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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7/10
Tried
on 23 Mar 2019
at 19:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Jet black colour with average to huge, thick, frothy to creamy, slowly osteoporosing, minimally lacing, beige to tan head. Chocolately, roasty, dark malty and resinous, fruity, hoppy aroma, notes of blueberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, dark chocolate, a touch of plum, leafy overtones. Taste is moderately bitter, roasty and chocolately dark malty, fruity and minimally leafy hoppy, notes of dark chocolate, blueberry, blackberry, minmally chalky overtones.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2018
at 19:48
8/10
Solid toasted notes but earthy and bitter. A little harsh but well made.
Tried
on 29 Jun 2018
at 14:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried at the Lincoln Beer Festival 2018. Almost black colour with a tan head. The aroma rich malty and full taste. Great beer.
Tried
on 24 May 2018
at 21:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at Clink; dark opaque brown pour with a creamy tan head, aroma has dark fruit and rich malt, taste has sweet chocolate, dark fruits, some coffee, slight bitter.
Tried
on 19 May 2018
at 14:42
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 500ml. @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark. [ As Salopian Midnight Express ].Clear dark black colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark malt, roasted, chocolate, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dark malt, chocolate, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20171118] 7-4-7-3-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2017
at 04:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Heavy malty and light hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter roasted flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2017
at 03:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Johns. 5.2% Pours black with a creamy brown head, light lacings. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, dark chocolate, cocoa, light licorice, little dark fruit. Flavor is sweet, light bitter, rich malty, caramel, licorice, cocoa, dark chocolate. Medium body, average carbonation, sweet and light bitter finish. 181117
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2017
at 06:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 5.2%. Almost black with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, cocoa and liquorice. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, cocoa, liquorice, medium sweet, hop and medium bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2017
at 06:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are rich roast malt, coffee, licorice, chocolate and hops. Nice long bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2017
at 06:01