Roosters Londinium

Brewed by Roosters
Style: Porter
Knaresborough, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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On CasK @ the Marble Arch .. . soft mouth feel .. . mild coffee .. . so simple .. . light all around but nothing bad .. just simple .. . . If these walls could talk... I would freak the FUCK out. Talking walls? No, thank you.

Bottle from Euston Tap, London. Almost black with a beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee and hard roasted malt. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. 030613

Bottle Rehills Newcastle. Pours a fine jet black with an off white head. Rich roast coffee and chocolate beer, dry with rich blackcurrant notes. Milky flavours late on, which mellows the coffee flavour. Cough mixture really comes into play midway, it stays smooth throughout. Impressive.

Bottle. Dark brown with a beige foam. Aromas are nutty cocoa with coffee and toffee. Dark treacle with smoke and winter berries. Some light floral notes. Flavours are sweet chocolate and coffee with fudge and berries. Some medicinal notes with a dry finish. Excellent.

Cask-conditioned at the Barley Mow, Bristol 4/5/2013. Near black with a slight, off-white head. Big coffe aroma, with a touch of dark fruit sweetness and some toastiness. Flavour was also coffee driven with a lingering, roasty finish. Very good.

Cask at barley now, Bristol
Dark ruby brown with minimal lacing. Rich Flinty fruity roast coffee nose. Low carbonation, sweet caramel, then full on coffee punch with long fruity, dry smoky finish.

Bottle from Rehills, Newcastle. An inky black beer with milk and dark chocolate flavours, rich floral, fruity coffee notes with creamy liquorice on the finish. Superb!

Bottle. Black. Slick tan foam receding to the edges of the glass. Rust, toast and coffee aroma. Smoky coffee, black chocolate, burnt toast and roasted nut flavour with a trickle of blackcurrant and bramble fruit beneath. Good porter. Drank it in about 5 mins.

Bottle from Tomlinsons, Inverness [050413]
Black, tan head that dissipates to thin layer, some lacing
Aroma of coffee, sweet dark malts, soft chocolate, roasted malts
Taste of roast coffee, thin dark malts, touch of bitter chocolate, not complex, tastes like a simple porter with black sweetish coffee added, coffee flavour not the greatest
Palate - Medium carb, thin body. Finish of bitter roast coffee, little dry, bitter coffee linger
Overall - This needs more body, it’s too thin and the coffee tastes like it’s been added...bit disappointing as I was expecting more but overall it’s OK...maybe a lot better on cask?

Cask@lychgatetavern, wolverhampton. Almost black with medium head and good lacing. Aroma of coffee. Taste is coffee, roasted malts and chocolate. Medium bodied. A good solid porter, if not great.