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Harveys Porter (Bottle)

Percentile
82
overall
Brewed by Harveys
Style: Porter

Lewes, England

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1623.42/5.03.39/5.04.8%72.1English pint, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
Pasteurised bottle. Also available cask conditioned in March and, occasionally, bottle conditioned. Originally called 1859 Porter.
NOTE: Only ratings for the pasteurised bottle should be posted here. There is a separate listing for the cask and bottle conditioned (very rare) variants.
We have taken a porter recipe of 1859 from Henry Harvey’s brewing journal and reproduced it faithfully using pale ale malt, crystal malt, black malt, locally grown hops, our own spring water and yeast strain. We have subsequently bottled the beer in both pasteurised and bottle conditioned form. However, each March draught 1859 Porter is on sale for one month only as part of our programme of ‘Seasonal Brews’.
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 TheJester (705), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 23, 2007  
500 mL bottle. Deep, almost opaque, mahogany brown. A vigorous pour resulted in very little head. The aroma is quite sweet, but with a slight underlying astringency. There is some burnt caramel and some hazelnut in there. The taste is quite interesting, with different flavours trading dominance. There is a sweetness which I cannot ascribe to anything but . . . sugar??? Also making appearances are dark fruit, roasted coffee beans, liquorice, and maybe a little chocolate. Some roast bitterness at the end. It actually seems to taste stale, but perhaps that’s what they’re after. Mouthfeel is a little oily, but quite full. Light carbonation. Interesting beer.


 VeloVampire (489), Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Oct 22, 2007    Updated: Oct 25, 2007
500 ml bottle - pours the colour of tar with a toffee coloured head that coats the inside of the glass. Aroma of dried fruits, some spice, plum, roasted barley, coffee. Flavour has that and more - more cinnamon, dry hazelnut character, espresso bitterness. Slightly sour as well. Thick, chalky mouthfeel. Dry, bitter finish. Very good porter.


 kimcgolf (828), Dacula, Georgia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/518/20
Oct 12, 2007  
I enjoyed this from a bottle called Tom Paine’s Original Old Porter. Poured to a used motor oil black, with medium tan head that dissipated soon and left some lacing. Aroma was a strong and pleasant malt chocolate-caramel that lasted for most of the drink. Flavor was a very tasty mix of malt chocolate, caramel, vanilla and a hint of coffee. This all led to a well rounded finish that was long, almost a little too sweet, and very warming for a beer with only 4.8% abv. This would make a good winter warmer.


 Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 9, 2007  
275ml bottle from the brewery shop. Pours black with a tan film. Roasted coffee aroma with some nice herbal hints. Palate is a bit thin though it does have a creamy finish. The flavour is robust with a nice balance of coffee & chocolate notes with fruity hints. Overall, this is an easy drinking porter, but perhaps not a true classic to seek out.


 MesandSim (5818), London, Greater London, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 1, 2007  
A Mes rate: 50cl bottle from Kris Wines. Black/brown with a swifly dissipating tan head that settles to a bubbly film. Caramel malt aroma with a bit of vanilla and chocolate. Decent chocolate malt flavour that is let down by obvious cardboard and metallic notes. Was much worse when first opened, but now it has had time to settle it’s mellowed to something drinkable and quite enjoyable. Bitter chocolate finish with some very slight hops showing. Nice creamy mouthfeel which is almost worth a ’4’.


 DownsouthGav (602), Greater London, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Aug 28, 2007  
Drank at Royal Oak 13 August 07. Strong taste for the abv. Pitch black, firm body, small head. Distinct coffee and roasted malt. Not the best Porter.


 GarethYoung (1110), Glasgow, Scotland
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 27, 2007  
[Bottle from Ron] Roasty, fruit, house character, dried fruit, tobacco, dundee cake, full, vinous notes, touch of tarness, dry, roasty. Most delicious.


 harrisoni (6771), Ashford, Kent, England
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jun 22, 2007  
275ml bottle from brewery shop. Black with faint ruby edges, thick tan head. Excellent almost peaty malt aroma. This is thick and unctious. Thick heavy tarry roasted malt aromas. Seriously this beats a lot of porters/stouts and impy stouts with bigger reputations. All the intense flavours, but no ridiculous massive hops on finish. This is awesome. Menthol, eucalyptus. Drank at room temperature on Lewes to Ashford train with the Inspiral Carpets.



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