BEER REVIEW: 322

BREWER: Wold Top Brewery, East Yorkshire, England

STYLE: Porter

ABV: 5%

VESSEL: 500ml brown bottle

DATE OF POST: 11th December 2023

 

JYMI SAY’S…

I have to be honest, Marmalade and Porter uttered in the same sentence I don’t think I have ever come across. Marmalade and Porter in the same beer description definitely not. Marmalade Porter as a beer style, 100% categorically not.

The reason being, citrus and Porter are not really a well known combo now are they.

So it’s fair to say I went into this thinking, well this is going one of two ways isn’t it.

And I have to be honest, I was surprised at the way it actually went… Somehow the orange and lemon tones work here. I don’t know quite how, but they do. Marmalade Porter is officially a good beer!

MP is all about the subtle touch in the brewing from Wold Top. There are defo moments where this beer could have gone very wrong but WT stayed right on top of things.

A rich but subtle nose leads to a great mouthfeel in the sip and then to a perfect bitter sweet balance. It’s light in the drinking but somehow also rich in the flavour that it’s bringing. Coffee and chocolate touches lead the way but in the aftertaste, quite late on, the citrus tones begin to sneak in… and work. Subtle but clever.

Do not be put off by what you think this brew could be like from the description. It’s a tasty drop and well worth a go.

Jymi’s Rating: 72%

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

Marmalade Porter – at first, this may seem like a strange concept for a beer.  But, delve deeper, and it makes sense.  Marmalade is, of course, usually orange based.  And then porters can be quite chocolatey in their notes.  So, put these two together and what you have, well, it’s a bit of a chocolate orangey potential mash up.

And so it is with Marmalade Porter.  It does have some chocolate notes on the nose and these carry through into the drinking.  It pleases me greatly that the marmalade does deliver on the orange notes, too.  As you move further down the glass, there’s a coffee finish.  And to be fair, those coffee flavour profiles do go well with the mix, giving this beer a well-balanced drinking experience.  

If I were to be hyper critical, and I will be, the body is quite light.  For such a flavourful drink, it could do with a little more oomph to carry through all the well brewed notes.  

This is definitely a porter that will tick many festive boxes.  Marmalade Porter does as you might hope.  If you like your dark beers, then you will probably not be disappointed with this offering.  

Sammy’s Rating: 77%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 74.5%

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