Black Jacques
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Farmhouse - Black Saison Regular|
Score
7.23
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Black Jacques is a twisted and complex beer that will try and thwart description at every turn.
A black saison, brewed with oats and wheat for a silky mouthfeel, spicy hops, and Carafa malt for colour, Black Jacques has been tucked away in oak barrels (previously used to age red wine) for 9 months.
On the nose there are endless and complex interactions between cola, chocolate, coffee, mint humbug, warming oak, and spice. The myriad flavours touch on treacle, ripe banana, espresso, brandy, and a clean herbal warmth, balanced against a red-wine influenced acicity. The body is smooth and lighter than you’d expect from this black beer.
A black saison, brewed with oats and wheat for a silky mouthfeel, spicy hops, and Carafa malt for colour, Black Jacques has been tucked away in oak barrels (previously used to age red wine) for 9 months.
On the nose there are endless and complex interactions between cola, chocolate, coffee, mint humbug, warming oak, and spice. The myriad flavours touch on treacle, ripe banana, espresso, brandy, and a clean herbal warmth, balanced against a red-wine influenced acicity. The body is smooth and lighter than you’d expect from this black beer.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Thin brown collar on a dark brown body. Malt, chocolate & port aroma. Medium bodied, soft & smooth with a clean back. Chocolate, blueberry, peppery & zesty tastes. I like this one - aged well.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2022
at 16:54
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Missus got this from Trembling Madness. Been looking at this in the fridge for years, literally. Nearly black. Fine, dense, lasting, tan head. Nose has liquorice. Bonfire toffee. Some dark fruit, particularly blackcurrant. Some sweet red wine. Some vanilla. Taste is rich and sweet, with a sticky, fruity tartness. Smooth mouthfeel. Fine carbonation. Drinks way under the ABV. Feels almost juicy. Tart and vinous finish. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2020
at 21:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a tan head. Dark malts, chocolate, liquorice, vanilla, umami & red wine barrel. Pretty boozy. Still an interesting beer a few years on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2020
at 19:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Well stored bottle. Black body with a small tan head. Aroma has malt, chocolate and coca nut. Rather sweet and boozy with dark malt, chocolate and cocoa nut. Balanced body and long-lasting aftertaste. Tasty but pretty one-dimensional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2020
at 05:42
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
24-12-19 // can shared at home.Choco and coffee in the nose with some red wine in the back. Incredibly complex but so smooth as well. Rich dark malts. Some umami notes. Very much choco. Milder red wine. Very smooth and soft mouthfeel.Bottled 05/14. and aged for years hidden at Getränke Stumpf.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2019
at 22:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Jet black colour with slightly late awakening, small, thick, creamy, half-way lasting, moderately lacing, beige to tan head. Vinous, woody, fruity, dark malty aroma, notes of bramble, black currant, blue grapes, red wine, hints of morello, some oak and leather, treacle, weak, ephemeral coffee overtones, a yeasty spicy touch of marmite. Taste is slightly dry, woody, minimally tart, fruity, minimally sweet and minimally roasty dark malty, hints of treacle, morello, bramble, black currant, blue grapes, a touch of red wine, oak, marmite, dark chocolate; well hidden alcohol, lingering, dry, fruity finish. Very complex, well balanced, homogeneous.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2019
at 02:04
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
At a tasting, many thanks, almost no head, very dark brown color, aroma of sourdough dark bread, pale raisins, soy and a spicy tingling, flavor of chocolate cake, dark bread, shrubs, some clove and nutmeg, charred and prune hint, light sweetness and sourness. Very tasty, exquisite.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2018
at 08:22
4/10
Tried
on 12 Oct 2017
at 08:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at BrewDog, Bristol. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2017
at 11:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Botella 33 cl en el Lupulo 12..03..2017. Lote 123 04:33 hasta 29..04..2024. (r153). Sabores ácidos frutas del bosque y maltas ligeramente tostadas. Ligeros ácidos al final todo ello bien combinado y destacando todo a la vez. Cuerpo intenso con buena sensación alcohólica desde el principio 11.1 vol intensos. Bastante buena. Ligero amargo suave final. Para repetir sin duda.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Mar 2017
at 05:49