Brew By Numbers create lots of different beers, both in terms of different styles and different versions of those styles. Their clever number/naming system is perfect for a group of such creatives.
So we come to expect regular new varieties of traditional styles, which is great, both as an importer and a consumer. But sometimes they go back to a good old original.
The 03/03 version of the BBNo Porter is just that – the Traditional version. Brewed to a recipe dating back to the mid-19th century, recreating a staple of London’s beer culture at the time.
And a delicious treat it is. It pours thick and black, with notes of chocolate, coffee, burned toast and a hint of smoke.
The flavour captures the lovely toasted and roasted malt, both milk and dark chocolate, those hints of coffee, raisins and other dark stone fruits and then this hint of grassy hops comes and goes. Lovely jubbly!
A smoked robust porter, hopped a little more than normal with a mix of Slovenian and US hops
An American style Porter with all the traditional porter characteristics plus a definite fruit and grassy hop character
A simple, traditional style porter 'made they way porters used to be'
De Molen's Imperial Porter - all the sweetness and complexity of an imperial stout, without the roasted bitterness
by Brouwerij Emelisse/Slot-Oostende
Smooth roasted malt, with hints of chocolate and coffee
An old 19th Century beer style, dragged into the current craft beer world by a creative and talented brewer
A classic English style porter, full of roasted malts and hints of chocolate
A delicious English style porter, with the addition of a subtle smoked malt
An English style porter, with secondary fermentation with the Drie Fonteinen lambic yeast
A simple but funky and interesting saison, with two old style hops for a fruity, dry and spicy character
An American style Porter with all the traditional porter characteristics plus a definite fruit and grassy hop character
A lovely crisp and flavoursome Belgian Pale Ale featuring Crystal & Tettnang hops
Another variation of BBNo's Belgian Pale style, this time featuring Hallertau Blanc and Mandarina Bavaria hops
