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Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Porter
Tadcaster, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 1779   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.71   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Available filtered and pasteurised in 550ml clear glass bottles.
"Very dark, fairly full in body and packed with flavor. Intense, dry tangy character of roasted barley."
Ingredients: Malt, cane sugar, roasted barley, hops, carbon dioxide.


fsquirrel29's rating

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
fsquirrel29 (71) - Michigan, USA - MAY 31, 2012
This beer is a prime example of why porters are my favorite beers. It has the look of a stout (nice creamy thick head), but it does not have the heaviness or the sweetness of many stouts. And it doesn’t have the overpowering bitterness of some porters. Just an excellent beer.


most recent ratings

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Jado (248) - Camp Hill, AUSTRALIA - MAY 14, 2013
From pint bottle, it pours a deep brown with some lighter red-brown highlights at the edges and a thin but persistent cappuccino coloured head. Aromas of dark fruit, coffee, roasted malt, a little chocolate and a touch of cherry. Taste is dominated by some big fruit flavours of raisins, currants, orange peel before some milk coffee and chocolate kick in. The high point is a smooth, creamy mouth feel that’s just awesome. Really nice English porter.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
robgibbens (340) - Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA - MAY 12, 2013
Pours black with a nice brown foam. Leaves nice lacing as I drink. Good aroma full of roasted malts and some oats. Malty taste with a slight bitterness at the end. Nice full mouthfeel. Finishes clean. Very nice representation of a porter!

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
TURDFERGUSON (3560) - Carrboro, North Carolina, USA - MAY 7, 2013
Mutiple bottles in college. Tangy is a great way to describe this beer or any beer really, I totally forgot about that word. Tang. I was always more of a kool aid guy but I always enjoyed saying tang. And pooty tang is a classic film. know dat.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 16/20
SarkyNorthener (596) - Walsall (Yorkshire Expat), West Midlands, ENGLAND - MAY 5, 2013
Bottle. Almost black beer with large beige head. Aroma of coffee. Taste is roasted malts, some coffee, chocolate and hops. A little dry. Too carbonated for my liking though. A good porter.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Tjoxen (150) - SWEDEN - MAY 3, 2013
Pours dark brown with tanned head. Aroma of dark chocolate, tobacco and leather. Taste of dried fruit, dark chocolate, licorice and burnt malt. This is fantastic!

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
DedicatedToFun (652) - Alabama, USA - MAY 2, 2013
Very good porter, super dark and opaque, no room for light, hints of chocolate/coffee, overall very good.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
unclemike (1885) - Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA - APR 21, 2013
Very dark brown color with a superb dark red glare coming through, small beige head. Smell malts, roasted malts, dark fruits. Taste malts, roasted malts, bitter and dark fruits. Medium body, low to medium carbonation

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
EtTuCthulhu (374) - Columbia, Missouri, USA - APR 20, 2013
The aroma is vanilla and roasted malts, and the appearance is very dark brown with a medium tan head that leaves a ring around the beer. The taste is slightly umami, slightly sweet, and a touch bitter, and the palate combines a full body, almost creamy texture, average carbonation, and an abrupt finish with perhaps a phantom of the body lingering for a little bit.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
andregoncalves (563) - Lisbon, PORTUGAL - APR 14, 2013
355ml bottle at enólogos amadores, lisbon. Dark color with medium brownish head. Carbonation is soft. Taste is bitter and light sweet. Aroma is fresh fruits, dried fruits and some coffee and roasted.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
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