Well, well, what have we here! It’s our friends Anspach & Hobday, with The Celebration Porter. The London Black was not…disappointing, since I know how I feel about nitro beers, but it did nothing to change my mind about them. That being the case, you might wonder why I deigned to purchase a similar brew from them. Every beer is an individual, my friends, every beer deserves a chance. This porter is not terribly strong at 4.5%, but it probably has a little extra compared to the everyday, classic one. Let’s see if the celebration is open to all.
Not quite a dark blackish stout, but a warm and coffeed brown, bubbly head, and oddly green aroma. It smells very fresh, like some just harvested crop. There are also notes of roasted something, not coffee exactly, but some sort of cooked up plant matter. It’s light and nutty, slightly tangy, a pretty typical porter, although it’s also the same kind of weight as London Black. It isn’t as airy as that porter, there’s a little more oomph to this one, some prickles to let you know you’re getting something. Being a lighter porter, it’s perfect for some heavy reading or study, a deep conversation that requires all your attention, an artistic movie that you have to think about for days afterwards. Or, what the hell, just staring out the window, enjoying the view. Whatever you do, it will feel like something special.
Supplier: Be Hoppy
Price: €5.50
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