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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Imperial stout with black treacle and toasted barrel staves.
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.
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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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Craft Metropolis,Penge. Nose is dark chocolate, black treacle, caramel, toffee, touch of smoke. Taste is a sweet smoky mix of the above. Subtle bitterness coming through in the back end.
Tried
from Can
at
Craft Metropolis - Penge
on 24 Dec 2025
at 18:14
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
Can from Great Grog. Black body with a thick tan head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of dumpling, smoked wood and vanilla. Flavour of roasted malt and Marmite with a smoky finish. Medium to full body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. This drinks easily for the ABV. It’s smoky and sweet. It’s good but I hoped for more given the price and the quality of both breweries involved.
Tried
from Can
from
Great Grog Bottle Shop
on 07 Dec 2025
at 09:42
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Heavy malt, piggy, treacle, roasted & dark chocolate tastes with a bitter finish.
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Tried
from Draft
at
Salt Horse Beer Bar
on 29 Nov 2025
at 11:34