Original Flag Porter- Darwin Brewery UK
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Holy crap, the smell... Seriously almost dumped it right down the drain without drinking it. Thought at first it smelled like Brandy, but I don't think that was it... maybe a weird cross between raisin and black licorice? Ridiculously overpowering though. Caveat: I am not a fan of black licorice or raisins (and Brandy and I had a falling out years ago) so maybe the average person wouldn't even notice the smell.
Fortunately for me, the taste is much different than the smell with the licorice/raisin barely distinguishable. Some hints of chocolate. Quite sweet. To be honest, there's not a whole lot of flavor there. Not nearly what one would expect from the smell. Very drinkable.
Bottle states it was brewed with yeast that was salvaged from a ship that sank in the English Channel in 1865 using a 19th century recipe... Interesting history
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