Anchor Porter

Dark redbrown, cream head. Aroma is roasted barley, notes of coffee, liquorish and chocolate. Flavour is reasted malt, some sweetness and chocolate, and a light bitterness.

Bottle, Rehills, Newcastle. Initial vineous, rich aroma, leads to a tasty chocolate flavour, with plenty of roast malt. The hoppiness I associate with their other brews is subtle, in the back of the throat, accompanied by ripe fruit. Great deep black appearance and lovely caramel head. Tastes like it should be stronger, with an alcoholic flavour that suggests more than 5.6%. Having first tried this a few years back and not overly enjoying it, I’m so pleased I’ve rediscoverd this superb ale.

Bottle from Real Ale Ltd, cheers Duff, consumed 03-05-09 Pours very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is roasty and fresh coffee beans Taste is slightly sweetened black coffee but quite rich and good roastiness, in fact there is a subtle undercurrent of creaminess in here as well. Loz got liquorice when she snook a sample and she was right, some dark fruits and just the most lovely balance of bitter and sweetness that you could get, marvellous stuff. A7 A4 F8 P4 Ov15 3.8

On tap and pint served at the Bavarian Lodge, Lisle, IL. The pour was black/brown, with a foamy, dark tan head and clingy, curtain-like lacing. The aroma was initially roasty, dark malt, with some tart/sweetness as dark fruit and a hint of caramel The flavor followed as a combo of toastiness, malt sweetness, and respectable hop bitterness. A robust and full bodied "meat and potatoes" porter.

Very dark and rich color. Aroma is roasty and needs to be warmed. Cold it is a bit thin. Taste is smooth and roasty with some usual coffee and a hint of bittersweet cocoa.

pours deep brown with a 3 finger pillowy head. smell is very metalic and macro. taste is not even close to a porter this is just darker version of the steam beer. mouthfeel is the best thing that this beer has going for it - with a light crisp feel which i feel does not even come close to how this style should be. over all this one of the worst porters ever made. it would be an ok session beer for people looking for a bud ligt of porters

pours a cola like, dark brown color with a nice tan head which lingers for a while. Aroma is of roasted malts, and dark fruits. flavor includes coffee, chocolate, and some hops. body is medium and has a dry finish. overall, a very good porter

Good solid porter a very good malty taste with just the right amount of hop. Smooth and creamy to the palate. A good beer but not over the top