Siren Craft Mum's The Word

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	01 Mar 2025	Eighth night and not surprised still on as definitely an acquired taste!
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	28 Feb 2025	Now its seventh night on for this not evidently popular porter with a few helpings of chipotle flavourings! It is apparently used for seasoning, the chili additive that is, in Mexican and Mexican-inspired cooking, and comprising smoke-dried ripe jalapeño chili pepper!
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	27 Feb 2025
Philip Pirrip		27 Feb 2025	Poured quite flat, only redeeming factor was to pick up the chipotle warmth in the flavouring
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	25 Feb 2025
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	25 Feb 2025
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	23 Feb 2025
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	23 Feb 2025
Hogan Sampling		22 Feb 2025	No head and lacing came as an omen. A very spicy first hit. It was overly peppery and was like being on fire in the mouthfeel. A fellow real ale drinker was brave enough to drink the rest of the half. I will forever be wary of Siren Craft Brew from Berkshire moving forward. The governor had tried it the night before and did warn me that it could taste like a "Grim Reaper" curry that I had some years earlier described to him as so hot I could manage but a few spoonfuls of it! A fellow customer at the time pointed out from the packaging I brought in for the "Grim Reaper" that surely I knew it was going to be too hot from the number of hot chilli symbols he managed to count on it! Should certainly have hot chilli symbols on this porter with cherry and chipotle in it, and the latter is a smoked hot chilli pepper used in Mexican cooking!

The Duke's Head, Highgate, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	11 Jul 2015
Philip Pirrip		07 Jul 2015

The Hare & Billet, Blackheath, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		05 Jul 2015	Smoked cherry & chipottle milk porter. Why not eh and a feller behind me in the queue knew what chipottle was

The Queen's Head, King's Cross / St Pancras, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		22 Jun 2015	Very full-flavoured. A black Milk Stout (although described on the clip as a ‘Milk Porter’ – the subtlety of the difference being lost on me) so it already has a lactose sweetness, on to which is heaped a sour cherry flavour, topped off with chili.