Humpty Dumpty Porter

Brewed by Humpty Dumpty
Style: Porter
Norwich, England

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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UPDATED: FEB 2, 2012 Bottle at cropredy ... Black ... thin tan head ... tinge sour and roast malt ... little chocolate nose ... chocolate roast ... good solid roast ... touch of sourness ... but the chocolate tones... covered this... NOT at its best and well past BBF... but none the less i really enjoyed this one. 3.6 cask at bow ... black ... thin tan head ... sweet chocolate roast nose... dark malts ... soft mellow roast malts ... mellow chocolate ... soft nive easy ...ligt hop linger 4.0

On cask at the Bow. A black beer with a thick, light tan head. A, little smoky aroma with roasty malt and chocolate. Similar smoky flavour with roasty malt, coffee and caramel. Very nice.

Cask Stillage at NWAF The Venue, Miles Platting 22/01/2010 Chocolaty roast aroma. Dark red coloured a little rich on the palate fruity and hoppy with a hint of dryness and bitterness in a burnt roast finish.

Cask conditioned at The Kings Head, Norwich. Black with tan head. Good dry coffee notes right from the off, darkly roasted malts, quite stoutish in character. Full and chunky, demanding on the palate, very nice indeed in cask.

Cask at White Cliffs BF 09. Black with dark brown edges, and lasting bubbly dark beige head. Roasted aroma, some choc. Lots of coffee and choc, really roasted. Excellent condition, strong flavours. But not over the top. Soft espresso coffee at end. Bit powdery in mouth. Nice though.

Cask - The Brewery Tap, Wroxham. Poured almost black with mid brown edges and a lasting fine, creamy light brown head atop. Good smokey aromas, like smoked haddock, with roasted malt tones and nutty notes. Mid chocolate, dark fruits up front followed by smokey, roasty flavours and a lingering bitter coffee, dark chocolate finish. Medium in body with a soft mouthfeel.

Bottle from Beers of Europe 030212 Black...ruby edges...thick frothy tan head
Aroma - Roast malt....light coffee...sweet dark malts..light savoury..yeast..quite light aroma...bit of smoke
Taste - Dark caramel malts..some roasted malts...light chocolate..hint of liquorice...much more flavour in the finish
Palate - Medium carb and body...rich dark malts...some coffee..smooth..bitterish..bit savoury..oily texture - strangely gets thicker in the mouth...coats the mouth. Finish - dryish..complex flavour left on palate...lingers nicely then clears...perhaps starts to get a bit claggy by the end of the bottle - but much richer flavour in the finish
Overall - A nice porter with that rich intense flavoured finish

BC from Arden Wines. Burnt ebony pour with a thick dirty collar. Buttered cherry aroma with bramble and milk choc splashes. Oily and thick with a fair bit of butter slickness. Lactic, liquorice blackcurrant, espresso and cocoa notes. Afters bonfire smoky and chewy with roast. Alcohol nowhere to be seen. Good lactic and fruity blackcurrant/black cherry sour hints. Just that nagging dab of butter lets it down. Overall a creamy charcoal feel, burnt and lactic with a good hearty balance between the two, and at heart a solid, roasted, hairs-on-your-chest wholesome stouty little beast. Highly enjoyable.

Cask, gravity dispensed at the Kingston Arms, Cambridge, 6th Beer Festival. Poured opaque choclate brown in colour with no head; aroma of earthy, chocolate malts; slightly chewy body with deeply roasted matls and a hint of roasted nuts; leading to a dry finish. A classic porter.

Courtesy of Fonefan. The label says Reedham porter, but I suppose it is the same as the normal Porter? It is black with a red hue and the head is light brown and creamy. The aroma has a roasted bitterness, notes of roasted malt, milk chocolate, ashes and a light sourness. The flavour has a light sweetness, a slightly roasted bitterness, a light sourness, notes of roasted malt, licorice and a slightly dry finish with light ashes and hints of soot.