 Joeh (1908), Buckinghamshire, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 1, 2006 Bottle at the Royal Oak, Borough. Slightly thin, malty and sweet porter, softly flavoured, and with that odd Harveys house character, described by some as ’woody’.
argo0 (6982), Washington DC, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 28, 2005 (500ml bottle, labeled Tom Paine Original Old Porter) Small but creamy beige head atop a brown-black body. Aroma is mild, medium sweet, molasses, nutty. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, port, some plum, chocolate, light roast, earthy. Watery light-medium body with low carbonation. I find many of the bigger Harvey beers to have too much treacle, but the same elements, toned down, work better here.
shintriad (698), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 19, 2007 Nice combination of somewhat plummy, coffeeish molasses malts with a bitter, burnt flavour in the end. Soapy head and watery low-carb body. Somewhat metallic in the end. Kinda liked it.
MartinKubert (862), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 29, 2004 Dry and roasted aroma and flavour. Malty finish. Black, mild and soft aftertaste. Some sour notes.
Mads Langtved (2246), Copenhagen K, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 24, 2004 Black as hell. Very dry and a bit sweet. A bit bready and bitter. This is a nice complex porter.
heykevin (1269), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 29, 2004 Grainy aroma, with bits of chocolate, resiny hops, some earthy and dusty notes as well. Medium bodied, some black malt character, not much chocolate. Molasses. Subdued hoppiness. Fine, but not particularly interesting in the long run.
fiulijn (7420), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 8, 2004 Very dark, with a brown head. Roasted malt; very strong liquorice taste, dry mouthfeel. Strong bitterness, with coffee notes.
tiggmtl (4311), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 11/20 |
Jan 4, 2008 Molasses, fresh leafy tobacco, cocoa, apricot, raisin and plum notes to the nose. Clear mahogany brown body with chestnut highlights topped by a generous, foamy tan-brown head that has a nice mix of large and fine bubbles, sticks to the sides of the glass and lasts very well. Sweet malts are undercut by pronounced saltiness and mineral character. Some sherry like flavours in the aftertaste and roasted malts are quite pronounced. Throughout all that it still seems sweet. Some sulfur is also apparent in the finish as are dried dark pit fruits. Very soft texture with fair to medium carbonation that leaves the medium full body feeling quite silky in the mouth. There’s a lot going on here and its a finely crafted beer but ultimately I think the mineral character is too strong for my tastes. Half pint glass. Cellar temperature. Bottle (LCBO, Nov-07).
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