Dead Metaphor
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Oatmeal Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.19
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Collaboration beer devised by beer bloggers Rob from Hopzine and Rich from The Beer Cast.
The guys chose to collaborate on a beer that really embodied what a writer needs to get those cogs turning; coffee for a pick-me-up and chocolate for a sweet kick and they added oatmeal for a Scottish twist. The beer is a 6.5% milk, oatmeal, chocolate coffee stout. They joined us at our old stomping ground, the original BrewDog brewery in Fraserburgh (affectionately known as the Dystopian Puppet Hobby Centre), for a brew day to help us make the beer.
Rob and Rich have named the beer Dead Metaphor, after a lot of the nomenclature and meaningless buzz words and phrases that are bandied about in the world of beer writing. This beer should be sipped for instant inspiration.
The guys chose to collaborate on a beer that really embodied what a writer needs to get those cogs turning; coffee for a pick-me-up and chocolate for a sweet kick and they added oatmeal for a Scottish twist. The beer is a 6.5% milk, oatmeal, chocolate coffee stout. They joined us at our old stomping ground, the original BrewDog brewery in Fraserburgh (affectionately known as the Dystopian Puppet Hobby Centre), for a brew day to help us make the beer.
Rob and Rich have named the beer Dead Metaphor, after a lot of the nomenclature and meaningless buzz words and phrases that are bandied about in the world of beer writing. This beer should be sipped for instant inspiration.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
CBC. Black with a brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and coffee. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. 030514
Tried
on 17 Jun 2014
at 12:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, bitter roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, sweet and creamy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2014
at 11:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap @ CBC, 14. Black with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and caramel. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, medium sweet, hop, little liquorice and medium bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jun 2014
at 22:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(bottle, 33cl) Black colour with a beige medium-sized foamy head. Roasty malty aroma with notes of cacao powder and coffee. Mildly sweet and roasty bitter flavour, medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Moderately roasted malt character with notes of chocolate, liquorice and coffee; moderately dry and leathery finish with roasty notes, chocolate and coffee. Solid Stout. 13.V.14
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2014
at 06:45
8/10
Tried
on 30 May 2014
at 21:23
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ BrewDog Edinburgh, 143 Cowgate, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1JS. [ As BrewDog Dead Metaphor ].Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee, dusty malt, moderate hoppy, grass. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, roasted, malt bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20140316]
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2014
at 14:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Deep brown pour, tan head that is thin and gone before the beer is ready to be tasted. Roasts nuts, toast, chocolate, nutella in the aroma. Taste is similar, the chocolate isn’t overpowering and allows some of the toast and nutty notes to come through. Nice velvety mouthfeel, carbonation is just right.
Tried
on 24 May 2014
at 02:43
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
03.05.2014, tap @ CBC:
Small light brown creamy shortlasting head. Aroma is slightly roasted, caramel malts, roasted grain, coffee, hay, toffee, dark sugar, chocolate. Taste is slightly sour-ish roasted, coffee, hay, roasted grain, cocoa, grass, burnt caramel, paper, hints of almond essence. Medium to longlasting bitterness, dry mouthfeel. Not my cup of tea.
Small light brown creamy shortlasting head. Aroma is slightly roasted, caramel malts, roasted grain, coffee, hay, toffee, dark sugar, chocolate. Taste is slightly sour-ish roasted, coffee, hay, roasted grain, cocoa, grass, burnt caramel, paper, hints of almond essence. Medium to longlasting bitterness, dry mouthfeel. Not my cup of tea.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2014
at 12:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From tap. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is liqourice and roasted malty. Roasted, bitter and dark chocolate malty. Lingering roasted malty and breadish finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2014
at 00:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Black with a mocha head. Aroma is dark fruit and chocolate malt. Flavour is chocolate, bitter malt liquorice on a long dry burnt finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2014
at 13:30