Dark Arts - Barrel Aged With Raspberries (Ole Smoky)
Magic Rock Brewing in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Stout Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.59
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8/10
Tried
on 20 Dec 2014
at 12:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
8th December 2014
Earl Of Essex. Opaque black - brown beer, small tan head. Palate is softish and semi dry. Modest fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts. Unsweet raspberry jam. Trace of barrel induced vanilla. Mildly tangy fruits, well buried. Light dry finish. A mellow fruity stout, decent and drinkable.
Earl Of Essex. Opaque black - brown beer, small tan head. Palate is softish and semi dry. Modest fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts. Unsweet raspberry jam. Trace of barrel induced vanilla. Mildly tangy fruits, well buried. Light dry finish. A mellow fruity stout, decent and drinkable.
Tried
on 15 Dec 2014
at 04:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Beavertap, 29/11/14. Black with a decent tan covering. Nose is light smoke, red berries, spice, toffee, chocolate, raspberry smacks. Taste comprises charr, very subtle chilli, roasted tones, spice, chocolate, big red berry and raspberry licks. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with light roast and prominent red berry. Solid stout, plenty of depth for the ABV.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Dec 2014
at 15:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Beavertown Brewery, Tottenham, London. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a thin beige head on top. Rich roasty, malty, raspberry aroma. Tastes similar, rich, roasty, malty, raspberry. Very nice stout.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2014
at 06:15
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg at the Beavertown taproom. Pours deep brown with a foamy tan head. Engaging raspberry on the nose with undertones of roast and cocoa. Medium sweet flavor with more juicy raspberry, very slight tartness, restrained chocolate, touches of smoke. Medium bodied with average, lightly spritzy carbonation. Well balanced on the finish with a bit of burnt earth bitterness, bittersweet cocoa, more raspberry character. Very well integrated. Great stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2014
at 10:33
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg at the beavertown brewery. Opaque black coloured pour with a lasting light tan head. Aroma is dark caramel, unrefined sugar, oak vanilla and cherry. Flavour is oak, cherry, vanilla, smooth caramel malt. Palate is airy high carbonation , medium sweet. Long lingering dark fruit and mellow roast.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2014
at 10:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Beavertown. It pours near black with a decent light tan head. The nose is rich, roasted malt, smoke, rich, earth, juicy raspberry, light jam, raspberry ripple ice cream. The taste is rich, roasty, earth, smoke, medicinal whisky action, charred wood, warming alcohol, raspberry and light jam with a dry, medicinal finish. Interesting, balanced and quaffable. Nice work.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2014
at 09:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Friends of Ham, Leeds. Clear, dark red. Raspberry Ruffle chocolate bar. Roast malt. Some woody smoke. Tart, red fruit. Taste is light dry. Quite tart. Roast bitterness. Palate is smooth. More of the tartness. Doesn’t feel 6%. Finishes dry, and unripe fruit tart. Far removed from the base beer. Still very decent, mind.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Nov 2014
at 08:31
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 10
Keg at the hanging bat... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft chocolate malts roast... Dark chocolate.. Soft roast.. Light bitter chocolate... Soft roast... Sweet chocolate... Big raspberry fruits.. Soft chocolate.. Soft whisky.. Nice.4.4 Keg at the hanging bat... Deep black.. Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet chocolate.. Light dry roast nose.. Light fizz ... Massive raspberry... Dry chocolate roast... Dark malts.. Long dry raspberry finish 4.35
Tried
on 18 Nov 2014
at 08:04
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours black, nose is whiskey, raspberry, vanilla, taste is tart, fruity, light whiskey, toffee.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2014
at 01:41