Double Dark Alliance
Arbor Ales in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴
Collab with: Moor Beer Co.Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular
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Score
7.91
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Hoppy coffee imperial stout.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from House of Trembling Madness bottle shop, York. Almost black. Tiny, but tight, lasting, tan head. Looks like an espresso in a glass. Aroma isn’t coffee straight away, as I expected. Rather, it’s the hops at first. Grassiness initially, then the dark malts pop up. Coffee too, green, rather than roasted. A hint of cured meat smoke. Taste is astringently dry at first. A sweetness saunters along after everyone else has been and gone. Big, dry, roast coffee bitter palate and finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2013
at 14:30
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Colin. Pours black with brown head. Nose and taste of roast coffee, roast chocolate, hop oils, dried grapefruit, chalky malt, grassy hops, toasted nuts and espresso. Medium body. Finishes dryish resin with strong coffee notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2013
at 20:01
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from the the Red Squirrel Chesham Brewery Store. Poured a thick black colour with a large, dense tan head. Full aroma of dark chocolate, black treacle and roast malts. Really thick, creamy mouth feel. Flavours of molasses, black treacle, liquorice and some grassy hop. Finish is big, bitter coffee, burnt malt and cocoa.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2013
at 12:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz. @ [ (chriso Pre-GBBF Shindig) by chriso - London ].Clear dark brown colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, coffee, spicy, wood, alcohol. Flavour is light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, roasted, peppery, dark roasted, coffee, wood. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20130810]
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2013
at 07:25
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a 660 ml bottle shared post GABF in Denver -- courtesy of jmgreenuk. Pours black with a tan head. Nose of roasted grains. Flavors of coffee, some licorice and tobacco. Oily mouthfeel. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 22:43
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared thanks to Jmgreenuk. Pours near black with a brown head. Aroma of dark chocolate, big roast, coffee, leather, light soy. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 21:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig ’13. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice aroma. Roasted malty chocolate licorice flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2013
at 21:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2013 - from Beer Ritz, 10/08/13. Mid black with a thin tan covering that dissipates to a swirl. Nose is roast malts, chocolate, a good hoppy backbone, coffee, mineral notes. Taste comprises roast malt, earthy tones, mineral bite, cocoa, light espresso, underpinned with hops. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, dry roast and hops int he final. Good stuff - a very drinkable impy with a hoppy backbone, alcohol well integrated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2013
at 16:06
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottled @ de Molen, small sample. Pitch black, short frothy head. Aroma of heavy dark chocolat, licorice and coffee. Loads of dark malts, actually usually I dont enjoy the burned and licorice like stouts, but it was made to perfection. The hoppyness I can hardly find in the aroma, but the coffee and the dark malts are wonderful. Bitterness from both hops and malts comes through in flavor as well. Thick velvety mouthfeel. Wonderful stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2013
at 01:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at the molen monthly beer tasting courtesy of jmgreenuk. Thin creamy tan head. Clear black pour. Coffee and bitterness. Lovely.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2013
at 12:35