Showing posts with label english porter. Show all posts
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Samuel Smith's, The Famous Taddy Porter


Date:11/8/2007
Brewery:Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
Beer:Samuel Smith's, The Famous Taddy Porter
Origin:N. Yorks, England, UK
Style:English Porter
Container:1 pt. 2.7 oz. brown glass bottle, normal cap covered in foil
Purchased:SuperTarget, Rowlett, TX
Price:$2.78 per single bottle
Alcohol:5.00% ABV ABV
Brewer's Description:History:
Porter was the first commercially brewed beer. It was named for the train porters who were its original servers and consumers. Samuel Smith’s Old Brewery, Yorkshire’s oldest, reintroduced authentic porter to the British beer scene in 1979 after an absence of more than 50 years.

Taste:
Very dark, fairly full in body and packed with flavor. Intense, dry tangy character of roasted barley.

Serving Suggestions:
Oysters on the half shell, Rockefeller or Cajun style; clams, mussels, crab cocktail, lobster bisque and other shellfish, smoked mackerel pâté, veal with green peppercorns, porterhouse steak and of course chocolate. Serve at 55 degrees in nonik or tumbler.

Alecolade:
Platinum Medal, World Champion Porter - World Beer Championships
"One of the world’s five best beers." -Michael Jackson

Product sizes and quantities:
Twelve 18.7-ounce "Victorian Pint" bottles.
Twenty-four 12 ounce bottles.

Appearance:Very dark brown in color. Poured a huge head and retained it pretty well. Head is a tan color. Too dark to see bubbles.
Aroma:Smells rich like other porters. Can pick up chocolate and coffee smells.
Taste:Definitely taste the coffee malt. First drink was kind of a shock. Got better after that.
Mouth Feel:Not much carbonation. More than in a widget can, but still not much. Just a bit more would make it quite a bit better. After I poured the rest of the bottle, it was a bit better.
Drinkability:Decent. I like Fuller's London Porter better, but this may be better than the Anchor porter.
Score:4 / 10

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Fuller's London Porter Ale


Date:9/13/2007
Brewery:Griffin Brewery
Beer:Fuller's London Porter Ale
Origin:Chiswick, London, England
Style:English Porter
Container:11.2oz. Brown Glass Bottle
Purchased:Kegs & Barrels, Plano, TX
Price:$0 per Single Bottle
Alcohol:5.4% ABV
Brewer's Description:

Fuller’s London Porter is an award-winning example of this historic English style; smooth and creamy with delicious chocolate and coffee flavours.

The Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, London, has been brewing fine ales since 1654. The Fuller, Smith, & Turner partnership, dating back to 1845, brews an excellent range of award-winning ales, many of which are available in the USA, including London Pride Pale Ale and the world’s original ESB. I hope you will enjoy trying all our fine ales.

Appearance:Dark brown in color. Head is a tan color. Not long head retention. Too dark to see any bubbles rising.
Aroma:Has a very rich smell. I can smell the chocolate/coffee that they describe.
Taste:This seems very rich for beer. It has almost a burned/charred taste. I can associate that taste with malt, I suppose. It’s pretty distinctive. Most of its taste comes as aftertaste. I don’t taste much bitterness or hoppiness. This is the beer that the lady at Kegs & Barrels suggested as a benchmark for malt flavor.
Mouth Feel:It has a good feel. The carbonation level is good. It’s pretty creamy, but with carbonation release. It’s a little thicker (more viscous) feeling than others beers I’ve tried to date.
Drinkability:I think this is an aquired taste, but I think I could learn to like it without too much difficulty. I would buy it again if I was in the mood.
Score:5 / 10

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