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There are 102 Porters in the chart, accounting for 1.24% of all beers currently in the chart.
Rated on 2026-02-13 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52
Quality: 58.5, Enjoyability: 52, Overall: 55.25
Red-black. Very large, tan head on pour, halo and ½ surface retention with good - if loose - lacing. Dark roast, almost burnt, malt with a bit of cocoa aroma, gassy under. Similar taste and after, dry lasting, developing ?blackcurrant? Wet and bubbly.
Rated on 2026-01-22 by BeerDorkNik at Black Cat Allerton Road
Quality: 69.5, Enjoyability: 63, Overall: 66.25
Black. OK tan head on pour, with OK retention and very good - if clumpy - lacing. Light roast, slightly cocoa, malt aroma. Creamy, darker roast, malt taste and after. Creamy.
Rated on 2025-12-10 by BeerDorkNik at Cornerhouse, Chester
Quality: 62, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 61.25
Ruby-black. OK light tan head as poured with OK surface retention and good lacing. Cherry syrup aroma. Thick, creamy, cherry cocoa taste, bit menthol similar after. Cream.
Rated on 2025-11-04 by BeerDorkNik at The Monro, Liverpool
Quality: 63.5, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 62
Black. Good light tan head as poured, with good retention. Dark roast aroma. Creamy similar taste and after. Creamy.
Rated on 2025-10-23 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52
Quality: 63.5, Enjoyability: 59.5, Overall: 61.5
Black. Very large light tan head on pour, irregular surface retention with a good halo, some layering and loose lacing between. Creamy cocoa aroma, toasty, roast malt under. Smoked malt taste, milk chocolate after. Creamy.
Rated on 2025-10-09 by BeerDorkNik at R & H Fine Wines
Quality: 69.5, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 64.75
Black. Good tan head on pour, with a thin halo retention and OK lacing. Deep roast, almost cocoa, almost burnt, but rich creamy aroma. Coffee cream taste and after, bit more weight than expected. Bit creamy.
Rated on 2025-09-01 by BeerDorkNik at The Little Ale House, Harrogate
Quality: 58.5, Enjoyability: 52, Overall: 55.25
Black mahogany. OK tan head s poured, with very good retention and solid lacing. Burnt roast malt aroma. Similar, dark roast malt taste, burnt after. Silky.
Rated on 2025-06-10 by BeerDorkNik at Augustus John, Liverpool
Quality: 64, Enjoyability: 58.5, Overall: 61.25
Mahogany. OK off white head as poured, with good retention and lacing, and some layers. Treacle malt aroma, hint of fruitcake. Treacle/liquorice Porter taste and after. Treacly body.
Rated on 2025-06-05 by BeerDorkNik at Home Bargains
Quality: 58.5, Enjoyability: 55, Overall: 56.75
Black. OK off white head on pour, dispersing, thin halo and little surface retention with little lacing. Treacle roast malt aroma. Roast malt, bit cola, taste and after. Tiny soft effervescence, bit thick.
Rated on 2024-12-25 by BeerDorkNik at Chester Beer & Wine
Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 61, Overall: 60.5
Black. Large tan head on pour, with good halo and surface retention and OK lacing. Strong plum aroma – bit skin-dry, bit cocoa. Jammy fruit taste, drier after.
Rated on 2024-12-02 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52 Advent Calendar, 2024
Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 55, Overall: 57.5
Black, with a good tan head on pour. Roast, slightly burnt, malt aroma, deep ?blackcurrant? fruitiness. Dark roast malt, slightly cocoa cream, slightly fruity.
Rated on 2024-11-23 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 59.5, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 59.75
Black. Very good tan head on pour, with good surface retention nad some layering. Roast, nearly burnt, malt aroma. Similar taste and after - dark roast malt, maybe a bit watery, maybe just served too cold for flavour to develop.
Rated on 2024-10-30 by BeerDorkNik at Head of Steam, Liverpool
Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 57, Overall: 58
Deep mahogany. OK off-white head head as poured, with good retention and semi-solid lacing. Treacly, fruity, nutty Porter aroma. Fig, sweet nut, bit fruity, taste and after.
Rated on 2024-10-19 by BeerDorkNik at Roscoe Head, Liverpool
Quality: 54, Enjoyability: 52, Overall: 53
Red black, with some off-white head as poured. Faint Porter aroma. Some blackcurrant malt taste, similar after developing cheap milk chocolate. This may be an imprint of another brewery, rather than a brewery in its own right. Will keep an eye out for more...
Rated on 2024-09-08 by BeerDorkNik at Pivni, York
Quality: 58, Enjoyability: 51, Overall: 54.5
Black. Some light tan head as poured, with little surface retention and little lacing. Roast malt aroma. Treacle taste, burnt / carbon after.
Rated on 2024-08-05 by BeerDorkNik at Crafty Swine
Quality: 49.5, Enjoyability: 46.5, Overall: 48
Black. Good tan head as poured, OK retention and a good halo, with good lacing and layers. Soy Sauce Marmite aroma. Wet, warm (as opposed to 'warming'), burnt malt, soy sauce.
Rated on 2024-05-05 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 52, Enjoyability: 57, Overall: 54.5
Black, with a good tan head on pour. Earthy, syrup malt aroma. Similar taste and after, and OK to decent Porter.
Rated on 2024-02-11 by BeerDorkNik at Asda
Quality: 57, Enjoyability: 62.5, Overall: 59.75
Black, with a very good tan head on pour. Toffee/caramel, cakey aroma, bit treacle. Sticky Toffee Pudding and Custard taste, disappointingly 'wet' after.
Rated on 2024-01-17 by BeerDorkNik at Doctor Duncan's
Quality: 52, Enjoyability: 53, Overall: 52.5
Deep amber / mahognay. Good off-white head as poured, with good retention and solid lacing. Malty, lightly spiced aroma. Cocoa, fruitcake spiced taste, blueberry after with a lasting chocolate.
Rated on 2023-11-23 by BeerDorkNik at Home Bargains
Quality: 54, Enjoyability: 55, Overall: 54.5
Black, with very large foamy tan head on pour. Some roast malt aroma. Similar taste and after.
Rated on 2023-11-11 by BeerDorkNik at Tesco
Quality: 42, Enjoyability: 51, Overall: 46.5
Black red,. Large dark tan head on pour, good halo and some surface retention with OK lacing. Pumpkin spice, cinnamon aroma. Sweet, cocoa, cinnamon. Bit weightless for a Porter.
Rated on 2023-05-31 by BeerDorkNik at Childwall Fiveways
Quality: 53, Enjoyability: 47, Overall: 50
Red-black. OK off-white head as poured, with good retention but littlle lacing. Bit fruity, roast malt aroma. Wet paper, bit burnt, fruit
Rated on 2023-03-22 by BeerDorkNik at Richard John Blackler
Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 57, Overall: 58
Mahogany. Some off-white head as poured, good retention and lacing with very good layerring. Treacle toffee aroma. Thick, treacle malt, roast taste, bitter coffee after.
Rated on 2023-03-18 by BeerDorkNik at Home Bargains
Quality: 55, Enjoyability: 52.5, Overall: 53.75
Black. Good tan head on pour with very little surface retention, but some halo and lacing. Rich, malt aroma. Peaty malt, watered down, disappointing. Wet, burnt after.
Rated on 2023-02-14 by BeerDorkNik at Home Bargains
Quality: 52, Enjoyability: 58.5, Overall: 55.25
Black. Large tan head on pour, very little halo retention but OK lacing. Dark malt aroma, bit salt under. Malt/cocoa bitter Porter, some caramel and chocolate in swallow and lasting.
Rated on 2023-01-31 by BeerDorkNik at Handyman's Supermarket
Quality: 66, Enjoyability: 69, Overall: 67.5
Black. Very good tan head on pour, with good retention and OK lacing. Dark fruit, hint of maybe apple?, coffee-roast.
Rated on 2022-12-27 by BeerDorkNik at Handyman's Supermarket
Quality: 54, Enjoyability: 53, Overall: 53.5
Black, with some off-white head as poured. Wet, meh, faintly fruitcake. (Might've left it too late in the session to judge fairly…)
Rated on 2022-12-09 by BeerDorkNik at Laithwaite's
Quality: 65, Enjoyability: 62, Overall: 63.5
Black. Extremely large light tan head on pour, some srface retention with a good halo and loacing. Cold coffee aroma. Festive, bit fruitcake, coffee, candied orange after. Not sure what 'cold steeped' means, exactly.
Rated on 2022-09-14 by BeerDorkNik at The Maltings, York
Quality: 49, Enjoyability: 45, Overall: 47
Chestnut, with a good tan head as poured. Roast malt aroma. Similar taste and after, tending to burnt.
Rated on 2022-09-12 by BeerDorkNik at Eagle & Child, York
Quality: 66.5, Enjoyability: 61.5, Overall: 64
Red black. OK tan head on pour, no retention. Toasted marshmallow, chocolate aroma. Marshmallaw and buiscuit, with a cocoa after. S'Mores, basically. Develops a jammy fruit note - Strawberry, marshmallow, perhaps?
Rated on 2022-07-08 by BeerDorkNik at Unknown (Gift)
Quality: 64, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 62
Red-black. Good light tan head as poured, thick halo and some surface retention with some lacing. Roast malt aroma with a hint of cocoa, bit gassy under. Raost malt taste with a hint of coffee, slightly burnt after.
Rated on 2022-07-05 by BeerDorkNik at Tapps, Llandudno
Quality: 57, Enjoyability: 50.5, Overall: 53.75
Red black. Some tan head as poured, with little retention and no lacing. Malty aroma. Wet malt taste, bit roast in the after.
Rated on 2022-05-17 by BeerDorkNik at Cavern of the Curious Gnome, Chester
Quality: 61, Enjoyability: 62.5, Overall: 61.75
Black, with an OK tan head on pour. Milk chocolate and mint aroma. Nice milk chocolate taste (sweeter than cocoa), with a hint of mint in the after. Bit watery or it'd've scored higher.
Rated on 2022-04-11 by BeerDorkNik at Childwall Fiveways
Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 63, Overall: 61.5
Dark brown. Large creamy light tan head as poured, good retention and very little lacing. Roast, nutty, aroma. Similar taste and after, creamy mouthfeel.
Rated on 2022-01-17 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog
Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 62.5, Overall: 61.25
Deep ruby. Large off-white head on pour. Roast malt aroma. Roast malt and bit cocoa taste and after.
Rated on 2021-12-16 by BeerDorkNik at Aldi
Quality: 41, Enjoyability: 39, Overall: 40
Black. OK light tan head on pour, some surface retention and good lacing. Malty, bit chemical, plum aroma. Dry cocoa powder and plum skin in taste and after.
Rated on 2021-12-10 by BeerDorkNik at Brewhouse and Kitchen, Chester
Quality: 61, Enjoyability: 64, Overall: 62.5
Black. OK light tan head as poured, OK retention. Decent porter. Rich, malty, bit cocoa.
Rated on 2021-12-03 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 61, Enjoyability: 57, Overall: 59
Black. Extremely large tan head on pour, OK surface retention, some lacing. Burnt coffee malt aroma. Similar, bitter coffeee, taste and after. Bit dank.
Rated on 2021-10-16 by BeerDorkNik at Fall Well
Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 61.5, Overall: 60.25
Black red. Large off-white head as poured, good retention and lacing. Cherry syrup aroma. Matly cherry chocolate taste and after.
Rated on 2021-05-22 by BeerDorkNik at Head of Steam, Liverpool
Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 69.5, Overall: 64.75
Rated on 2020-08-20 by BeerDorkNik at Beers of Europe
Quality: 66.7, Enjoyability: 63.1, Overall: 64.9
Rated on 2020-08-18 by BeerDorkNik at Lidl, Pickering
Quality: 63.7, Enjoyability: 61.8, Overall: 62.75
Rated on 2020-08-15 by BeerDorkNik at Black Swan, Pickering
Quality: 65.9, Enjoyability: 62.7, Overall: 64.3
Rated on 2020-02-19 by BeerDorkNik at Childwall Fiveways
Quality: 62.5, Enjoyability: 60.2, Overall: 61.35
Rated on 2020-02-15 by BeerDorkNik at Londis, Llandudno
Quality: 66.7, Enjoyability: 63.1, Overall: 64.9
Rated on 2019-12-25 by BeerDorkNik at M&S
Quality: 60.7, Enjoyability: 58.1, Overall: 59.4
Rated on 2019-10-29 by BeerDorkNik at The Cellar, Chester
Quality: 59.7, Enjoyability: 59.3, Overall: 59.5
Rated on 2019-09-26 by BeerDorkNik at Craft Taproom
Quality: 79.3, Enjoyability: 78.4, Overall: 78.85
Rated on 2019-05-15 by BeerDorkNik at Handyman's Supermarket
Quality: 66, Enjoyability: 62.2, Overall: 64.1
Rated on 2019-04-16 by BeerDorkNik at Head of Steam, Liverpool
Quality: 60.5, Enjoyability: 59.8, Overall: 60.15
Rated on 2019-03-09 by BeerDorkNik at Head of Steam, Liverpool
Quality: 68.7, Enjoyability: 63.2, Overall: 65.95
Rated on 2019-01-16 by BeerDorkNik at Craft Taproom
Quality: 71.9, Enjoyability: 69.8, Overall: 70.85
Rated on 2018-12-12 by BeerDorkNik at Craft Taproom
Quality: 66.6, Enjoyability: 62.4, Overall: 64.5
Rated on 2018-11-05 by BeerDorkNik at Childwall Fiveways
Quality: 52.3, Enjoyability: 48.7, Overall: 50.5
Rated on 2018-10-15 by BeerDorkNik at Childwall Fiveways
Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 54.5, Overall: 56.75
At somewher for JDW.
Rated on 2018-08-16 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog, Liverpool
Quality: 74.4, Enjoyability: 63.4, Overall: 68.9
Rated on 2018-07-30 by BeerDorkNik at Indigo Alley, Scarborough
Quality: 64.6, Enjoyability: 63.5, Overall: 64.05
Rated on 2018-07-28 by BeerDorkNik at North Riding Hotel, Scarborough
Quality: 72, Enjoyability: 67.3, Overall: 69.65
Rated on 2018-07-28 by BeerDorkNik at Scholars Bar, Scarborough
Quality: 66.4, Enjoyability: 65.2, Overall: 65.8
Rated on 2018-07-28 by BeerDorkNik at Scholars Bar, Scarborough
Quality: 58.1, Enjoyability: 59.3, Overall: 58.7
Rated on 2018-07-14 by BeerDorkNik at Dead Crafty Beer Co, Liverpool
Quality: 61.9, Enjoyability: 61.4, Overall: 61.65
Rated on 2018-02-15 by BeerDorkNik at Head of Steam, Liverpool
Quality: 68.9, Enjoyability: 64, Overall: 66.45
Rated on 2017-12-20 by BeerDorkNik at 23 Club
Quality: 63.1, Enjoyability: 64.3, Overall: 63.7
Rated on 2017-11-18 by BeerDorkNik at Bottle Room, Southport
Quality: 63.1, Enjoyability: 64.2, Overall: 63.65
Rated on 2017-11-04 by BeerDorkNik at Lime Kiln
Quality: 65.6, Enjoyability: 66.3, Overall: 65.95
Rated on 2017-08-20 by BeerDorkNik at Bath Brew House, Bath
Quality: 80, Enjoyability: 67.6, Overall: 73.8
Rated on 2017-07-04 by BeerDorkNik at Craft Taproom
Quality: 73.1, Enjoyability: 74.3, Overall: 73.7
Rated on 2017-06-24 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 72.6, Enjoyability: 73.2, Overall: 72.9
Rated on 2017-06-02 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 76.4, Enjoyability: 76.3, Overall: 76.35
Rated on 2017-05-13 by BeerDorkNik at Beer Moth, Manchester
Quality: 71.2, Enjoyability: 69.9, Overall: 70.55
Rated on 2017-04-19 by BeerDorkNik at Craft Taproom
Quality: 76.2, Enjoyability: 73, Overall: 74.6
Rated on 2017-04-12 by BeerDorkNik at Pier Inn, Whitby
Quality: 59.2, Enjoyability: 59.8, Overall: 59.5
Rated on 2017-03-18 by BeerDorkNik at Hub, Liverpool
Quality: 54.6, Enjoyability: 50.1, Overall: 52.35
End of barrel, poorly kept, or just poor?
Rated on 2017-03-15 by BeerDorkNik at M&S
Quality: 63.8, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 62.15
Rated on 2017-03-02 by BeerDorkNik at Ship in a Bottle
Quality: 66.1, Enjoyability: 65.9, Overall: 66
Heavy.
Rated on 2017-02-02 by BeerDorkNik at Inn, Southport
Quality: 60.8, Enjoyability: 59.9, Overall: 60.35
Rated on 2016-12-29 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 72.6, Enjoyability: 71.2, Overall: 71.9
Rated on 2016-12-22 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog, Liverpool
Quality: 67.3, Enjoyability: 64.2, Overall: 65.75
Malibeer? Tiny sharp bubbles.
Rated on 2016-12-13 by BeerDorkNik at M&S
Quality: 59.8, Enjoyability: 58.6, Overall: 59.2
Oddly light, sparkling.
Rated on 2016-11-30 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 60.9, Enjoyability: 59.3, Overall: 60.1
Rated on 2016-10-26 by BeerDorkNik at M&S
Quality: 62.3, Enjoyability: 59.8, Overall: 61.05
Rated on 2016-08-31 by BeerDorkNik at The Willows, Cheddar
Quality: 61.8, Enjoyability: 59.3, Overall: 60.55
Too much foam!! Kept foaming over bottle for as long as was drinking, made harder to drink.
Rated on 2016-08-15 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 56.9, Overall: 57.95
Rated on 2016-08-12 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog, Liverpool
Quality: 67.7, Enjoyability: 68.7, Overall: 68.2
Rated on 2016-08-02 by BeerDorkNik at Childwall Fiveways
Quality: 56.9, Enjoyability: 52.7, Overall: 54.8
Rated on 2016-07-30 by BeerDorkNik at M&S
Quality: 56.8, Enjoyability: 55.6, Overall: 56.2
Rated on 2016-07-28 by BeerDorkNik at Trembling Madness (York)
Quality: 61.8, Enjoyability: 59.3, Overall: 60.55
Rated on 2016-07-25 by BeerDorkNik at Leland Cellars, York
Quality: 57.1, Enjoyability: 53.6, Overall: 55.35
Rated on 2016-07-16 by BeerDorkNik at Southport Beer and Folk Festival
Quality: 64.5, Enjoyability: 64.9, Overall: 64.7
Rated on 2016-07-02 by BeerDorkNik at Dobbie's
Quality: 63.9, Enjoyability: 62.1, Overall: 63
Rated on 2016-05-01 by BeerDorkNik at Old Harker's Inn, Chester
Quality: 57, Enjoyability: 56.6, Overall: 56.8
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Rated on 2016-04-22 by BeerDorkNik at Childwall Fiveways
Quality: 71.2, Enjoyability: 68.7, Overall: 69.95
Served very cold, from fridge.
Rated on 2016-04-04 by BeerDorkNik at Thomas Rigby's
Quality: 64.3, Enjoyability: 60.1, Overall: 62.2
Rated on 2016-03-27 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 63.5, Enjoyability: 61.8, Overall: 62.65
Rated on 2016-02-14 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 56.6, Enjoyability: 57.5, Overall: 57.05
Rated on 2016-02-09 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 57.1, Enjoyability: 56.9, Overall: 57
Rated on 2016-01-28 by BeerDorkNik at Forest House, JDW
Quality: 56, Enjoyability: 55.2, Overall: 55.6
Served cool.
Rated on 2016-01-24 by BeerDorkNik at Vinology, Stratford-upon-Avon
Quality: 56.7, Enjoyability: 57.2, Overall: 56.95
Rated on 2015-12-30 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 56.8, Enjoyability: 56.7, Overall: 56.75
Rated on 2015-11-26 by BeerDorkNik at Home Bargains
Quality: 54.7, Enjoyability: 54.3, Overall: 54.5
Rated on 2015-10-31 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 59.7, Enjoyability: 61.3, Overall: 60.5
Rated on 2015-10-29 by BeerDorkNik at Master Mariner, New Brighton
Quality: 56.7, Enjoyability: 53.2, Overall: 54.95
Lost description to computer glitch. <@ Wadworth for JDW>
Rated on 2015-10-21 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 57.2, Enjoyability: 58.2, Overall: 57.7
Rated on 2015-10-17 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 54.4, Enjoyability: 56.3, Overall: 55.35
Rated on 2015-10-14 by BeerDorkNik at Tap & Bottles, Southport
Quality: 57.2, Enjoyability: 56.4, Overall: 56.8
watery
Rated on 2015-08-10 by BeerDorkNik at Tap & Bottles, Southport
Quality: 56.2, Enjoyability: 57.8, Overall: 57
Rated on 2015-07-29 by BeerDorkNik at Fly in the Loaf
Quality: 56.8, Enjoyability: 58.7, Overall: 57.75
Coffee flavoured, so better than if it WASN'T coffee flavoured. Otherwise, decent but dull.
Rated on 2015-07-29 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog, Liverpool
Quality: 58, Enjoyability: 58.5, Overall: 58.25
Rated on 2015-07-10 by BeerDorkNik at Dobbie's
Quality: 57.3, Enjoyability: 56.8, Overall: 57.05
Rated on 2015-07-10 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 56.2, Enjoyability: 56, Overall: 56.1