beer_name: Titanic Last Porter Call
text: Tasted by a half pint at the John Russell Fox, a JDW pub in Andover, during the chain's recent beer festival. A: pours a dark mahogany hue with a thin, cob-web like, dark beige foamy head, on top of low carbonation. S: quite fruity and slightly musty on the nose, skirted by a grapey note as well as prune-ish dark fruits. Due to the fruity theme, the dark malts are relegated to the second level, rendering a super light aroma for a Porter. T: juicy fruits, mild roastiness, smokey hints... leading quickly towards dry and bitter hoppiness that is never too much, as balanced by the fruity theme. The end is chewy, herbal, as well as aromatic in maltiness in the end. M&D: smooth on the palate, medium-bodied, quaffable... this is a light but quite complex Porter, with a sound bitter backbone to underline the juicy fruitiness.