WEST's first stout sits like a pint of fresh espresso with its smooth dark body and creamy long-lasting head, alongside a fudgy aroma and bold smoky flavours reminiscent of a French roast coffee. Notice the flavour profile change in the WEST Black as the temperature slowly increases in the glass.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Asda. Dark brown body with a thick beige head. Good lacing. Aroma of earth, hazelnut and chocolate. Flavour of coffee and roasted malt. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. Simple and tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2024
at 19:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Nice and pleasant stout. Very session able Black pour and a fine head. Ok lacing Fine intensity in the aroma. Balanced sweetness and a moderate bitterness. Also a fine carbonation level. Pleasant to drink Dark malt, chocolate and roast in the flavor [On tap @ source]
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Aug 2024
at 10:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle from Asda - Jet black, little tan head. Big on the coffee and roast malts, liquorice and chocolate, but a little thin in the mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2024
at 21:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at West. Darkest brown to black, creamy tanned head. Roast, cocoa, pleasant sweetness, medium body, creamy sparkling. Sweetness balanced well by roast bitterness and herbal notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2024
at 11:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap. Pours almost black with a beige head. Roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Oct 2023
at 13:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Brewery. Pours black with the merest tan head. Aromas of coffee and light smoke. Taste is more roasted malts. Has a similar mouthfeel to the pilsner. Some dry cocoa comes through on the finish.
Tried
on 14 Mar 2017
at 06:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at the brewery... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet chocolate roast malts nose.. Dark chocolate roast malts... Dark sweet roast.. And interestingly something id describe as a German character
Tried
on 01 Feb 2017
at 10:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg @ brewery. Thick black with a thin tan head. Smoky, coffee aroma. Flavour is sweet coffee, smoke.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2016
at 12:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Black beer, white head. Aroma is light and malty, taste is rich, chocolatey malt with a touch of bitterness. The aftertaste is slightly watery but it’s a nice, clean stout that does the job.
Tried
on 15 May 2016
at 11:42
6/10
Tried
on 19 Feb 2016
at 15:20