Diabolus
Durham Brewery in Bowburn, Durham, England 🏴
Stout - Sour Regular|
Score
7.22
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Launched at the Free Trade Inn, Newcastle on 6th September. Diabolus is a soured Temptation. This 10% abv Russian Stout is crossed with a Belgian Gueuze. The result is being hailed as a new beer style which combines the tart acidity of gueuze with the full roast body of Imperial Stout.
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6/10
bottle at home. deep red brown... thin tan lacing ... no real nose.. Light wierd soft bitter floral
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2021
at 19:16
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Almost black. Bretty aroma, overpowering the usual roasty aromas. Full bodied. Strong lemony flavor with hints of licorice. Yoghurt. Hints of smoke. Complex. Sour. Absolutely sensational beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
28/7/2018. Bottle shared at Højbjerg tasting. My #100 Durham County beer. Courtesy of Danlo. Pours very dark brown with minimal head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, moderate chilli, liquorice, berries and the slightest hint of marmite. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness, touch of sour. Full body, slick texture, soft to flat carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2018
at 17:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting. No head. Color is close to black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, lactose acid, caramel and has sour finish. Sour stouts is definately not a good thing. It destroys two excellent beers that should have been drunk separately.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2018
at 12:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Creamy white fair mostly diminishing head. Black colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy sour aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Very sour. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2018
at 12:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting 28 July. Pours cloudy very dark brown with small light tan head. Clear aroma of malt, with notes of fruit and touches of barrel. Dry, vinous flavour with roasty notes and touches of yeast and malt. Hints of hops. Vinous aftertaste with roasty hints. Warming alcohol presence. Well, not bad!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2018
at 12:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Saxo tasting. Almost black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, dark chocolate and tart. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. 28718
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2018
at 12:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle @Højbjerg Tasting. Very dark brown, seems clear, small light beige head. Sour berry and dark malt aroma. Sour, sweet flavour. Dark berries, caramely malt, light roasted malt. Light alc warmth in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2018
at 12:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Dram Shop, Sheffield. Picked up donks ago. Opened silently. Nearly black. No head. Nose has high cocoa chocolate. Sour cherry. Lambic soaked oak. Earthy and mineraly. Taste is sour and cherry stone sweet. Some salinity. Soft smoke. Taste has a sour twang. Some salt. Some oxidised sweetness. Smooth mouthfeel. Very low carbonation. Big, oaky, sour twang to finish. Bonkers, and certainly interesting, but pretty hard to wholeheartedly enjoy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2017
at 17:24
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle at work. Pours black, nose is light funk, soy sauce, toffee, biscuity, chocolate, taste is tart, juicy blackberry, roasty, sweet, burnt toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2017
at 13:20