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RCH Old Slug Porter

Percentile
80
overall
Brewed by RCH
Style: Porter

Weston-super-Mare, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3123.37/5.03.36/5.04.5%67.8English pint, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular. Also available bottle conditioned.
In the old brewery we had a problem with slugs getting into the brewery. As the beer leaves a trail down the glass as you drink it like a slug, that's how the beer was named. A delicious traditional porter with a full bodied taste of chocolate, coffee, blackcurrant and black cherry with a good aroma. A near black colour with a good white head when served through a tight sparkler.
Pale malt, crystal malt, black malt; Fuggles and Goldings hops.
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glaze0101 (79), USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/103/57/20
Mar 25, 2008  
Bottle Conditioned. Pours dark brown/black with a nice full head. As commercially mentioned nice lacing. Very earthy and wood with a coffee overtone. Lighter body than I expected.


 nearbeer (1834), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 21, 2008    Updated: Oct 20, 2008
500 ml. Nearly opaque brown-black with a large and lasting creamy head. Chocolate caramel, earthy spice, and some char in the aroma. Flavor is a bit disappointing after the malty nose: a tart apple twang, chalk, coffee, and a drying bitter herb finish that leaves a charred apple cider aftertaste. Light-medium body is smooth and chalky-dry.


 Edmoe (126), Orlando, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/102/511/20
Jan 28, 2008  
Cask from Redlight Redlight. Appearance looks great. Dark, almost black with a frothy tan head. Aroma is very light malt and toffee. Flavor is also fairly light. Some malt with a slight burnt flavor. Palate is too thin with a slight astringency in the finish. Just OK.


 Finn (1497), Tromsø, Norway
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/513/20
Jan 28, 2008  
Bottle 0,5l. Deep, deep red. Almost black. A medium sized fluffy head. Pleasant aroma of coffee. Flavor dominated by chocolate with the coffee returning in the aftertaste. Well rounded.


 Beerlando (2313), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 24, 2008  
Cask at Redlight Redlight. Pours a dark, murky, mahogany brown color. A small, foamy, tan colored head leaves behind intricate, spider-web lacing. The aroma is roasty, showing baker’s chocolate, background coffee, and hints of smoked malts. The flavor follows suit, with roasted malts dominating. Bitter chocolate and coffee start out smooth and end short and dry. I feel like I’ve been transported to an English pub. This is the definition of a true session porter. I could seemingly knock back a dozen of these over the course of a night. It’s no more or less than what is intended, and I can appreciate that.


 redlight (1460), Winter Park, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jan 24, 2008  
cask @ redlight redlight. Vanilla and chocolate on the nose with slight hints of smoke. Pours very dark brown almost black with a very thick tan head. chocolate and coffee dominate the front, caramel and brown sugar follow, with hints of a smokiness lurking somewhere in the background, the finish is dark fruits, and sweet roasted malts. Mouth feel is light, with just enough carbonation to slightly tickle your tongue. Great porter, and a great cask ale.


 Zinister (1199), Houston, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Jan 20, 2008  
Foam Rangers January meeting. Clean brown color. Nutty chocolate nose with caramel notes. A bit thin, but decent flavors.


 ratman197 (3189), Arvada, Colorado, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jan 19, 2008  
500 ml bottle poured a cleardark brown with ruby highlights and a small lingering tan head. Aromas of chocolate, carmel, light vanilla and a hint of licorice. Palate was light to medium bodied and smooth with a watery finish. Flavors of roastiness and bitter chocolate with a smooth watery finish.
Not a very good Porter.Fairly one dimensional and watery.



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