Harveys Porter (Bottle)

Brewed by Harveys
Style: Porter
Lewes, England

(Bottle, Royal Oak, Borough, London, 23 April 2008, room temperature) Dark brown, almost black, with frothy pale brown head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of dark fruit and chocolate, hints of smoke. Roasted, malty taste with chocolate, lovely notes of cocoa and a short coffee bitterness in the finish. Fairly thin body, but great aroma and flavours. Classic english porter.

Brown bottle, 500 ml, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on May 2 2008; eye: mahogany, clear, beige head that falls to leave a tiny ring, good lacing; nose: roasting, vanilla, light chocolate; mouth: roasted malt, light acridness, lightly lactic, dryness present throughout, a bit watery, chocolate milk, a bit of hops appears toward the finale, finale in roasted malt with a hint of vanilla, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, medium body, creamy texture, not much carbonation, light astringency; overall: quite likable FFRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 2 mai 2008; œil : acajou, claire, mousse beige qui tombe pour laisser place à un petit anneau, bonne dentelle; nez : torréfaction, vanille, léger chocolat; bouche : malt torréfié, légère âcreté, légèrement lactique, sécheresse présent tout au long de la gorgée, un p’tit côté aqueux, lait au chocolat, un peu de houblon qui apparaît vers la fin, mélasse, finale en torréfaction avec une pointe de vanille, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps moyen, texture crémeuse, peu carbonatée, légère astringence; en résumé : bien aimé

Bouteille 500ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de malt rôti, de chocolat au lait (notes lactiques), de houblon herbeux et aux notes terreuses ainsi qu’avec des notes de café et de pain rôti. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-bas et une texture crémeuse et aux petites notes aqueuses. Léger goût de chocolat au lait (notes de lactose) accompagné d’un léger goût boisé ainsi que des petites notes fruitées (raisins) et de tabac de cigarette lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût moyennement amer de malt assez rôti (faibles notes brûlées) ainsi qu’un léger goût de chocolat noir et des notes de pain grillé et de mélasse (faibles traces de toffee) puis en finale l’on retrouve une amertume de houblon herbeux asséchant (thé) aux notes terreuses et également des notes de café. Post-goût long-moyen et plutôt sec, moyennement amer de rôti-brûlé, de houblon herbeux, léger de chocolat et avec des traces de café.

bottle. pours dark brown with creamy tan head. aroma seems a bit oxidized, paper, raisins, hints of port. flavors are sweet licorice, vodka flavor, some dark fruit and chocolate. thin watery body. my bottle was probably mistreated because i dont get the high ratings at all.

Aroma of molasses, brown sugar, cocoa, toasted malt and chicory, black, ruby at the sides, a small firm cappuccino head, and lots of lace. Flavour is liquorice, roasted malt, salty black bread, oats, strong coffee and dark chocolate. Rich, full bodied, very well balanced, bitter, dizzying tongue texture. Terrific! Finally got this through the LCBO.

Harveys Tom Paine original old porter in a pint bottle. Pours reddish black, thin head formed after emptying the bottle. Rich at first but kinda bland and watery finish, very smooth, roasted and coffee flavours. A bit boring for my taste.

Appearance: Opaque black with ruby highlights. Thick tan head. Aroma: Roasty and light maltiness caramel and ovaltine. Flavour: Roasty and toffee, mildly sweet with a dry cocoa finish, Big roasty, malty, ovaltine hang. Burnt toast and light clean acidity fromn the roast. Mouthfeel: Light bodied, chewy and creamy carbonation. Overall: A refreshing dark beer. Lots of roast malt. Sweet at first but finishes dry and clean. LIght on the palate. It would be good with something salty - pretzels, nuts, y’know.

275ml bottle mail order from the brewery. O wow! I had this bottle conditioned way back in 2002 before I started my love affair with Harveys and scored it 4. Hmm. This is better than a 4, so I think I would have underscored that version. This is wonderful. There’s chocolate and coffee - real nice, gently roasty, with little flashes here and there, and wrapped round with that warm and slightly burning hop. There’s bits of blood and metal, there’s musty wood, and damp wool, soy sauce and rain on hot railings, there’s wine in the finish and raw meat. It’s a soft carbonation - almost non-existent. This slips down easy yet is so exciting. A genuine 1859 recipe by a master brewer using the unique and glorious Harvey’s yeast. What’s not to like? Stunning!