RCH Old Slug Porter
Old Slug Porter: A beer born from the old RCH brewery’s slug problem as it leaves a trail down the glass like a slug, the name stuck.
Dark and velvety, this porter has roasted malt aromas and chocolate hints with an interplay of coffee-like bitterness and chocolatey sweetness.
Old Slug Porter captures the brewer’s ingenuity, turning an unexpected challenge into a remarkable beer.
Dark and velvety, this porter has roasted malt aromas and chocolate hints with an interplay of coffee-like bitterness and chocolatey sweetness.
Old Slug Porter captures the brewer’s ingenuity, turning an unexpected challenge into a remarkable beer.
3.4
467 reviews
Wiveliscombe, England
Community reviews
Huge foamy tanned head. Dark muddy brown. Chokolate and coffee on aroma and taste. Roasted malts. Medium bodied.
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Dark brown in color with a huge beige head. It has a chocolate and dairy aroma with some delicate ash and orange zest. The flavor is the same. Easy to drink with a light body. Good to accompany it with some oven cooked pork ribs.
Creamy head which lasts well. Roast malt and coffee on the nose. Full flavoured, good roast and malt balance with balanced bitterness. Lovely dark red brown colour. Finish is long and leaves a pleasant roast bitterness.
Cask at the Windmill, Coventry, 22/04/15.
Black topped with a decent tan head that retains well.
Nose is roast malt, chocolate, light spice, charr.
Taste comprises more chocolate notes, biscuit malt, toffee, light spice.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, roasted tones in a semi drying close.
Decent cask porter, good balance between sweet and roast/bitter.
Cask at The Windmill Coventry. Notes of dark fruits hint of chocolate slightly roasted . Sweet finish.
Bottle won in a raffle. Spice, some coffee, roasted malt and dark fruits. Smooth palate, enjoyable though not as strong-flavoured as some porters.
Cask at cloisters. Pours black, nose is toffee, chocolate, taste is sweet chocolate, toffee, little watery.
Large head off-white head...dark brown colour dark brown glow... smell caramel coffee spices... taste coffee caramel woods and chocolate some roaste malts/hops... drank @ buitenlust....
Bottle from Wyevale Garden Centre, Findon. Aroma: licorice, roasted malt. Short tan head w/minor lacing. Sherberty fizz. Thick and smooth. Complex mellow flavours: coffee, dark chocolate, roast malt, diesel, licorice, herbal hoppy bitterness, iron.
Bottle from Tesco. Pours very dark almost black with a thick, forthy if a little loose tan head which stays in place, looks really nice. Smell is toasted malt, dark chocolate, jammy dark fruits. Taste is medium to strong bitter, toasted and mild sweetness. A little thin and watery in the mouth which is a bit of a shame but overall this is a nice Porter and one I am happy to buy again. Well worth trying!
From cask. Very dark with small head. Refreshing beer leaving a slight dry aftertaste. Pleasent drink overall.
Cask @ Akkurat. Deliciously drinkable porter with a moderate roastiness, small caramel sweetness, high creaminess and a medium herbal bitterness in the end.smooth.
Bottle at home. Deep dark brown colour, beige foamy head that quickly disappears. Unpleasant iron tone in the nose. Taste has milky coffee, chocolate and blackcurrant. A little bitter. Watery body, light mouthfeel, low carbonation. Not too memorable.
Cask gravity at the Watford beer festival 2014. Dark brown with ruby red highlights and a loose tan head. Aroma is dark jammy fruit, dark choc and sweet plum and fig. Flavour is strawberry and black berry jam, smooth dark choc, little bit of ash and wood. Lingering berry and chocolate malt. Palate is medium full, highish carbonation. Pretty smooth and tasty.
16.9 oz bottle at home from backlog notes. Pours dark brown to black in color with a small beige head. The aroma and flavor have dark chocolate, dark fruit, berries, not very roasted, a hint of molasses, thinner than most, flavor was better than expected, mouthfeel fell short.
Bottle bought from shop in Upton on Severn. Deep dark brown colour with a foamy beige head. Aroma has roasted malts and toast. Flavour is similar dark malts and some hint of coffee.
bruin/zwart met schuimige licht kaki kraag. aroma van geroosterde mouten, chocolade en veel koffie. smaken zijn chocolade en wederom een enorme koffie op een lichte body die overigens enorm dun en zelfs waterig van textuur is. In plaats van een bak koffie, neem dit, nee ’t is het niet
Cask@pretty brick, walsall. Dark brown beer with medium creamy head and good lacing. Aroma of cocoa, coffee and dark malts. Taste is mild chocolate, a hint of licorice, a touch of coffee and roasted malts. Creamy palate. Very good.
Honey and toffee aroma. Black colour with poor head. Thick toffee and coffee flavours up front with nutty dark chocolate finish. Heavy creamy body with low carbonation.
Cask. Looks very dark, with ruby tinges. A foamy beige head leaves a bit of lacing. Aromas of milk chocolate, hint of coffee, dark fruits. Taste- more chocolate and cocoa, dry roasty quality, liquorice, blackcurrant. Medium to full mouthfeel. Very nice.
Mild chocolatey aroma but a whopper of a chocolatey taste. Well rounded drink with a thick taste on the palate. Deep dark red porter.
On draught at the Old Windmill, Coventry. This was the second time I’d tried this - I was really pleasantly surprised the first time, and this proved it was no fluke. Really good balance between the roasted malts, chocolate and bitterness. Almost black, oily body. Very good.
Bottle, 500ml. A deep cloudy brown colour with a large brown head. Aroma of sweet chocolate malt. Flavour is very malty, plenty of chocolate malt and coffee. A slightly bitter, sweet finish. Very tasty.
Cask at Gallow’s Bird, Espoo. Originally rated 16112011. Colour is almost black with small head. Aromas and flavours: Coffee, chocolate and roasted malts.
16.9 oz bottle. Black in color with an average beige head. Aroma is of chocolate, brown sugar, prune and cardboard. Taste is of chocolate, light vinegar, roasted malts, light smoke, dark fruit and light cardboard.
Bottle. The smell is roasty, leaves, dusty, malt, cocoa, and fruity. The look is a beige colored head, brown in color, and dark. The taste is fruity, burnt, raisins, malts, and cocoa.
Appearance: Dark brown with ruby highlights and a finger thick ivory/tan head.
Aroma: Dried fruit, fruity, roasted malts, bread crust/toast, hint of chocolate, peppery, nutty and subtle liquorice.
Taste: Low sweetness, low/medium sourness, medium bitterness and a slight saltiness.
Palate: Thick slightly grainy texture, light body, prickly carbonation, lingering astringent nutty, cold coffee, roasted malt, fruity finish with a touch of sourness.
Comments: Very good and glass lace.
Bottle. Dark brown color with a medium thick frothy beige head. Aroma of candy sugar, caramel, coffee, nuts and roasted malt. Taste of roasted malt and coffee. Dry, slightly bitter finish. Oily feel.
Brown bottle, 4.5%abv, 500ml, b@Kilpishalli K-market Finland.
Beige head, foamy, some lacings, dark chocolate brown body.
Scents of roasted choco malts, smoked wood, shoe leather, .
Tastes black mocca choco coffee, fermented prunes,
Smooth carbonator, smooth to palate, very good.
Finishes with more of the choco coffee stuff, just enough dry, and some hops underneath it all. I didn’t long for any stronger abv; my thumb up for this!
Bottle, Christmas gift from Alan. Black body with a medium beige head that holds well. Excellent lacing. Aroma of smoked wood, coffee and tobacco. Flavour of fig, nuts, earth, black coffee and a zip of sharp plum. Medium body with a sticky mouthfeel. Soft carbonation. A smooth, tasty English Porter - I was pleasantly surprised by this one.