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Porterhouse (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Plain Porter |  | 3 |
| Porter House - Wrasslers | | 3 |
| Porter House - Oyster Stout |  | 3 |
| Porter House - Celebration Stout |  | 1 |
| Porter House - Seasca Bliain – Diamond Jubilee IPA | | 1 |
| Purity - Saddle Black | | 1 |
| Porter House - Hop Head | | 1 |
| Porter House - Chocolate Truffle Stout |  | 1 |
| Porter House - Alt |  | 1 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Swift | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moorhouse's - Ice Witch | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moorhouse's - White Witch | Not Tried | 0 |
| Porter House - TSB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Purity - Mad Goose | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thwaites - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
13 Nov 2016 (Brian)
Gloomy. Great stuff. My favourite pub of the weekend.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purity - Saddle Black | 5.10 | | Lovely, smokey choc coffee thing. Had to go home after this one. |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Swift | 3.90 | Not Tried |
06 Feb 2015 (Brian)
Quite dark inside, but warm at least. There didn't seem to be many people in, but in fact once I'd moved around all the different levels it tuned out to be almost full.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Hop Head | 5.00 | | Not sure if this should be here. Nice though, if cold and a bit fizzy. |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Moorhouse's - White Witch | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Moorhouse's - Ice Witch | 4.30 | Not Tried |
13 Jun 2012 (Stephen Harris)
I popped in here after work as I know it is a good place to watch early evening televised sport, before it gets too busy. Very pleased to find a rare seasonal cask beer from the Porterhouse Dublin brewery.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Celebration Stout | 11.00 | | I’ve long wanted to try this bottle-conditioned beer. It is a thick, fruity, black, roasted stout, massively enhanced by high alcohol levels and a strong, woody, vanilla tinge from aging in Kilbeggan whiskey casks. I’m struggling to remember the last time I tasted such a good beer. |
| Porter House - Seasca Bliain – Diamond Jubilee IPA | 4.80 | | An Irish brewery producing a beer to celebrate 60 years of a British queen – whatever next! This is a copper-coloured, well-hopped beer with a bitter, hop-oil aftertaste. |
| Thwaites - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Purity - Mad Goose | 4.20 | Not Tried |
01 Apr 2011 (Ian)
There was an Irish beer festival going on so I stopped by for 3 Irish beers on tap. None were available on cask. But they did serve third pint samples which I thought was good.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - TSB | 3.70 | Not Tried |
27 Sep 2009 (Ian)
I sat and watched England beat South Africa in the cricket so I had a great time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Wrasslers | 5.00 | | Lovely dry stout |
10 Dec 2008 (Ian)
Someone had told me the Alt was on, so I had to go and try it having just been to Germany
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Wrasslers | 5.00 | | Excellent dry stout. |
| Porter House - Alt | 4.50 | | Deep gold, lasting creamy beige head. Now I’ve just been to Dusseldorf, home of alt and this is not like Uerige Alt at all. Too light in colour, none of the sharp flavours. No depth of malt, no herby hop. It’s a vague keg bitter. |
26 Apr 2008 (Andrew)
Fairly busy inside but Tony, Martin and I eventually got a seat upstairs. Tony had the XXXX Wrasslers stout but said he'd have prefered the Plain Porter.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Plain Porter | 4.30 | | Excellent. Hey, what more can I say? |
| Porter House - Wrasslers | 5.00 | Not Tried | Tony had this. It tasted like bottom of the barrel Goacher's Crown Imperial Stout. Very good. |
| Porter House - Oyster Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Porter House - TSB | 3.70 | Not Tried |
08 Apr 2008 (Ian)
Unfortunately the Wrasslers XXXX wasn't on. Here with a group from Ratebeer. We had some bottled beer from the Basque area of Spain, which were pretty poor.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Oyster Stout | 4.80 | | Rich and still a favourite to have. |
| Porter House - Chocolate Truffle Stout | 5.00 | | Now this was a lot thinner in colour and flavour than before. Not the liquidised Belgian choc truffle I remember. Still choc, but more milk choc and the body was no where near as good. |
13 Nov 2007 (Ian)
Although pretty busy we got a table on the mezzanine floor. Here with some people from a conference, so the beer was free.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Plain Porter | 4.30 | | Drinkable and it great condition. Could have drunk this all night. |
| Porter House - Oyster Stout | 4.80 | | Just so much fuller and tastier and thicker than the plain porter and a nice filling pint. |
02 Jul 2007 (Ian)
Just got a table on the top floor. I had all of the 3 stouts plus a half of the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, which was excellent.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Wrasslers | 5.00 | | Extremely good dry stout. |
| Porter House - Plain Porter | 4.30 | | Fine, drank it quickly and it slipped down easily. |
| Porter House - Oyster Stout | 4.80 | | Very rich and I really like that oyster edge to it. |
About the Porterhouse
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 7 |
| 13 |
| 15 |
| 14 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Covent Garden, Central London, WC2E 7NA.
Freehouse for an Irish brewery. Looks odd from the outside with 2 columns spouting fire. Not far from The Strand or Covent Garden. Inside it has a mixture of seating areas and bars. Beer is 3 ales, 3 lagers and 3 stouts all brewed by the owners. Large range of bottled beers from around the world. If you like beer then you will find something here you will like.
We have visited this pub 24 times, seen 27 different beers and tried 20 of them.
Postcode: WC2E 7NA