Deep Shaft Stout
Freeminer in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England 🏴
Stout Autumn Out of Production|
Score
7.58
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Packed solid with malt, hops, and oats. Possibly the darkest stout of all time, a single varietal beer, made only with Fuggles hops, packed with bitterness, and brimming with aroma hopping, a deep and complex beer, worth taking some time over, and exploring the Hampton Court like maze of complex flavours. Initially, the dry, biscuit flavour of roast barley attacks the palate, soon to be replaced by the soothing Fuggles balm of rich smokiness, and then layer upon layer of malted oats, rich dark malts, and an unidentifiable eutectic finish of pure stout character.
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Tried
on 01 Dec 2022
at 05:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Wetherspoons Victoria 2 Nov 12. JDW festivaløl. Svart. Lavt mokkafarget skum som fester seg litt til glasset. God sjokolade/lakrisaroma. Smaken er røkt lær med litt sjokolade.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2013
at 01:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
One-third pint glass served on a sample tray from cask at JDWs Victoria Station. Devil black body, good lacing down the glass. Fine aroma of dark fruits. Roasted dark malts in the flavour profile strengthen by blackcurrants. Dark bitter ending. Medium bodied. Enjoying stuff (London, 02.11.2012).
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Dec 2012
at 02:14
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
[Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading] Black with a moderate tan head and a light fizz. A big fruity berry flavour up front is followed by lots of coffee, then some ash and charcoal that is (unlike some stouts) not too overpowering. In fact there’s a lovely balance between the upfront sweetness and the bitterness from the heavily roasted malts. But the big winner here is the mouthfeel - rich and velvety smoothm and oh so easy to drink. For a beer of this strength it’s pretty dangerous how quickly it goes down - and how much you want another one straight away afterwards. A truly wonderful stout, marvellous stuff!
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2012
at 04:18
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask @ JDW Becketts Bank, Leeds 1/11/12
Black, thin tan head, some lacing
Aroma of deep soft roasted malts, chocolate malts, sweet rich dark mellow malts
Taste - mellow dark rich malts, soft rich roast, chocolately, smooth, touch of toffee, slight dark fruity malts underneath, really well balanced, alcohol well hidden, great flavour
Palate - soft carb, medium body, oily, smooth texture. Finish as main flavour. really smooth nice mellow soft chocolate malts
Overall - Superb stout - great to see such a good beer on at the JDW festival. I was pleasantly surprised by this - a fantastic UK brewed stout
Black, thin tan head, some lacing
Aroma of deep soft roasted malts, chocolate malts, sweet rich dark mellow malts
Taste - mellow dark rich malts, soft rich roast, chocolately, smooth, touch of toffee, slight dark fruity malts underneath, really well balanced, alcohol well hidden, great flavour
Palate - soft carb, medium body, oily, smooth texture. Finish as main flavour. really smooth nice mellow soft chocolate malts
Overall - Superb stout - great to see such a good beer on at the JDW festival. I was pleasantly surprised by this - a fantastic UK brewed stout
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Nov 2012
at 11:41
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at Willow Walk, London. It pours jet black, with a medium tan head. The nose is coffee, roasted malt, toast, toasted sesame seed and light smoke. The taste is rich roasted malt, light charcoal, coffee grinds, light acidity, toast, ash, touch of dark fruit, dark chocolate, burnt toffee and toasted sesame seed, with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body, soft carbonation and velvety mouth-feel. Rich, robust and full flavoured. Not particularly complex, but massively drinkable. A truly great stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Nov 2012
at 02:40
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
cask at SOrder ... deep black ... thin tan head ...soft lovely deep chocolate nose ...soft dark chocolate ... light bitter roast ... light charcoal .. big roast malts
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Oct 2012
at 05:15
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Probably a bad keg given other ratings, but this felt strong to be enjoyed.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2012
at 10:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Cask at Rake, Southwark, London, 25 Nov 2011) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of dark chocolate, coffee and dark berries (blueberries?). Malty, roasted taste with coffee, chocolate, liquorice, dried fruit and raisins. Balanced coffee bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Very tasty and nice. Excellent stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2011
at 13:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
After taking red eye from New York to London and running all over town site seeing on no sleep this first beer of European adventure vacation was well deserved and delicious. Popped into a random pub not far from tower of London and had on hand pumped cask. taste is of bitter coffee, ash, leather, and dry malt but in best possible way. taste is slight bitter with nice full body.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2011
at 12:04