Smoked Chilli Dark Ale
Fyne Ales in Cairndow, Argyll and Bute, Scotland 🏴
Collab with: BrewDogIPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Special Out of Production
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Score
6.52
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In order to get the right balance of smokiness with a hint of chilli heat, quite a few experiments were conducted with chillies jammed in bottles of dark beer, and brews of chilli tea. Some of the early experiments were a bit on the spicy side; just ask our drayman Archie who got tricked into trying a bottle of Vital Spark that had been infused with a Habanero for over a week!
Vic, Andy and Marissa from Brewdog Glasgow came up to the brewery to brew their beer on what turned out to be a monster 11 hour brew day. The guys from Brewdog Glasgow quickly learned the basics of brewing; don’t get stuck in the Mash Tun, and point the ends of hoses away from your face before turning on. They were put to work cleaning out the copper, loading the grist and digging out the mash tun, and of course a few beers were enjoyed throughout the day.
The beer was named 48 Miles Later, relating to the distance between the bar and the brewery, and will be launched, alongside the 11 other beers in the festival, in all Brewdog bars on Saturday the 19th with the Fyne Ales team doing a meet the brewer at Brewdog Glasgow from 5pm.
Vic, Andy and Marissa from Brewdog Glasgow came up to the brewery to brew their beer on what turned out to be a monster 11 hour brew day. The guys from Brewdog Glasgow quickly learned the basics of brewing; don’t get stuck in the Mash Tun, and point the ends of hoses away from your face before turning on. They were put to work cleaning out the copper, loading the grist and digging out the mash tun, and of course a few beers were enjoyed throughout the day.
The beer was named 48 Miles Later, relating to the distance between the bar and the brewery, and will be launched, alongside the 11 other beers in the festival, in all Brewdog bars on Saturday the 19th with the Fyne Ales team doing a meet the brewer at Brewdog Glasgow from 5pm.
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8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at BrewDog Camden on 19 October. Poured a opaque black with a thin black head. Aroma of smoked malt, coffee and dried fruit. Citrus hop flavour with peat and cured meat. Finishes with burnt malts, caramel and smoked wood chips and a little spicy edge. Black IPA, smoked chilli; there is no part of this I don’t like and this worked very well. Joint favourite of the collaboration festival with the Cromarty Black Rocker.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Oct 2013
at 14:01
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
28.09.2013, tap @ Borefts:
Tiny bubbly mediumlasting head. Aroma is chili, licorice, puffed rice, rubber, hops, coffee, roasted grain, hay, grass. Taste is slightly dry and roasted, dark malts, burnt caramel, rubber, burnt coffee, hay, licorice, hints of cardboard and chili. Longlasting bitterness, dry mouthfeel. Boring.
Tiny bubbly mediumlasting head. Aroma is chili, licorice, puffed rice, rubber, hops, coffee, roasted grain, hay, grass. Taste is slightly dry and roasted, dark malts, burnt caramel, rubber, burnt coffee, hay, licorice, hints of cardboard and chili. Longlasting bitterness, dry mouthfeel. Boring.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Oct 2013
at 04:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Brewdog shoreditch. Aroma is Roasty berry and hint of smoke. Opaque black with a thin light tan head that fades. Flavour is slight medicinal phenol, wood and smoke. In the finish there is classic american c-hop. I like this. It is an interesting take on the black IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2013
at 13:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Keg @ BrewDog Camden. Hard to tell in here but looks pretty black to me. Sweet aroma. Dark chili chocolate. Floral notes. Tastes sweet with very bitter aftertaste. Wanted more from the chilli, almost too balanced. Overall Ok. Good actually but maybe I expected more.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2013
at 05:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at BrewDog as 48 Miles Later. It pours darkest brown, near black with a small beige head. The nose is roasty, spicy chilli, orange, lime, grapefruit and dull smoke. The taste is roasty, some acidity, chilli, vegetal notes, grapefruit, orange zest, pithy lime and wood with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Balance not really there in my opinion. So-so.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Oct 2013
at 05:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Borefts ’13, 27/09/13. Dark mahogony brown with a thin light tan head. Nose is roast malt, dark fruits, brown sugars, vanilla, cocoa. Taste comprises light chilli heat, cocoa, dark roast malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation. Ok chilli stout, the chilli kick is pretty subtle whilst evident - a good thing in my book !
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2013
at 09:17
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
27th September 2013
Borefts Beer Festival 5. Day 1. Clear dark brown beer, no real head. Light dry palate. Thin dark malt, dry. Mild and unsweet dark chocolate. Mellow chill warmth. Finishes dry. Okay but not floating my boat.
Borefts Beer Festival 5. Day 1. Clear dark brown beer, no real head. Light dry palate. Thin dark malt, dry. Mild and unsweet dark chocolate. Mellow chill warmth. Finishes dry. Okay but not floating my boat.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2013
at 10:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at De Molen ... deep black ... thin tan lacing .. soft dark roast malt nose ... too colde... bitter chocolate roast ... dark malts ... chewy light smoke ... not getting any chillyKeg at brewdog... Deep chocolate... Thin tan head... Soft roast... Light malts.. Little fizzy... Dark malts
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Oct 2013
at 05:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap. Pours pitch black, no head. Fruity, dark roasted malt. Bitter, toffee, dark roasted malty, light pine and grapefruity. Bitter, dry and mixed roasted malty and bitter. Light fruity finish. Vague chili in the far finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Oct 2013
at 01:18