Ancho Dark Lager
Tempest Brewing Co. in Tweedbank, Scottish Borders, Scotland 🏴
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Regular|
Score
6.92
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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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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ home. [ As Tempest Ancho Dark Lager ].Clear dark red brown colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, sweet malt, spicy, dark malt, moderate chili fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, dark malt, roasted, chocolate, light chili warm. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20170419] 7-4-8-3-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2017
at 07:35
7/10
Enjoyable. Chilli works well with the dark malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2017
at 21:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Appearance- almost black, with a thick one-finger beige head. Aroma- chocolate hints, hops, cardboard traces, spicy hints. Aroma- caramel, chocolate malt, toast, bitter hops in the background. Smooth mouthfeel, tingly, lingering chilli heat on the end.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2017
at 02:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared in Watford. Cheers to Fergus. Pours clear, deep brown with a creamy, tan head. Nice aroma, moderate roast, dry cocoa. Medium sweet flavour with more pleasant chocolatey character, nice roast, present but restrained chili heat. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Good balance in the finish, light dryness, some baking cocoa, a little earth, dried chili pepper. Really solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2017
at 16:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home picked up from London Bridge oddbins. A clear mid mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting loose mid tan head. Aroma is toasted nuts, nutty malts, little veg, maple, hint of ash.. Flavour is composed of rounded nutty malts, toasted rustic bread, Warming veg pepper. Little ashy.. Palate is medium sweet moderate carbonation, lightly warming finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2017
at 16:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle to me sen on train back from Bingo hame ... 03/02/17. Black with a well appointed tan covering that retains well. Nose is light peppery spice, charr, dark toffee, black pepper. Taste comprises toffee, dark malts, black peppery spice, liquorice stick, light peppery spice, green peppers medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent for style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2017
at 16:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
keg at tap... Dark brown ... Thin tan lacing.. Soft roast .. light chocolate malts nose.. soft dusty toffee malts..light roast Cask at jolly judge...Dark black brown.. Small tan head... Soft sweet toffee malts nose.. Sweet caramel roast... Lught chilli linger. 3.4
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2017
at 01:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. A red-brown beer with a lazing brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, smoke, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of smoke, roasted malt, and bread, leading to a dry roasted finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2017
at 04:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From tap. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted dark malty, breadish, chocolate and liqourice. Roasted malty, dsrk breadish, slight chocolate. Bitter wnd roasted breadish finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jan 2017
at 06:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pinta en el lupulo 13..01..2017. (r38). Color negro con espuma beige persistente. Aromas y sabores ligeros maltosos tostados frescos herbaceos suaves también acabando con ligero picante suave. Ligeros ahumados y tostados. Cuerpo ligero a medio algo liquido, fácil de beber. Original combinación de sabores, aunque se esperaba algo más picante. Bastante buena Para repetir.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jan 2017
at 05:59