Okells Aile

Brewed by Okells
Style: Porter
Douglas, Isle of Man

Served as "Branded Coal Fire Porter". Black colour with a tan head. Malty, roasted and light bitter aroma with notes of fruit. Roasted malty flavor with a light fruity sweet note and a light dry and coffee bitter finish.

CBF07 sample from bottle (as Branded coal fire porter). Pours deep brown/amber with almost no head. Aroma is sweet and smoked malty, slight floral hoppy. Good dark malt flavour going into a dry bitterness.

(Bottle 50 cl) Comes as ’’’’Branded Coal Fire Porter’’’’ at 4.6% ABV. Clear, almost black with a reddish hue and an off-white head. Lightly vinous aroma with some burned malt. Fairly light in body with burned and smoked (peat/whisky) malty accents and a vague bitterness in the finish. A very pleasant example of an English Porter. 120507 and 210908

Bottle. A black beer with a big brown head. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, liquorice and coffee. The taste is also roasted malt, liquorice and coffee. Medium body with a dry roasted finish.

Københavnske Øldage 2007. Finally I found out where this porter was brewed, thanks to Branded Drinks og Okells for their help. It comes as Branded Drinks Coal Fire Porter, that is contract brewed for Branded Drinks by Okell, but is indeed the same as Okells Aile. The color is brown/black with a red hue. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, and a hint of licorice. The flavour is very light and rather sweet with notes of roasted malt, hints of licorice and a touch of smoke and it has a light citrussy bitterness. The overall impression is very light and easy going, and it’s not a porter that can scare a beginner away. 2301

Bottle. Quite light and sweet, but pleasant enough. Some nice roasty notes, and very, very light smoked flavours. Not over the top at all and quite pleasant to drink.

Courtesy of Oh6gdx. Thanks, Pat. Roasty, smokey aroma with some faint chocolate notes. The body is black and holds a diminishing tan head. Very porter looking. The fore is somewhat plastic/rancid/smokey tasting and not at all good. It’s almost tangy, but then gets a little ale and chocolate sweet through the middle into the finish. You sort of get used to it and it gets better. I almost get hints of smoked blueberry in the finish. it’s odd, but reasserts itself in different directions as you drink it so worth it just to try to get a handle on it.

Dark brown, brown small porter head. Roast, some very faint smokiness, ashy sourness, bitter chocolate. Some rather unpleasant sourness, which I cannot quite point at. Nice full thick mouthfeel. There was something a bit weird, but still rather enjoyable. Re-rate: Still kinda sour, but it’s good. Highered score a bit (original 2.9).