Vibrant Forest Black Forest

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		24 Nov 2024	Had tried a half the night before for the first time. Was good and so repeated the pattern and not disappointed with the head and lacing but some 20 minutes after ordering, a gentle decant woke up its bubbles. A moreishly chocolatey and hint of expresso mouthfeel with a pleasantly dry aftertaste.
Philip Pirrip		24 Nov 2024	One was quite enough
Hogan Sampling		23 Nov 2024	Very good head and lacing on this porter. A very bitter first hit with a dark chocolatey, coffee-flavoured and slightly fruity mouthfeel and with a bittersweet aftertaste.
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	22 Nov 2024
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	08 Sep 2024
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	08 Sep 2024
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	07 Sep 2024
Hogan Sampling		06 Sep 2024	Fresh on for this Friday's visit and had a head when poured and presented with but vanished some 10 minutes later when ready to try this half of porter. Slightly fizzy on the tongue and medicinal tasting as in sour. It was helped down with a bread roll of spicy sausage and tomato.
Philip Pirrip		02 May 2024	Not sure I'll bother with VF again. Flat and with little condition made this a chore to finish

The Prince, Wood Green, Greater London

The Rusty Bucket, Eltham, Greater London

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

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		10 Aug 2018	A break from Trinity I found this syrupy sickly black coffee gloop hard work.

Royal Albert, New Cross, Greater London

The Congress Inn, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Nick Willis		07 Nov 2014	Cracking porter