Otherworld KHAOS - Coffee Porter

Tasting Summary

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Great Northern, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		18 Apr 2026	Good head and lacing presented on this porter from Otherworld Brewing, an independent craft brewery set up in November 2020 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, and lasting all the way. A defined smoky first hit. A dry bitterness rising. A dark fruited hoppiness veering up and winning over with for me hints of freshly roasted coffee*, liquorice and dark chocolate delighting my taste buddies. A biscuity, burnt sugar-sweet and roasted malt concoction with caramel-infused flavours lingering. A hoppiness** prevailing with some ripe tropical flavours playing out. A moreish hoppy dryness paddling out. Very moreish and in perfect nick as also fresh on. *Its Shantawene coffee is from Ethiopia and is roasted by Obadiah Coffee Roasters in Edinburgh. **Otherworld is likely using traditional UK or European varieties such as Slovenian hops, like Styrian Dragon and Wolf, and German varieties such as Hallertau Blanc and Tettnang, aiding a balanced bitterness to not overshadow the coffee and roasted malt flavourings.