"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
I take your point about the Cherry Dark. Must admit I found the Turbo Plum () a bit of an anticlimax, probably a bit over-hyped.
A previous BOTW of mine, also. At the time I commented it had a lovely richness for its strength. Mind you, I thought it was a few months ago and was rather alarmed to find it was Nov '17!
My gut feeling is if you don't like the Plum Porter, you'll struggle with it, but who knows?
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Kirkstall - Dissolution in Tapped and The Cardigan Arms fantastic beer in two great pubs
'I only drink on two occasions, when I'm thirsty and when I'm not'
Brendan Behan