Batemans Dark Lord (Bottle)
Pasteurised. Sold as Mr George’s Ruby Porter in the US due to trademark issues. A dark ruby beer with a rich flavour and spicy finish. The hop grist adds a hint of citrus to complement the roasted malt character. Dark, Delicious and Delectable.
3.2
273 reviews
Wainfleet, England
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Bottle 0,5 ltr: Dark brown colored brew with an nice dry bitter taste, hints of chocolate, fudge and spices.
Modern porter from this classic and renowned English brewery, from a 50 cl bottle with historically themed label; not to be confused with Three Floyds’ legendary imperial stout of the same name. Pale beige, thin, moussy head dissolving rather quickly but retaining well on the edges; colour a very dark purplish brown, still transparent. Very malty aroma, impressions of caramel, very strong cookie dough, dried plums, smoked bacon, black tea, liquorice, dried leaves, raisins, cloves, bark, maple syrup, toasted bread, blackcurrant, vague tobacco accent, perhaps a hint of soy sauce. Restrained candied fruit sweetness in the onset, brief and volatile, subtle salty touch, soft carbo (perhaps even a bit undercarbonated even for this style) and somewhat ’flat’ and thin body as a result, multi-layered maltiness, very caramelly, smooth and slick, sweet, toasted, light chocolatey and subtly smoked accents as well as a very soft and elegant, rounded wheat malt sourishness in the background; no real roasted bitterness, herbal and tea-like, earthy English hops in the finish providing some balance. Pretty straightforward beer, centered around the malts with little else, but well-made, no off-flavours and the bittersweet caramelly malt character is surely very enjoyable if you’re a ’malthead’. Closer to a brown ale than to a real porter if you ask me, though.
From a pint bottle shared at Ryan’s, brought from UK with the "Dark Lord" label. No serious beer drinker would confuse this withs the FFF DL, but this is not bad -- a very drinkable mild English porter, heavy on the malts and smooth in the finish.
Bottle courtesy of Andy and Kate. Pours ruby with little in the way of a head. The flavour is malty with spice. Nice enough.
Origin: Bottle. Vessel: Bottle. Locale: House (Bristol). Medium carbonation, sweet bite, rich and meaty.
Pours black with a thin head quite velvety with chocolate notes and burnt toffee flavours. Nice easy drinking porter.
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe, shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours dark brown no head. Aromas of burnt toffee, chocolate. Taste is thin, sweet, more chocolate, but cheap chocolate.
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl.
Appearance - dark brown to black with a thin head.
Nose - burnt toffee, light chocolate. Nuts too.
Taste - toffee, molasses, nuts. Liquorice and maybe a salty edge.
Palate - medium bodied with a tangy and creamy texture and a burnt dry yet creamy finish.
Overall - decent but a little sweet. Not a porter.
A really nice supemarket ale, from Aldi for £1.25 -a nice change from Hobgoblin. This straddles the divide between light colored porters and dark brown ales. Satisfyingly sweet, biscuity, super malty and with some lovely fruity yeast esters. If I was blindfolded I’d guess it was amber, but there is a pleasantly tart bit of roast on the back. Would like to try it on cask.
Rating #1011, flaske fra Sydhavsdruen
En mørkebrun øl med hvidt skum der forsvinder hurtigt. Duft af karamel og kaffe, som ikke er overdrevet tydeligt eller spændende. Smagen læner sig meget op ad dette, måske med lidt chokolade og ender i en ret kraftig bitterhed. Ret tynd og vandet. Ikke noget at råbe hurra for, hvis det skal forestille at være en porter. Jeg ville have gættet på en godt maltet brown ale.
red, clear, tan foam, medium sweetness, medium bitterness, full body, thick feel, soft carbonation,
this is more af a stout in my opinion its just average beer
Bottle 50cl. Clear dark chestnut brown, good frothy tan head, disappears almost completely rather quickly, no lacing; roasted malt aroma, caramel, coffee, dark chocolate, bit peaty, spicy notes; taste moderate sweet and moderate bitter, roasty; medium body, creamy (though on the thin side) texture, sof carbonation; (too) mild dry bitter finish, still a bit roasty.
Bottle shared with McTapps. Clear and dark with a torfy start, some earthy moments, but of coffee and roasted malt. Easy to drink, small sour ending. Fine one without being rocket science.
Bottle from local Tesco in Eastbourne. Pours out in a deep black colour with low head and medium body. Aroma of malt and chocolate. Taste of malt, light and thin coffee, chocolate, torf and leaves. Thin and mild finish. Average.
Called Mr. George’s Ruby Porter here in the States. To me, I’m finding this a pretty good Porter.
I poured this into a pint glass as respected.
The appearance was a nice dark brown close to black color with a one finger white foamy head that quickly dies to barely nothing. Lacing is nowhere to be found,
The smell makes up for the look as there’s a nice roasty yet somewhat dark fruity/mostly plum-like aroma overcoming some slight sweet malts that try to come through.
The taste was mainly sweet and roasty with a nice leading dry roasty aftertaste that ends up leading to a semi-decent dry finish.
On the palate, this one sits about a light to medium on the body with a semi-decent sessionability trying to run about it and end up leading to a fairly decent carbonation somewhat good for the style.
Overall, this was a good English Porter and for the most part nothing to be reckoned with since this is from England. Good job to anyone who really wants to say this is crap as this is pretty much the standard for an absolutely stellar English Porter that no real beer person can really argue with. This is the standard!
mild caramel and fruity aroma... the taste of caramel malt, chocolate, toast and dark fruits - plums, i think - with noticeable hoppy ditterness... aftertaste is spicy, sweet and bitter... good porter...
Ebony. Short beige head and lacing. Aroma and taste of black malt, dark chocolate and slightly sour coffee. OK, but not outstanding.
Bottle at Tom’s. Dark brown body with a medium beige head. Nice lacing. Faint aroma of milk chocolate, toffee and berries. Mild flavour of brown bread, sweet toffee and a hint of rust. Thin body with a watery, slightly oily texture. Weak carbonation. Not bad, a bit dull.
Really nice, balanced stout. Tasty with a fantastic palate. Could drink and drink and drink!
Rating from 2011. Dunkel, malzig. Dickflüssig und doch sehr süffig. Röstmalzig, tief, dunkel. Fruchtig. Lecker
Very nice dark beer. Nice body, plenty of flavour. Would defiantly have again. Bought from Morrisons,
Red-tinged black, with a tan coarse head that settles very quickly to look a bit lifeless in the glass. Nose is light strawberries and toffee, body is dry-sweet with burnt caramel, red fruit, a faint wine note and just a hint of liquorice, coffee and citrus on the finish.
500ml Bottle: Deep amber coloured, last off white head. Malty aroma with dark dried fruits. Dry bitter-sweet flavour, but not really a Porter as the style suggests.
Bottle. Pours dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma was sweet, malty and roasty. Flavor of roasted malts, caramel, mild chocolate and had a hint of fruit
Roasted aroma and some sour saltiness. Only a mother could love this beer’s looks. Mushroom and beef pie flavour, disgusting. Thin on the palate. "God" awful.
I think this beer is more to a english ale than to a porter. It is a little bit sweet. Weel balanced and medium body.
Bottle morrisons. Pours with a tan head soon disspears. Aroma is roasted malts. Taste is roasted malts slightly burnt aftertaste. Not to my taste. Good colour. Good body strong carbonation.
Bottle. This brew has some nice roasted malt flavours and decent viscosity.
Appearance: Clear dark ruby/brown with cm thick tan head.
Aroma: Bready, floral, grassy, slight pepper spice note, dried fruit (fig and raisin).
Taste: Low/medium sweetness, medium bitterness and low sourness.
Palate: Thick rough texture, light/medium body, average/prickly carbonation and astringent lingering bitter dried fruit, caramel and slight smoky finish.
Comments: Very tasty.
Dark in both texture and taste, with a rich, fruity aftertaste and a slightly spicy twang
---Rated via Gareth Vogan of A Flyers First Ferret