Black Tusk
Holy Goat in Dundee, Dundee, Scotland 🏴
Collab with: Dead End Brew MachineStout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special
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Score
7.42
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Brewed in collaboration with Dead End Brew Machine, we put together a recipe for a deep rich imperial stout, layered with dark, roast and crystal malts, along with a 100kg of Tate and Lyle black treacle. The treacle adds a rich bittersweet flavour with notes of liquorice and caramel. We conditioned the beer on staves from a PX cask, which we chopped up and toasted in our smoker. The result is a powerful stout with notes of treacle, plums, burnt caramel, barrel oak and a whisper of smoke.
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HenrikSoegaard (22027) reviewed Black Tusk from Holy Goat 2 weeks ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Creamy lightbrown excellent fully lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate. Some toast and roast notes.
ogivlado (19728) reviewed Black Tusk from Holy Goat 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Canned 440ml. -at Projekt Ljubljana, shared with Hrabren. Pitch black coloured, medium sized brownish head, chocolate and light roasty nose. Roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, some not so pleasant metallic touch and light alcohol. Light burnt notes in the finish.
LazyPyro (10170) reviewed Black Tusk from Holy Goat 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
440ml can. Almost black pour, some sediment sinking to the bottom, long-lasting tan head. Aroma of treacle, roasted malts, dark fruits, liquorice. Taste is heavy on the umami favours, lots of treacle, caramel, liquorice, roasted malts, chocolate, leather, malt loaf, tangy dark fruits, oak, bittersweet. Medium-full bodied. Well made stout that's just a bit savoury for my liking.
Hrabren (9731) reviewed Black Tusk from Holy Goat 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
0.44 l can shared with Ogi at Projekt, Ljubljana. Dark brown to black, small beige head. Aroma is lightly toasty with hints of prunes and smoke. Not very rich or complex. Flavour is metallic, charred wood and burnt toast. Heavy, full body, warming, some alcohol felt. Quite messy and intense, not a good example of the style. Lots of oak and burnt wood in the finish, overwhelming. Dry.
Biilz (2945) reviewed Black Tusk from Holy Goat 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Немного странный стаут, есть вроде нотки брауни пирога, шоколада, а на вкус слегка пустовато оказалось, странные горькие ноты на финише ещё.
CraftBeerNick (11220) reviewed Black Tusk from Holy Goat 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
An at home, shared with James, 1st February 2026. Pours a rich black beer. Aroma is malts, toasty, umami, treacle, taste is roasted malts, chocolate, treacle, bittersweet, enjoyable
Scopey (25220) reviewed Black Tusk from Holy Goat 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can thanks to my bro. It pours spiky jet black with a small, deep head. The aroma is dark roasted malt, charred vibes, umami, salty liquorice, treacle, molasses, toothy, chewy, cacao nibs and some fruit cake. The taste is slick, oily, rich, decadent, charred malt, umami, liquorice, dark chocolate, cacao nibs, warming booze, some bitterness, leather, tannin, burnt toast, malt loaf, peppery spice and charred oak with a dark roasted and dry finish. Full body and moderate carbonation. A rich umami stout. Robust and savoury.
eurosoba (18828) ticked Black Tusk from Holy Goat 2 months ago
At home
Garrold (11502) reviewed Black Tusk from Holy Goat 3 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can via the online shop. Slick pour sits black. Thick plump tan swede. Leggy and lacing too. Nose has liquorice root. Tangy malts. Herby woody notes. Bitter dark chocolate. Taste is extremely sweet to start with a tangy bitterness. Slick and slightly heavy on the palate. Sweetness is thankfully balanced out on the finish with the tangy bitterness. Decent sipper but overall it’s disjointed. Heavy but twangy. Looks boss, mind.
ianwelby (4740) ticked Black Tusk from Holy Goat 3 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7