Tasting Notes: O’Hanlons Original Port Stout
Brewery: O'Hanlons
Location: Exeter, England
ABV: 4.8%
Version: 500ml bottle
CAMRA Champion Bottle Conditioned Beer of Britain Gold Award 2003 & 2007
I didn't know what to expect when I first got this. The idea intrigued me but I wasn't sure I was going to like it. Mixing port and beer just seems asking for trouble. However, I'm glad I went for it.
As expected it pours a rich black colour with a slight reddish tint. The aroma is a lovely chocolately stout with a hint of smoke in the background, with the port adding some subtle wine notes. As far as taste goes it's very smooth; chocolately, creamy, with some of the bitterness calmed down by the port but not overly so and some of that smokiness backing it all up. A very pleasant and enjoyable brew, certainly worth checking out.
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Couldn't agree more mate. Had this one a fair while ago and can still remember enjoying it immensely. It's a toss-up between this one, Crazy Dog and Nick Hambleton's Nightmare (notes to follow) as to the best stout I've tasted so far this year... all three are rather superb and put their nitro-fuelled cousins well in the shade. 17:59? One minute to six, mate...
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