Shadow Play
Vocation Brewery in Cragg Vale, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Stout - Dry Regular|
Score
6.70
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A classic dry stout that's smooth, creamy, and easy to enjoy. Built for balance rather than sweetness, it delivers gentle roasted malt flavours with hints of coffee and dark chocolate, wrapped up in a light, crisp body.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Cask
at
The Trackside
on 04 Apr 2026
at 17:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Handpull cask at Vocation & Co, Halifax. Mid-brown and unfathomably thin with a full beige/khaki head. Roast malt in the aroma, some coffee, slight metallic note. Taste is bittersweet and very metallic. Light body, soft carbonation. Drinkable but not a lot here sadly.
Tried
from Cask
at
Vocation & Co. Halifax (Vocation)
on 03 Apr 2026
at 16:25
7/10
Cask at the cardinals hat. Dry light smoke and malty.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Cardinals Hat
on 13 Feb 2026
at 15:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Vocation Catch-Up Paddle Beer#2 of 4. I've been neglecting my local brews, so this afternoon just one aim, one pub, four newbies, going dark next with this second one, a clear dark amber-gold stout. It's not too roasted in taste, in fact a little watery here, but its aroma provides the best notes of these, albeit light ones.
Tried
from Cask
at
Vocation & Co. - Hebden Bridge (Vocation)
on 13 Feb 2026
at 14:45