Carlsberg - Carls Porter

Here is a bit of a shocker for some. Don't faint or start screaming at this blog in disbelief.. a cold hard fact, Carlsberg CAN make good beer ! The only problem is most don't get exported, well last time I was in the UK there was nothing of the now defunct Semper Ardens series or the still on the go house brewery Jacobsen range, both containing some cracking beer you would never think of when hearing the name Carlsberg.

This Porter pours pitch black with a small tan head. Lots of roasted malts, brown sugars, hops on the intake finishing with licorice and a very slight taste of honey. Hardly any sweetness and no alcohol shines through. Nice creamy mouthfeel.

Very good value for money porter and reached 7/10 on my internal beerometer. It's a bit of a shame most of the world will never know that Carlsberg can made a decent effort like this.

Alc : 7.8%
Where to buy : Almost all supermarkets.