1914 Porter
Brouwerij De Molen

1914 Porter1914 Porter
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From:
Brouwerij De Molen
 
Netherlands
Style:
English Porter
ABV:
5.8%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.65 | pDev: 12.88%
Reviews:
31
Ratings:
48
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 21, 2019
Added:
Jul 04, 2008
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  4
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)

3.8/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Two-for-two from this brewery with this very enjoyable and basically well done porter. Chocolate aroma. A tiny head, though white bubbly on dark brown. A real natural carbonation that added to mouthfeel and drinkability. Taste is a tad sour, it works.
Aug 14, 2008
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Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)

4/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle: Poured a black color porter with a large dark foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt and dry chocolate notes is interesting. Taste is also a mix of dry chocolate notes with some roasted malt and light Brett notes with some dry raisins notes also perceptible. Body is light with good carbonation. Interesting experiment in re-creating old style beers.
Dec 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by BDeibs from Colorado

Dec 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by GRG1313 from California

Dec 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hohnbaum from Kansas

Dec 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.67 by jaydoc from Kansas

Dec 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.78 by Eziel from Ohio

Oct 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

Nov 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by afsdan from Colorado

May 01, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Jul 05, 2013
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Reviewed by augustgarage from California

3.32/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Bottled October 2008 (bottle #207 of 450). Poured from a caged-and-corked 750mL bottle into my Samuel Smith nonic.

Bit of a gusher. Clear burnt umber body with bright rufous highlights and a rocky highly active wheat crown that settles to a thin half finger of foam. Loose soapy lacing; decent retention.

Oxidation is noted in nose, though this comes across more as aged fruit and brandy than wet cardboard and the like...despite hints of berries and very light roast coffee, the beer smells a bit, for lack of a better term, "sweaty."

Tart palate entry with lots of fruit and a fast roasty dry finish. Nutty and bright. Though I prefer more modern incarnations of this ale style, the gentle sourness isn't necessarily out of place in a historical re-creation. Improves a bit once given a chance to breath. An interesting flavor profile that grows on you if you set aside your expectations and put yourself in mind of how this would have been brewed 100 years ago.

This bottle (and probably this batch) ended up a bit overcarbonated, especially for the style. You'd be forgiven for thinking this was an eccentric dark belgian ale (except for the low gravity).

A curiosity I wouldn't seek out again any time soon, though I'd probably pick up another bottle on the cheap before tying up my home-brew equipment to replicate it. Still, I have a lot of respect for Ron Pattinson, and it's evident that this ale is the result of careful craft and studious research.
May 29, 2013
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Reviewed by DrDemento456 from Pennsylvania

3.78/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Brewed in September 2008 bottled in October 2008

A - Well for 5 years old I still get a 1/4 inch of head that recedes to a mild mocha lace ring. Color is a very clear dark brown with no sediment (which is nice)
S - Mild sour cherry notes with some chalky roast and a touch of chocolate. Doesn't smell too oxidized.
T - Well obviously you get a shit ton of cardboard out of this like licking a box but soft flavors of roasted malts and faint cocoa powder. Far from terrible but far beyond it's prime.
M - Light to medium whatever ABV has been aged out. Now it's kind of like flat Guinness.

Overall I picked this up for 5 bucks at the "House of 1,000 beers" and was intrigued by the low bottle count (bottle 260 out of 450) I guess this beer is a pretty good example of an English porter but I have to disagree that it will age for 5 years. Most porters of this ABV start to fall off after 2 years. Still after 5 it's far from terrible.
Mar 20, 2013
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Reviewed by Dope from Massachusetts

2.96/5  rDev -18.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Bottled March 13th, 2009. 4 years old. Uh oh.

A: Medium/dark brown pour. Big light, fluffy, effervescent light brown head. Fizzy head fades fairly slowly. Almost zero lacing.

S: Acetone and sherry. Cardboard boxes.

T: Mild roasted malt, a little smoky. Very plain and bland. Oxidation isn't as bad as the aroma but everything tastes very cardboardy, especially in the aftertaste.

M: Light/medium bodied.

O: A pretty plain and boring porter. It's pretty unoffensive and smooth but there's not a whole lot of flavor here. Very mellow. Age has not improved it all either with the obvious oxidation. Alas.
Feb 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hanzo from Virginia

Dec 03, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by LambicKing from Germany

Dec 03, 2012
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado

3.45/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Brewed 17 february 2011
Bottled 22 march 2011
Bottle # 1016 1182

Cork immediately popped off the bottle upon loosening the wire cage. Luckily, there was only minor loss of beer...

Light brown body topped with a thick, chunky head. Fair roasted malt aroma backed with a slight sourness. Taste is much like the aroma but with dark malt flavors slightly dominating; fair bitterness at the finish; lightly burnt toast. Light-bodied feel; semi-dry finish.

An okay porter. Too bad it's not clear what the brewer's were aiming for with this beer style-wise. Seems a bit lightweight compared to more modern porters, yet there is nothing really mentioned on the bottle or the brewery web site about the original recipe other than it was was found " in some old obscure building in London". An interesting find for the curious...

Late note: July 05th, 2014

Had another bottle: Brewed 10 February 2009, bottled March 13 2009, bottle # 135, ABV 5.3%, Kent Golding hops for bittering and final hop addition (per the bottle's label)...

Pretty much the same observations and notes from above. I might give the 'Mouthfeel' a 3.5 bump, but otherwise a solid 3.5 overall. Slightly cocoa flavored, a tad sour, smooth and tasty although far from being stunning. Worth trying if only for it's different take on most modern day porter styles...
Nov 18, 2012
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Reviewed by Bung from Michigan

3.28/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
750. A very dark brown with a billowy cream head. Not a gusher, but looks like a high level of carbonation. Lasted quite a while.

Aroma, earthy, molasses and some slightly tart milk chocolate.

Taste, More roast malt, peaty. An earthy yeastiness. Chocolate, a light red fruit note. Slight coffee and more cocoa finish. All these things are masked by an over abundance of carbonation...

The carbonation causes this to fill the mouth, but really hides some nice flavors I think. Comes off a bit thin and watery also because of this. Abv is low enough to drink a bunch, but the carbonation and price eliminate the desire. Still not sure why the northern euros like to carb everything like its a Saison.
Oct 29, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by yossarian14 from Massachusetts

Sep 12, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by wesley14 from Massachusetts

Sep 11, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by t0rin0 from California

Sep 02, 2012
1914 Porter from Brouwerij De Molen
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 48 ratings