Midnight Express
Salopian Brewery in Hadnall, Shropshire, England 🏴
Stout Regular|
Score
7.33
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Pitch black with a complex tapestry of dark malts that are rich and laden with mocha, bitter cocoa and oats. The hop aroma is fresh, balanced and spicy and drives a tantalisingly clean finish.
Hops: Sorachi, Simcoe
Hops: Sorachi, Simcoe
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Old rating - A 500ml bottle brought back from Shrewsbury by a friend. Pours a deep dark colour with a brown foamy head. Aromas of malt. Tastes of malt, mocha, oats & cocoa. Highly enjoyable, surprising considering this is not really my favourite style so must be very good. Different bottle of beer in my home No. 1977
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2025
at 12:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Near black with a frothy tan head and soft coffee and chocolate malt on the nose. Medium bodied, smooth, with sweet dark fruit up front, coffee cuts in and it becomes dry and bitter
Tried
on 11 Dec 2023
at 14:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle (from Ales by Mail). Black colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is chocolate, some coffee, mild lactose and some toasted tones too. Flavour is coffee, some lactose, mild tea leafs, some slight toast and a bit chocolaty tones too. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2023
at 19:57
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg draught at the Two-Tailed Lion, Leicester. Massive pine aroma, with some chocolate, cola nut, grassy notes. Sweet taste, some blackberry notes with more intense piney hop on the long finish. Light body, medium carbonation. One hell of a hoppy stout. Nailed it.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2022
at 17:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Cornubia, Bristol 12 February 2022. Near black in colour, with a frothy, beige, head. Dark chocolate, some coffee beans, oat creaminess, and some leafy hops, leading to a lingering, toasty finish. A very good stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2022
at 15:33
6.5/10
Tried
on 20 Jan 2022
at 09:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Had these on a number of occasions before, but not reviewed it. Anyway, on tap at Ebenezers, Crewe. Pours almost black with minimal beige head, but good lacing. Roast malts, chocolate and some caramel in the aroma. A very strong reaction on the taste buds with bitter coffee, dark chocolate and tarry ash. Fairly highly carbonated. Some dark fruits come through later to make the overall taste fairly sweet, and this sweetness dominates the finish. This is excellent !
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Dec 2021
at 21:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
28/1/2020. Bottle from Tuffins supermarket, Craven Arms. Pours almost black with a beige head. Aroma of hops, roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, coffee, light pine and fruit. Moderate sweetness and medium to medium plus roasted bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Dry finish. Quite black IPA esq. Enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2020
at 23:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at Beer Dock, Nantwich, 23/03/19. Black with a well presented tan head. Nose is roast malts, chocolate, light spice, dusty hop. Taste comprises light charr, liqourice, dried fruits, cocoa powder, toffee. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a light hoppy backnote. Decent stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2019
at 09:35