Beer Me! — Porterhouse Brewing

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Porterhouse Brewing

Not open to the public (as far as I know)

Unit 6D, Rosemount, Park Road
Ballycoolin, Blanchardstown
15 Dublin
Telephone: +353 (0)1 822 7415
Brewer: Peter Mosley
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Notes

Opened: 1995

Annual Production: 2,500 bbl

Contributors: george mitchell, John Duffy, Stephen Judge

Porterhouse beers are available at the Porterhouse Temple Bar, 16-18 Parliament Street, Dublin 2, phone 1679 8847. They used to brew on-site at that pub until they moved into this new facility. Now they own pubs in Bray, Glasnevin, and Covent Garden.

Updated: April 14, 2010

Beer List

Alt

German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier
- Date: October 24, 2009 (#7971)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Porterhouse Central, Dublin
  
  Score: 14 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Golden-brown. Moderate head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Mildly toasty, pretty clean.
  
  Mouthfeel (7)
  Medium body, smooth. Sweet, toasty malt. Low hop character. Buttery.
  
  Overall Impression (1)

An Brainblásta / Brain Blaster

Barley Wine-Style Ale

7.00% abv.

Date: October 24, 2009 (#7974)

Package: draught

Place: Porterhouse Central, Dublin

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber-brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Toffee. Yeasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big and chewy. Roasty, yeasty, fruity, grassy. Bitter at the end, and more grassy.

Overall Impression (2½)
Probably fairly dangerous.

Chiller

American-Style Lager

4.20% abv.

Date: October 24, 2009 (#7968)

Package: draught

Place: Porterhouse Central, Dublin

Score: 13½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright pale golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly grainy, mildly sweet malt.

Mouthfeel (6)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Sweet and rather buttery. Mild fruity-minty hop flavor.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: April 6, 2010 (#8201)

Package: draught

Place: Porterhouse Central, Dublin

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Rich chocolate. Mild roast malt.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium creamy body. Richly chocolatey and richly malty. Mild roast malt, but the chocolate dominates. Surprisingly dry finish.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: October 24, 2009 (#7970)

Package: draught

Place: Porterhouse Central, Dublin

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Sweet. Grainy. DMS? Earthy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body. Big grainy, smoky, fairly sulfury malt. Big grassy noble hop flavor, fairly bitter.

Overall Impression (2)
Not quite balanced, but drinkable.

Date: October 24, 2009 (#7978)

Package: bottled

Place: Porterhouse Central, Dublin

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Red opaque. Low head.

Aroma (3½)
Perfumey hops. Caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweet dark caramel. Spicy, fruity hops. Fairly bitter.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: October 24, 2009 (#7975)

Package: draught

Place: Porterhouse Central, Dublin

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Black with a red tinge. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Malty, toasty, roasty.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, creamy. Malty, roasty, just sweet enough for balance. Smoky. Just a little salty, and it works. Resiny bitterness at the end.

Overall Impression (3)
Real Good Beer. "Brewed with fresh oysters".

Date: October 24, 2009 (#7976)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: Porterhouse Central, Dublin

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Biscuity, roasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, nitro creamy. Sweet chocolate. Some resiny hop flavor and bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: October 24, 2009 (#7972)

Package: draught

Place: Porterhouse Central, Dublin

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity-floral-yeasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, creamy. Big roasty-toffee flavor, followed by a big grassy hop flavor and bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good beer.

Date: October 24, 2009 (#7969)

Package: draught

Place: Porterhouse Central, Dublin

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Pale golden. Bright. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Very mild noble hops.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium-light body, smooth. Mildly grainy with a big fruity-grassy-noble hop flavor. Not all that bitter, but it's a good clean beer.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: October 24, 2009 (#7973)

Package: draught

Place: Porterhouse Central, Dublin

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Huge biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body. Big sweet — but thin — biscuity malt character. Fruity, grassy hops, very low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good session beer.

Date: October 24, 2009 (#7977)

Package: draught

Place: Porterhouse Central, Dublin

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Roasty. Oatmeal? Malty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium creamy body. Roasty and nicely bitter.

Overall Impression (2½)
Very tasty Stout.

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