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Porterhouse (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Plain Porter |  | 6 |
| Porter House - Wrasslers | | 4 |
| Porter House - Hersbucker Pilsner |  | 3 |
| Porter House - An Brain Blasta | | 1 |
| Porter House - Chocolate Truffle Stout | | 1 |
| Paulaner - Hefeweissbier | | 1 |
| Porter House - Oyster Stout | | 5 |
| Porter House - Kolsch |  | 1 |
| Paulaner - Oktoberfest | | 1 |
| Porter House - Red Ale | | 1 |
| Porter House - Vienna Dark Lager | | 1 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | Not Tried | 0 |
| Porter House - Weiss | Not Tried | 0 |
| Porter House - Chiller Lager | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
09 Jun 2007 (Ian)
I had a pint each of the 3 stouts whilst watching day 3 of the England vs West Indies Test Match.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Wrasslers | 5.00 | | Very good dry Irish stout, and quickly becoming my favourite of the 3 stouts here. |
| Porter House - Plain Porter | 4.30 | | Fine, could have sunk a few of these. |
| Porter House - Oyster Stout | 4.80 | | Bit too rich for me this time round. |
21 Apr 2007 (Ian)
Got here around half past five I guess. Heaving as always, but the basement bar wasn't too bad. Also bought myself a bottle of the Celebration Stout which is an imperial stout with huge intense malts and wopping great big hit of hops on the end. And it's 10% ABV
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Wrasslers | 5.00 | | Fine, but didn't have its usual intensity |
| Porter House - Chocolate Truffle Stout | 5.00 | | Enormously choc velvet. I mean it's like drinking a Belgian choc truffle chocolate. Question is, is it any good? Well there are 2 answers. The choc loving part of me says, "Yes, this is the most intense choc beer I've ever had and I love it." The beer purest would say "It's a bit thin and grainy and it's a bit crude after half a pint and you wouldn't want much more." |
27 Jan 2007 (Ian)
This was heaving late on a Saturday night. Still one of my favourite places for a fast half before getting the train from Charing Cross though.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Hersbucker Pilsner | 5.00 | | Really sharp hop bite on finish, leafy refreshing lager. |
28 Sep 2006 (Andrew)
We had a few minutes spare before we had to get the train from Charing Cross so what better than a half in the Porter House! It was fairly quiet.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Plain Porter | 4.30 | | Ice cold, umm not sure that's a good thing but anyway... Slightly creamy and fizzy mouth feel. Loads of burnt sweetness with a slight milkyness to it. The finish was of sweeter malt with a tight burnt bitterness to it. |
| Porter House - Oyster Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Porter House - Weiss | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Porter House - Red Ale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Porter House - Chiller Lager | 4.20 | Not Tried |
12 Aug 2006 (Ian)
Late Saturday afternoon, early evening. I was in the basement bar standing at the bar as there were very few free seats. Good atmosphere and the bar staff were very good. The beers seemed to be in absolute peak condition. After a couple of so-so visits, this restored my faith in this pub. By the time I left the area outside the front doors was heaving with very happy customers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Plain Porter | 4.30 |  | When you have this when it's good, it's stunning. Bitter choc, good malts, but creamy and drinkable. Flavour is bitter choc and cream. Brilliant |
| Porter House - Wrasslers | 5.00 | | Very bitter stout. Great cherry fruits. Really bitter and intense |
| Porter House - Oyster Stout | 4.80 | | Rich, almost whiskyish aroma. Very rich in mouth, not much sourness, some bitter choc. Smooth, creamy in mouth. Rather lovely and intense |
| Porter House - Hersbucker Pilsner | 5.00 | | Without doubt (in my opinion) the most interestingly hopped lager in the UK, except it's from Eire. Woody intense bitter hop dominates a pale malt lager. Stunning. |
| Porter House - An Brain Blasta | 7.00 | | Like the Thomas Hardy Ale and the Sarah Hughes Ruby Mild I had earlier this is very malty. The malt here is tempered by a good dosing of hop. Still alcoholic and malty. Hop finish is in fact quite harsh, but doesn't alleviate the rich malt and alcohol. Coffee/choc/syrupy malt aroma and in mouth with some sweetish berry fruit. Hit of harsh hop on end. Sweet tangerine in there too. |
28 Jan 2006 (Ian)
Quite busy as usual on a late Saturday afternoon. The beer quality can actually be quite variable considering they are all served on tap. The oyster stout is always a favourite though.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Red Ale | 4.40 | | Too cold to get a good aroma, but I was assured by the others I was with that it smelt of sweaty shoes. Some red berry fruit, not a lot of other flavour. Creamy and a bit bland |
| Porter House - Vienna Dark Lager | 5.00 | | Red/copper with lasting beige head. Some smokey fruit and malt. Some choc. Weird artificial red fruit. Overly carbonated. Cherry dry finsh. Interesting |
30 Nov 2005 (Ian)
Late on a Wednesday evening. Went downstairs to the basement bar as there was a 3 piece band on. They were very good and had a group of female customers dancing in front of the bar. Only had time for a couple. Cover version of The Eagles, Hotel California was excellent
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Plain Porter | 4.30 | | A bit dull, flat and lifeless on this visit I am afraid |
| Porter House - Oyster Stout | 4.80 | | Bit more flavour than the plain, but still had better here. Strange that the beer quality can be so variable when they have everything under their control |
08 Oct 2005 (Ian)
Busy as usual on a Saturday afternoon with the England vs Austria football on the screens. Still got a seat at the bar though. Came here as I saw that their Oktoberfest was on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulaner - Hefeweissbier | 5.30 | | Dark gold hazy thich beige head. Bubblegum nose some banana. Bit of toffee malt. Finish is very dry with more bubblegum |
| Porter House - Kolsch | 4.40 | | Golden beer with thin white head. Grainy nose, bit of sourness in mouth some citrus lemon and drying hops. Good kolsch, very refreshing |
| Paulaner - Oktoberfest | 6.00 | | Pale gold colour, with thin white head. Herby, hop nose, lager style body with some deadish malt. Finish has more herby dry hop which is quite aggressive |
06 Aug 2005 (Ian)
As always fairly busy on a late Saturday afternoon, but we were lucky and got a table. Ate there for the first time and the oysters were excellent and the burger was extremely filling. Oyster stout was a hit with the oysters and the world bottled beers are still a major asset if a little on the expensive side
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Oyster Stout | 4.80 | | This is just so rich. Goes wonderfully well with oysters and both me and my guest were very impressed with the combination. Silky velvet with an exuberant luxurious richness |
| Porter House - Plain Porter | 4.30 | | Smooth creamy elegant and one of my favourite porters |
| Porter House - Hersbucker Pilsner | 5.00 | | I know we don't normally rate lagers, but the beers from the Porter house are all worthy of note I feel. Pale godl, good hop nose, bit thin in mouth, well carbonated, but nice tang of the hops on the finish. Better than the average lager |
11 Jun 2005 (Ian)
Late on a Saturday evening. There was a 2 man covers band in the basement bar who played a mixture of adult orientated rock but got the usual crowed of 25-35 somethings jumping with Teenage Dirtbag. All the usual Porterhouse beers were on, so I went through the stouts
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter House - Plain Porter | 4.30 | | Very drinkable creamy smooth porter |
| Porter House - Wrasslers | 5.00 | | Bit more oomph than the plain. Too be honest I was a bit past my best and they all melted into one drink |
| Porter House - Oyster Stout | 4.80 | | Again normally I find this beer very distinctive, but too be honest I was having such a good time with the band and the eastern european girls dancing in front of me, I kind of did not notice what I was drinking |
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