Vocation Victorian Porter

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
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	29 Jan 2026
Philip Pirrip		28 Jan 2026	Constant marking through the last 3 days
Philip Pirrip		27 Jan 2026	Holding up well after a couple of days on
Hogan Sampling		27 Jan 2026	3rd beer of this visit: Only its second day on but head and lacing not lasting for long on this porter from Hebden Bridge, a market town in the Upper Calder Valley of West Yorkshire and west of Halifax. A smoky first hit. A mildly fruited bitterness climbing up with flavours of fresh bread, toffee, chocolate and hedgerow berries. A malty bitterness slithering downwards aided by its Maris Otter malt blended with brown and chocolate malts and earthy, floral British hops. Another could easily have followed as was in perfect nick apart from losing its lacing.
Philip Pirrip		26 Jan 2026	New cask on today. Very acceptable