Darkest

Ennerdale in Rowrah, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular

Score

6.67

ABV: 4.2%

IBU: -

Ticks: 27

A dark bitter, it is a more potent brew than our other beers, but it remains remarkably quaffable. With a rich, velvety texture, a definite chocolate flavour and a creamy head, this beer has converted hundreds of ‘light beer’ drinkers to the dark side. Darkest is now also available in bottles as well as cask, so you can enjoy anytime, anywhere!

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6.5

Mr_Pink_152 (17035) ticked Darkest from Ennerdale 3 months ago

Deep chestnut colour malty and slight chocolate. Dry finish. Slightly light body.

Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2025 at 14:12

6.6

ITFCfan (3471) reviewed Darkest from Ennerdale 11 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample courtesy of Grumbo. Cheers! Aroma of berries, dried fruit, ash, caramel, toffee and hints of nuts. Very smooth, slightly watery but still nice.

Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 11:05

6.6

danlo (12875) reviewed Darkest from Ennerdale 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle from beergb. Gluten Free. Reddish dark brown colour, beige foam head and aroma of malt mash, grain, bread, alittle chocolate. Taste is sweetish, malty, toffee, molasses, chocolate hint, bready, grainy, dried fruits, with earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying malty bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2024 at 21:46

7.1

Hanoi (1973) reviewed Darkest from Ennerdale 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Nose is berries, bread, toffee, malt. Taste is lightly sweet, toffee, hint of caramel, leading to brown sugar, bread and earthy slightly medicinal hops. I really enjoyed this a lot

Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2023 at 23:19

6.5

Theydon_Bois (45766) reviewed Darkest from Ennerdale 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at GBBF'23, day one, 01/08/23. Mahogany brown with a beige head. Nose is dates, toffee, brown bread, dark malts. Taste comprises biscuit, toffee, grains, dates, dark malts. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough bitter.

Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2023 at 12:38

6.8

Leighton (34888) reviewed Darkest from Ennerdale 2 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at GBBF 2023 - day 1. Pours clear red-brown with a small, foamy tan head. Light sweet flavour with toasted malts, dried berries, mellow earthy hops. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with more toasted malts, earth. Not bad.

Tried from Cask on 01 Aug 2023 at 17:54

WingmanWillis (38005) ticked Darkest from Ennerdale 2 years ago

Tried on 01 Aug 2023 at 17:40

6.3

Cheeseboard (6251) reviewed Darkest from Ennerdale 2 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500 ml bottle. Pours dark brown with a beige cap. Aroma: light burnt malts, coffee hints some dried fruits. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitter, roasted malts, bread, dried fruits, smokey hints. Medium body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2022 at 10:33

eurosoba (18472) ticked Darkest from Ennerdale 3 years ago

07/07/2021

Tried on 29 Nov 2022 at 08:28

6.8

Tommann (7627) reviewed Darkest from Ennerdale 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle. Pours orange brown with a large head. Aroma is woody dried fruits, milky yeast and bread. Taste has dried fruits and bread with a bitter, smoky finish.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2022 at 20:12