Cloudwater Kaizen - American-style Porter

Tasting Summary

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Marden Village Club, Marden, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		24 Oct 2026	5th beer of this visit: A very creamy top on this American porter and its lacing sticking all the way from brewing set up in 2014, and lighting the fires for their very first mash in 2015 inside an empty warehouse at Piccadilly Trading Estate, in the industrious heart of Manchester. A dark fruited malty first hit. Hoppy-infused red berries striking up from its American hops aiding a piney resin and sharp, pithy citrus to climb onto my taste buds. Hints of freshly ground coffee beans and dark chocolate and roasted malts from a marriage of Simpsons Golden Promise lending a sweet and doughy bread-biscuit base and Roasted Dark Malts throwing down bitter-sweet bursts of black cocoa and charred wood. Lingering caramel flavours for me before the slide down my hatch. Served in good nick.