Friday's Beer
Today we have a nice number from the Old Blighty........ a special treat sent to me by WLM Redux on the NBP!
Harvey's 1859 Porter !
A tasty dark gal that offers simple pleasures.
No hype no extravagance..... just a comfortable body to hold and savour.
Poured dark and creamy into the happy glass without any fanfare and just a bit of dark caramel coloured froth on the top.
The nose is a classic banana skin and toasted malt with maybe a touch of coffee brewing in the background.
Dark body gives way to a smooth slip over the palate and the consistent transition of aroma to taste. A bit of burnt caramel and then the passing of coffee taste and a finish of crisp hops.
As with most porter styles ..... the good ones ...... a bit of dryness lingers that makes you want to go back for the next quaff.
I say a full two thumbs up for the lover of dark beers.
Other opinions ....
Beer Advocate
Beer Hunter
Better than a "B" beer to my buds ....... but that's life!
So before the evening gets too far gone take a step over to Friday Night Blues and Beer at Dustmybroom dot com!
Cheers!
OMMAG
Harvey's 1859 Porter !
A tasty dark gal that offers simple pleasures.
No hype no extravagance..... just a comfortable body to hold and savour.
Poured dark and creamy into the happy glass without any fanfare and just a bit of dark caramel coloured froth on the top.
The nose is a classic banana skin and toasted malt with maybe a touch of coffee brewing in the background.
Dark body gives way to a smooth slip over the palate and the consistent transition of aroma to taste. A bit of burnt caramel and then the passing of coffee taste and a finish of crisp hops.
As with most porter styles ..... the good ones ...... a bit of dryness lingers that makes you want to go back for the next quaff.
I say a full two thumbs up for the lover of dark beers.
Other opinions ....
Beer Advocate
Beer Hunter
Better than a "B" beer to my buds ....... but that's life!
So before the evening gets too far gone take a step over to Friday Night Blues and Beer at Dustmybroom dot com!
"They bang and they clang, they pick and they pluck.
They'd do a whole lot better if they learned how to..."
Cheers!
OMMAG
Labels: Beer, Fridays, Just Because
posted by OMMAG at 5:13 p.m.
1 Comments:
Glad you liked the Harvey's OMMAG. your review reflects pretty much what I make of it. It's a boiler plate London porter with great drinkable rounded mellowness. This would be a standard quaff for me if it were available all the time and wasn't priced liek an import...I bought a case anyway...beer glut ;-)
Cheers from the fraternity of beirophiles
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