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Railway Porter
The Five Points Brewing Company
- From:
- The Five Points Brewing Company
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Porter
Ranked #53 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #17,172 - Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 8.01%
- Reviews:
- 8
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 01, 2023
- Added:
- Jun 21, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
A Porter in the classic London style with a twist. Aromas of chocolate and coffee with hints of caramel, brewed with British East Kent Goldings hops.
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.35/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.35/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Oct. 2017: 330 ml bottle, from Ales By Mail. ABV is 4.8%. Black colour, moderate tan head. Aroma of roast malt, coffee and dark chocolate. Light bodied. Dry flavour with coffee and roast malts. One-dimensional.
Jul 01, 2023
Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden
4.25/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On cask at Bishops Arms in Malmö.
Pours jet black with soft, soapy tan head.
Smell is roasted and a bit fruity with notes of tobacco, licorice and coffee.
Taste is roasted with big notes of licorice and backing hints of tobacco, coffee and chocolate. Moderate bitterness and very flavorful for the ABV.
Mouthfeel is medium and smooth with soft carbonation.
Overall, a very nice porter with lots of flavor.
Jul 01, 2023Pours jet black with soft, soapy tan head.
Smell is roasted and a bit fruity with notes of tobacco, licorice and coffee.
Taste is roasted with big notes of licorice and backing hints of tobacco, coffee and chocolate. Moderate bitterness and very flavorful for the ABV.
Mouthfeel is medium and smooth with soft carbonation.
Overall, a very nice porter with lots of flavor.
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.92/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A: The beer is jet black when viewed from afar; when held up to a bright light there are traces of dark red near the edges of the glass. It poured with a narrow collar consisting of tan bubbles around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of chocolatey and dark malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste has flavors of chocolatey malts and cola with hints of lavender. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is especially flavorful considering its low alcohol content. It is very easy to drink.
Serving type: bottle
Dec 07, 2019S: Moderate aromas of chocolatey and dark malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste has flavors of chocolatey malts and cola with hints of lavender. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is especially flavorful considering its low alcohol content. It is very easy to drink.
Serving type: bottle
Rated by Mustela_Man from California
4.2/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Draught
Jan 07, 2019
Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York
4.1/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On cask at Underdog, Dublin.
Pocked tan over garnet; big roasty nose; huge cocoa, ashy bite, superdry finish and grassy EKG linger.
4 4 4.25 4 4
Loud, quiet, loud: roasty bookends with a bunch of cocoa in the middle. Bitter in a good way. Cask does it proud + super sessionable at 4.5%.
May 21, 2018Pocked tan over garnet; big roasty nose; huge cocoa, ashy bite, superdry finish and grassy EKG linger.
4 4 4.25 4 4
Loud, quiet, loud: roasty bookends with a bunch of cocoa in the middle. Bitter in a good way. Cask does it proud + super sessionable at 4.5%.
Reviewed by Martine from England
3.62/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours darkest opaque brown into a glass from a bottle. Light mocha head is three fingers of soft, frothy, foam which leaves sudsy lacing on the sides of the glass.
Aroma is mainly chocolate roast, sweet grain, ash and something a little watery/metallic.
Flavour is a bit underwhelming; mild, would be the correct phrase. I get a lot of thin smoky sweetness which turns to ashy grain on the aftertaste. There is the barest hint of chocolate but it builds to nothing; there is no malt backbone, no hoppiness that I can detect, just smoke, and burnt corn.
Mouthfeel is light-medium with a little carbonation on the sip.
Certainly sessionable, but not blown away by this porter. Perhaps it's personal taste but I prefer something with a bit more oomph.
Jul 31, 2016Aroma is mainly chocolate roast, sweet grain, ash and something a little watery/metallic.
Flavour is a bit underwhelming; mild, would be the correct phrase. I get a lot of thin smoky sweetness which turns to ashy grain on the aftertaste. There is the barest hint of chocolate but it builds to nothing; there is no malt backbone, no hoppiness that I can detect, just smoke, and burnt corn.
Mouthfeel is light-medium with a little carbonation on the sip.
Certainly sessionable, but not blown away by this porter. Perhaps it's personal taste but I prefer something with a bit more oomph.
Reviewed by LantGladstone from England
3.48/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
bottled on July 30, 2015, 4.8% abv 330ml bottle from ales by mail
Appearance (Look) = 6%
black clear, good khaki head
Smell = 24%
chocolate roasty
Taste = 40%
chocolate, bitter, coffee maybe some hop spice
Mouthfeel (Feel) = 10%
some astringency
Overall = 20%
It was a solid porter that didn't knock my socks off or wasn't anything beyond style but very drinkable.
Dec 05, 2015Appearance (Look) = 6%
black clear, good khaki head
Smell = 24%
chocolate roasty
Taste = 40%
chocolate, bitter, coffee maybe some hop spice
Mouthfeel (Feel) = 10%
some astringency
Overall = 20%
It was a solid porter that didn't knock my socks off or wasn't anything beyond style but very drinkable.
Railway Porter from The Five Points Brewing Company
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
33 ratings
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