Black Ball Stout
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Stout Regular|
Score
6.65
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Is it the Scottish answer to Guinness? You'll just have to give it a try and let us know what you think.
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28/10/2014. BATH BREW HOUSE, 14 James Street West, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (CITY PUBS)
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at the bow bar. Nose is toast, dried fruit, chocolate, coffee. Palate is toasted coffee beans, a bit watery. At 4.2 it is a bit underwhelming.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg @ Nightjar, Hebden Bridge. Near black with a thick creamy off-white head. Crisp, it has a light tasting stout character with its roasted malts best in its nose.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Keg at VDeep, Leith. Impenetrably back with a huge tan head that just sits there ominously. Caramel and liquorice in the aroma. Taste is sweet and savoury, almost like salted caramel. Finish is savoury with a hint of blood. Too kegged and too cold, but once it warmed up a bit I got a feel of the character.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at The Vintage - Leith. Pours black-brown with a dense, creamy tan head. The nose holds moderate roast, dark sugars, lacto sugars. Light sweet flavor with ashy roast, dry cocoa, tobacco. Light bodied with average, creamy carbonation. Sweet finish with decent balance, more ashy roast and lacto sugars. Not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Keg at the Red Squirrel. Pours black, too cold and fizzy, flavours mostly muted but there was some chocolate in there.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at The Hanging Bat. Pours black with a thick, foamy white head. Aromas of light roast coffee, chocolate, dark fruit. Taste has more fruit sweetness, light roast bitterness. Clean finish. Nice,
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Drygate Glasgow. Dark brown coloured, minimal pale beige head, light chocolate in the nose. Roasted malt, dark chocolate and light coffee with notes of hops in the finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at Inn Deep, Weegietown. It pours darkest brown with a small yellow-white. The nose is earthy, roasty, coffee, meaty, umami, treacle and salted caramel. The taste is bitter-sweet, roasty, toasty, liquorice, coffee grounds, charred wood and earth with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Not bad.