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English Wines Curious Brew Admiral Porter

Percentile
46
overall
Brewed by Hepworth
Style: Porter

Horsham, England

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
343.06/5.03.02/5.05%15.1English pint, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
This rich, dark Porter has been brewed using crystal, chocolate, black and amber malts from floor malted Sussex barley. The 'bittering' hop is the Sussex grown Admiral, which gives the beer its name. The winemaker's twist is to ferment and condition the beer with oak, giving a delicate balance of sweetness and bitterness, full depth of flavour and creamy vanilla notes. The ideal glass for appreciating the Admiral Porter at its best is a low goblet. As the porter is bottle-conditioned it does produce a sustained, coffee-coloured head which this wide-topped but slightly tapered glass helps to retain
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 Marsiblursi (1646), Göteborg, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/103/512/20
Sep 15, 2006  
(Bottle at home) Pours clear dark red/brown. Medium sandy head. Aroma: Chocolate and sour coffee. Some roasted tones. Vanilla and buttery oak. Metal. Sour and roasted flavour, buttery aftertaste. Coffee-ish aftertaste. Pretty good balance between the sourness and the buttery taste. Medium body. Small bitterness.


 gnoff (3570), Göteborg, Sweden
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/52/102/53/20
Sep 10, 2006  
(33 cl bottle at Haket, Gothenburg) Clear red color before the sediment hits it and shading appears. Nice, but non lasting, beige head. Some roasted scent, but also spicy. Pine and fresh spring meadow as well, but also acidic. Christmas spices. Smells like lacto bacteria and infection lingering but noticable. Some wine taste, most likely the oak aging is made in red wine barrels. If it was a blind testing, I’d guess for an experimental Belgian ale, certainly not a porter. Dry and thin mouth feel. All in all strange and un welcome. Maybe if you like red wine it’s better but I can’t take this.


 rickgordon (3302), Göteborg, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Sep 7, 2006  
[Bottled] Dark brown colour. Aroma from roast, metal and blood, bit sourish. Vague juniper in flavour with lots of toast malts, a dash of dark fruits and a metallic touch. No chocolate. Blood and metal. Light coffee. Fruity ending. Lingering, yet, light bitterness. A light London Style Porter with that peticular roasty feel..


 thomat (666), Göteborg, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Sep 6, 2006  
Dark redish brown color with a thick off-white foam. Licorice, malt, wood and coffe notes. Medium body with a bitter finish.


 kook (2034), Perth, Western Australia, Australia
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Sep 6, 2006  
Bottle: Black with a tan lasting head. Touch of woody, oaky flavour. Nice nutty malts. Choc and roast there too. Quite sweet yet dry and balanced in the finish.


 Furseth (1329), Kungälv, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Sep 6, 2006  
Bottle: Dark red colour, whit a nice creamy foam.Aroma is fruity,citric,toffee, and a bit of chocolate, and a bitter ending. Flavor is dark chocolate,coffee, and a bit fruitynes to.Thin to medium body, medium finish.


 rlgk (3377), Vårgårda, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Sep 5, 2006    Updated: Sep 6, 2006
Dark brown/amber with a very nice brownish creamy lasting head. Aroma from coffee and dark chocolate, some licorice and cocoa, and also notes of juniper berry and fruits. A bit too thin, some coffee in flavor, a bit roasted.


 RobertGBG (109), Göteborg, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/515/20
Sep 5, 2006  
Dark brown with off-white head, some coffee, maybe a little cinnamon, a hint of metallic taste, some dash of bitterness, taste of non-sweet "julmust" (swedish cristmas softdrink), creamy but also a bit watery



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