Crystalline Anomaly
Vibrant Forest Brewery in Hardley, Hampshire, England 🏴
Stout - Smoked Regular|
Score
7.01
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DvdP (5043) reviewed Crystalline Anomaly from Vibrant Forest Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4
Glossy black, creamy brown head. Smells strong.. smokey, lightly tart, oaky, some citrus. Smooth body, not too thick. Taste is.. nasty at first, I'm sorry to say. Very heavy peat clashes with orange in nuclear war. First sip is worse, gets less bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Crowler. Black pour. Aroma of chocolate, orange, booze, licorice, smoke, roasted malt and rum. Taste has nice rum booze, chocolate, juicy orange, roasted malt, licorice, smoke, peach, sweet vanilla and burned caramel. The rum is more present than the bourbon, but that works well with the orange that gives it a black ipa character. Interesting and tasty beer.
Stuu (34525) reviewed Crystalline Anomaly from Vibrant Forest Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is caramel, chocolate, orange, vanilla, taste is similar, sweet, a little boozy.
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Crystalline Anomaly from Vibrant Forest Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Pours nearly black-brown. Small -if any - tanned head. Smell is whiskey, mild peat like. Taste is full, bit bitter, peat, oranges are very mild. Some intense dark chocolate. Not my thing, but I do like it more than I thought I would.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draught Small dark greige had over black beer with red highlights. Roasted nose, dry (Islay) whisky with a nice smell of black olives. There is chocolate, but you have to search. Sweet-ish roast with smoked whiskymalt flavour. Bit walnut bitter in the finish. Very faint coffee notes, chocolate even fainter (?). Well bodied, slick, good carbonation, bit chewy. Definitely not a bad stout.
Kermis (23416) reviewed Crystalline Anomaly from Vibrant Forest Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Black with a ring tan head. Aroma of chocolate, orange, licorice and dark malts. Flavour is above moderate sweet and bitter. Above medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at IMBC '19, session 2, 04/10/19. Black with a well presented tan head. Nose is chocolate, rum, oak, mellow roast, dark fruits. Taste comprises balanced roast, bourbon trace, less rum, charr, chocolate, light black peppery spice, dried fruits, peated twang. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced boost. Decent if not quite top draw.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Crystalline Anomaly from Vibrant Forest Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Keg at the indy man beer con. 2019. A dark. Mahogany brown coloured pour with a halo of tan head. Aroma is meaty liquorice, dark black malts, burnt sugars, cake, semi sweet. Flavour is composed of bitter burnt cake, wood, rum and raisin, wood, char. Palate is semi sweet, tannin, moderate carbonation. Light tang
