RCH Old Slug Porter

500mL bottle, courtesy of a trade from a while ago. Pours a very dark cola color; fizzy, light-tan head with excellent retention and lacing. Generous, floral and banana and cocoa aroma; slightly vegetal (it sounds odd, but smells good). Medium, chewy mouthfeel: plenty of cocoa and milk chocolate; slightly overcarbonated and fizzy; some roasted malts and lightly bitter hop presence. Lengthy, roasted malt and bitter chocolate finish.

Pours a dakr brown, nearly black colour with a very nice aroma of dark chocolate and coffee. Instant bitterness on the tounge is matched by a sweetness and a definite burnt flavour. Coffee beans stay on the palate for quite some time. Really good porter. Plus the Old Slug himself is surely the greatest beer character ever conceived!

Pours a dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma is of chocolate, slight coffee, dark fruits, and some sweet malts. Flavor is strong of the roasted malts up front that give way to the sweeter flavors. A little lighter on the finish then what I typically like. A decent porter but not my favorite

Poured a opaque deep dark brown with a creamy, lacing slightly off white head. Smells of roasted malt, nuts, coffee but also a deceptive peat like hint of scotch. Flavor is heavy on the nuts and roasted malt, but a touch of those black currants they talk about, licorice and coffee. Light and creamy mouth feel, finish is lasting bitterness of light coffee. Heard this beer was a classic and I wasn’t disappointed. A porter-lover’s porter.

Bottle. A black beer with a beige head. The aroma and taste is roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Medium body with a very dry finish.

Cask (St. Urho’s, Helsinki, Porter and Stout days 2007). Sour odour and taste. Close to the original brown ale roots of porter. Fairly bitter too.
rerate: (6-5-7-3-14=3.5)
500ml bottle - gift from Fin - thanks! Shared with Scott, our host in Copenhagen, who’s a closet beer nerd, and was very interested in tasting English beer. So thanks from him too!
Moderate coffee aroma. Refreshing body. Pleasant burnt roastiness. Subtle hops and pleasant fruity esters. Very drinkable.

Cask conditioned at the Inn on the Green, Bristol. Near black with slight, tan head. Aroma was of bitter chocolate with a hint of roasted coffee. Flavours were of black fruit and more chocolate, with a decent bitter finish. Very enjoyable.

Bottled. Sampled at Monks Café, Stockholm. Almost black colour, bubbly head. Cocoa, dried fruits in aroma, and light - little Guinness feel to it. Medium bodied with light toast and fruity. Like the Guinness. Good pronounced cocoa and dry finish.