt notes of toasted, bitter chocolate and nutty, light herbs and earth for the hops and yeast, with hints of wood and dark dried fruit. Head is small, wispy, off-white with no lacing and is mostly diminshing. Color is clear reddish brown. Flavor starts moderately acidic, then finishes lightly acidic and moderately bitter. Palate is light to medium, watery with a lively carbonation and a very dry finish. A pretty good Porter, though a bit bland in spots, but let the history fool you, this is certainly not what the orginal Porter looked, smelled or tasted like.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Is very standard and basic for a porter, with the usual slight acidity creeping in. A good, but not great porter.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours black with foamy tan head and lacing. Traditional notes of roasted coffee and chocolate with a hint of raisin. Well balanced taste with the coffee bitterness offsetting the malty sweetness perfectly. Smooth and creamy.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Slightly lucent dark mahogany, thin beige head, sticky medium-full body, medium carbonation.
Aroma: chocolate malt, alcohol, licorice, and black malt.
Taste: chocolate malt, dark roast or black malt, hints of licorice and toffee and cola.
Authentic malt character and good balance.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
[Bottle] Pours a very dark brown color with about a half inch of brown head. Nose is of roasted malts, cocoa, sweet molasses and mild roasted nuts. The taste is of roasted caramel malts, light peat, hints of smoke and unique sour/acidic flavors that I believe are from the yeast strain. Smooth and flavorful, yet quite drinkable and refreshing at the same time. I drank this for lunch after a night of heavy drinking and still found it mild and enjoyable.
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