Dark Odyssey
The Beer Studio in Salford, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.40
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This new dark brown-ruby beer is brewed using a new (as yet unnamed) hop variety, combined with odyssey and black malts to create a rich ale with delightful, subtle spicy notes on the palate.
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26/04/2014. LAST POST, 5 Weston Road, SOUTHEND ON SEA, Essex, England (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 15 Dec 2022
at 10:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
6th Dec 2015: cask in The Crown Inn, Oakengates Shropshire. Ruby/Brown body, off-white head. Malty throughout with definite chocolate and coffee flavours coming through from the start in both the nose and taste. Really enjoyed this, have they changed the recipe? Just checked the other reviews: can’t be the same beer if you read what others have said.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Dec 2015
at 20:00
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Nice dark colour. Aroma of Granny Smith apple. Flavour has a light tartness. Dark bitter malts struggle to make their mark. This may have been on the turn.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2015
at 06:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Wetherspoons. Sweet, light chocolate roast, a bit thin, light spice.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 May 2014
at 04:13
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Willow Walk, JDW, Victoria SW1. Pours a dark amber ruby black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty caramel aroma. Slightly roasted malty caramel flavor. Has a roasted malty caramel finish with weak hoppy hints.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Apr 2014
at 12:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask at the foot of the walk... Deep black... Small tan head... Dark chocolate vanilla roast nose... Dark malts.. Tasts like mcewansc export... Wierd
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Apr 2014
at 04:25
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Wetherspoons, Milton Keynes. Darkest purple/brown, perfect and sizeable tan head. The aroma is not particularly forthcoming; but a robust sniff yields coal, chalk, liquorice and dried berries. Taste is slight as well, with bittersweet competing with sour. Sourish finish. Nice enough but difficult to get excited about.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Apr 2014
at 01:47
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Stick or Twist, Leeds. Very dark with a thin off-white head. Roasted malts are itching to get out of this one and whilst there’s a few in the nose it’s a crisper subdued taste and a touch thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2014
at 05:57
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
28th March 2014
Goodmans Fields Spoons. Cask. Clear deep amber - red beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and dry, modest carbonation. Light caramel malt, whisper of sweet ester. Tangy fruits turning a little sweeter. Dry finish. Okay.
Goodmans Fields Spoons. Cask. Clear deep amber - red beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and dry, modest carbonation. Light caramel malt, whisper of sweet ester. Tangy fruits turning a little sweeter. Dry finish. Okay.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2014
at 11:15
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at Westgate Spoons Canterbury. Black beer lasting tan head. Ok chocolate. Good condition. Not much hop. It’s a plain stout. Uninteresting.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2014
at 10:40