OHanlons Original Port Stout

Cask (Peterborough BF 2007) Rich dark - very dark - brown. Hints toward dark malt in the aroma, and they are actualised in the taste. Slight sourness in the taste, maybe a duff barrel.

Bottle: a really nice stout which i’m drinking right now, pretty mild, soft malty roastiness, some hoppy bitterness, a little fruity, some vinous notes, coffee, some bitter chocolaty notes, medium bodied. again, a good beer.

A very deep amber color with a foamy head that dissaoears quick. Smells like alcohol and coffee. The taste is somewhat dry malts and a lttle bit on the bitter side. As it warmed I could taste a hint of wood. Oily finish.

Cask @ OL i Aarhus. Pours a deep red - almost black. No head at all. Aroma is slightly smoky, some coffe and chocolate. Very low carbonation and thus, oily mouthfeel. Flavours are limited at first, and only hit me properly in the aftertaste. Some smoke, chocolate, but mostly coffee. Okay, but nothing spectacular.

From cask@OLiAarhus, Cockney stand. Pours deep dark brown almost black with a completely gone head. Chocolate and slight roasted malt aroma. Coffee bitter flavour with a touch of caramel into the finish.6-3-6-3-12=3.1

From cask at Charlies. Pours dark brown with a minimal reddish hue and a lacing brown head. Light coffee and roasted malt aroma. Roasted and bitter flavour, mild malt flavour. Finish holds a mild roated note and a slowly growing bitterness.6-3-6-3-13=3.1

Bottle from Hi-Time Wine. Pours a very dark amber/ruby color. Lightly roasted aroma with some sweetness and a slightly woody character. Very dry malty flavors with some bitterness. Maybe a little bit of port sweetness in the background.

Date: 04/01/2004
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta

dark with ruby highlights, nice head, sweet winey aroma, nice malt flavor with lots of port wine character, just a touch of roasted, a bit of oaky sourness,
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Date: 11/05/2004

very dry, not much wine aroma or flavor, wine dried up

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Score: *4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Sweet with a big port flavoured aroma. Reasonable bitterness and body but overall left with a slightly artificial feeling.