Darkest
Ennerdale in Rowrah, Cumbria, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.68
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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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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Craft Beer in Keswick - dark mahogany body with a firm off white head. Sweetish malts, slight smokiness and gentle roasted notes, dark toffee finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 19:17
6.5/10
Deep chestnut colour malty and slight chocolate. Dry finish. Slightly light body.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2025
at 14:12
6.6/10
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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
6.6/10
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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
7.1/10
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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
6.5/10
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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
6.8/10
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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
6/10
Tried
on 01 Aug 2023
at 17:40
6.3/10
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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
07/07/2021
Tried
on 29 Nov 2022
at 08:28