Tempest Brewing Co. Ancho Dark Lager

Ancho Dark Lager

 

Tempest Brewing Co. in Tweedbank, Scottish Borders, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Regular
Score
6.92
ABV: 5.1% IBU: - Ticks: 29
This dark take on a classic is a cold fermented lager made with a blend of dark malts and an infusion of mild and flavourful Ancho chillies. The lager fermentation gives it that clean drinkability that everyone loves in a lager, but with the roasted, chocolate notes you'd expect from a dark malt with a touch of fuitiness and low heat from the chillies.
 

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7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bouteille 33cl de Malt Attacks. BB 14/02/2019; batch# 00529. Brune, col fin crémeux café au lait. Arôme offre une belle présence de caramel-toffee et chocolat. Petit bouquet biscuité. Le côté pimenté est léger en rétro et est accompagné de fines effluves de café. Palais garde une belle approche de lager avec des éléments malt de cara pâle, un peu dark malt-crystal et une pointe de chocolaté, le caractère de piment arrive en retrait apportant une petite pointe de chaleur. Le tout conserve une approche de lager qui est marquée en fin de bouche, surtout au niveau de la levure. Amertume fin qui offre des notes de citronné et feuilles vertes.Note grillée aussi sur la fin. La chaleur refait son retour sans pour cela être trop gênante.

Tried on 05 Mar 2019 at 16:01


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(Draught at Craft & Draft, Amsterdam, 25 Aug 2018) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with dark chocolate, coffee, some smoke and a touch of tar. Malty, roasted taste with notes of chocolate, coffee, dark rye bread, a touch of chilli and a mild roasty bitterness. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Tasty and well balanced, with a mild chilli touch. Nice one.

Tried from Draft on 28 Jan 2019 at 20:33


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft at Underdog. Opaque brown tan head. Roast coffee and chili pepper aroma. Taste is pepper flakes and earthy coffee. Different

Tried from Draft on 07 Sep 2018 at 20:46


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Black with quick fading head. Fairly creamy texture. There is a gentle chilli hum and a little dark chocolate as promised.

Tried on 14 Jul 2018 at 19:04


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Thank you for sharing! Sampled draft @ Swafff 2018. Dark brown amber, little head. Nose is too soy sauce, herbal, mocha for me. Taste is too plastic, dull, grainy some soy sauce, grainy. Plastic, herbal, soy sauce body, meh.

Tried from Draft on 20 May 2018 at 21:37


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle from Good Spirits Co. Black with a thin tan head. Aroma is coffee, dark chocolate, flavour is similar, butter with a very subtle chilli heat coming through at the end

Tried from Bottle on 02 May 2018 at 21:36


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Tempest Pub in Kelso. Jet black colour with a thin tan head. Aroma spicy and light chocolate. Taste spicy roasted malty. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 02 May 2018 at 20:20


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

0,2l from tap at Penguin Bar, Bilbao. black color, small tan head. smells earthy, licorice, light bitter chocolate. medium body, light carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes earthy, grassy, licorice, lightly smoky, bitter chocolate, light ashy, light chili like hotness towards the end. finishes lightly roasty bitter with a light chili hotness and notes of earth, bitter chocolate and light ashy notes. I rather like this one, rather expressive on the taste.

Tried from Draft on 02 Jul 2017 at 11:27


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Oddbins. It pours black with a medium light tan head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, dark chocolate, spicy, light chilli chai latte and charred wood. The taste is roasted malt, toasty, mild chilli spice, earth, light smoke, liquorice, umami and cacao. Finish is roasty with a well judged level of chilli spice. Light - medium body and moderate carbonation. Rather nice stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2017 at 12:36


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Frothy beige head stayed well on a black, lightly effervescent body. Fruity aroma. Can’t smell properly tonight. Medium bodied, soft on the palate, sharp on the back. Sweet fruit, nectarine, cola, hints of roasted & a very long peppery finish. Reminds me of Dandelion & Burdock - This is good.

Tried from Can on 07 May 2017 at 12:31