OHanlons Original Port Stout

Cask conditioned @ Giddy Bridge (JDW), Soton. Opaque black with deep red highlights. Charred roast with earthy hop aromas. Well balanced if slightly thin with a soft spicy fruit finish which may or may not be attributable to the port.

Bottle shared with HogTownHarry and Dave B. -- courtesy of Dave B. Pours a dark ruby-brown with a large creamy light-brown head. Very mild aroma of smoke, roasted malt and port. Flavour’s also very mild and follows the aroma -- it’s also a tad harsh and not very tasty. Mediocre at best.

[500ml bottle, 10c, exp:15/03/06] Taste with the guys from Institut de la Bière. Pours a rich brown/black. Mild roasted barley malt. Sherry nose. I’d say it’s in-between a porter and a stout, closer to porter, therefore the name. A boring stout, but a ok porter. Alcohol hits at first followed by a rich tawny taste but be ready for a abrupt metallic/hop finish.

Bottle (500ml). Shared with blankboy and Dave B - courtesy of Dave B. Poured deep reddish-brown with a huge light brown head. Dry roast malt, roasted nuts, hops, a little licorice and prunes, touch of grain and cream, very smoky on warming. Taste is pretty light, the port is there but muted - tastes smoky and roast malt, very bitter, port balances it nicely. Mouthfeel is slightly watery for a stout, almost salty. Nice aroma, pitiful taste.

the most bitter stout i’ve ever tasted! almost black with a biege. aroma: little malty and a bit grassy. taste: bitter, sourrish, licorice, coffee, mocca, bit burnt malt and grassy as well. finishes bitter with lots of licorice. different stout, bit on the harsh side, but nice enough.

Beers of europe. I really didnt know what to expect here, i had visions of a sweet stout with good bitterness too, however its well mmmm. Aroma is grassy hops with black coffee, and dryness. Taste is a sort of coffee chocolate, with a very long dry finish, your mouth is actually fully dryed out. I assume this is dur to the port, but there isnt much in the way of fruitiness which i wanted. Not bad all the same and if they do this on cask id imagine its quite good.

This one had some age on it, and I didnt expect that to really damage it too bad, but it seemed like it may have. I tried to rate accordingly. Pours out an easy black medium head. Aroma of port wine, malt, chocolate, licorice as well. Flavor was a strange bitter, maybe the port, kind of sweet and sour, the latter unexpected. Even during its prime, I cant imagine this beer being much better than a high 2.

Pours a black color with ruby highlights and a thick, frothy light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt and port wine. Flavor of mild roasted malt with chocolate and port wine with a bitter finish. Medium body with a dry and creamy mouthfeel and medium carbonation.