Keswick Brewing Co. Dark Horse

Dark Horse

 

Keswick Brewing Co. in Keswick, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Porter Regular
Score
6.49
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 9
A Dark Rich Malty Ale. Made using a combination of five malts and a blend of traditional and spicy hops.
 

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

Creamy off white head stayed on a mahogany coloured still body. Liquorice, malt & spiced fruits aroma. Medium bodied, smooth, creamy & clean on the back. Liquorice, malt, chocolate, raisin & berry tastes with a tangy fruity finish. Nice one.

Tried on 20 Feb 2022 at 17:16


6.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Open All Hours, Keswick. Mildly murky brown with no head. Traditional and pleasant dark ale with a tasty mix of malts, never too stated but always drinkable with a light sweetness to proceedings.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2022 at 21:38


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Beer Ambleside. Appearance - dark brown to black with red chinks. Cream to fawn head. Not as carbonated as expected. Nose - toffee and some dried fruit. Taste - honey, orange and mainly toffee again. Palate - creamy and medium bodied. Overall - a bit cloying and single dimensional.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2020 at 15:47


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear dark mahogany with a short-lived thin beige head. Taste and aromas are all about the toffee. Not much porterly goodness going on here. Honey sweet, faint spice. Hmm.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2020 at 15:44


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5


Bottle 500ml. @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark.

[ As Keswick Dark Horse ].
ABV: 6.0%. Clear medium to dark colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, caramel, caramelized malt, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sweet malt, caramel, caramelized malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20191102]
6-3-7-3-13

Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2020 at 21:50


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

2/11/2019. Bottle direct from the brewery. Pours clear dark amber bronze with an average size off-white head. Aroma of malt, spicy hops, light roasting, nut and toffee. Medium plus sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, slight creamy texture, average carbonation. Sweet malty finish. Pretty good.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2019 at 21:27


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Saxo tasting. Clear amber brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, a little roasted malt and caramel. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 031119

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2019 at 14:47


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

Bottle @Højbjerg Tasting. Clear dark amber, offwhite head. Malty, light roasted aroma. Sweetish flavour, malt, caramel, mild roast.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2019 at 19:48


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

Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, caramel, hops and nuts. Sweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2019 at 19:46