Black Forest
Salopian Brewery in Hadnall, Shropshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Anspach & HobdayStout - Pastry / Flavoured Special
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Score
7.02
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A dark and decadent stout brewed with our friends at Anspach & Hobday. Rich layers of chocolate meet sharp bursts of cherry, tempting you deeper with every sip. Cocoa husks from Land Chocolate lend bold, bittersweet depth, carried on a silky, full-bodied mouthfeel. Smooth, indulgent, and effortlessly moreish.
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5.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
440ml can @ Salopian. Pours dark, loose tan head. No cherry for me I'm afraid, some chocolate but not jumping out as black forest gateau.. doesn't seem much of an oat influence. Dry bitter close. Like it as a stout but as a black forest stout it's poor.
Tried
from Can
at
Salopian Bar
on 05 Jan 2026
at 10:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate, cherry, molasses. Taste is sweet, chocolatey, cherries, dark malts, molasses, bittersweet. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
from RAD Beer
on 23 Nov 2025
at 22:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Victorian Craft Beer Cafe Back In Black Beer Festival 2025, Beer#8. All black and a gaseous dark-malty beer, quite sweet in this respect too, but not overly so in general terms. Most booziest in aroma, but not very. Decent body. Fine ale but without portfolio really.
Tried
from Cask
at
Victorian Craft Beer Cafe
on 07 Nov 2025
at 18:24
7.5/10
Draft at the strait and narrow. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are chocolate bitter and slight cherry. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
at
Strait And Narrow
on 30 Oct 2025
at 15:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Cask
at
Boot Micropub
on 25 Oct 2025
at 12:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at cloisters ...dark black ..small deep tan head ..deep cherry chocolate roast ..heavy sweet chocolate Roast malts ..Light bitter roast malts
Tried
on 21 Oct 2025
at 13:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Third of a pint at the Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival on 25th September 2025. Dark brown body, tanned smooth crown on top. Malty chocolate with a cherry undertone, Black Forrest Gateau meets Guinness sort of thing.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Sep 2025
at 15:10
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Near black with a frothy/bubbly tan head and a chocolate and cherry aroma. Smooth and creamy, soft roasted malt, chocolate and a touch of tart cherry in the finish.
Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2025
Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2025
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival
on 24 Sep 2025
at 21:50