Weird Beard Brew Co. Black Christmas

Black Christmas

 

Weird Beard Brew Co. in London, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Winter
Score
6.80
ABV: 4.5% IBU: - Ticks: 54
A festive stout with subtle roast character that plays well with fruity and slightly tart notes from the cranberry. Sorachi Ace hops, which there are plenty of in this beer, gives hints of vanilla and coconut.
 

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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Thick beige head over black-brown beer. Roast, bit of ashes, diary, fruit (berries). Fruity character, light roast, thick feel, and fruit/lactic acidity. Quite complex! In the aftertaste I get holly. Really complex, certainly seen its modest ABV!

Tried on 18 Feb 2019 at 08:04


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

Bottle. Dark brown beer with a tan head. Roast and chocolate aroma with light fruitiness. Cranberry and roast flavor with light nuttiness. Medium bodied. Roast and nuttiness linger with light fruitiness.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2018 at 00:16


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

14/12/2018 - draught taster @Brewdog Brussels. Black colour, no head. Nose is roasted, sour touch, some fruit and hops. Taste is roasted malts, some chocolate, sour touch, hint of berries, nice hoppy ending.

Tried on 14 Dec 2018 at 12:32


7

Tried from Draft at BrewDog Brussels on 10 Dec 2018 at 16:56


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

This is a solid, rich stout and the cranberry is balanced nicely with it being sweet in the smell but a bit more tart in the flavour, adding to the coffee, hops and coconut for a beer that is impressively complex and rich for strength. A touch coconutty for my taste.

Tried on 06 Dec 2018 at 21:53


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

Bottle 500ml. @ Chris and Ruth's House, London. [ As Weird Beard Black Christmas ].Clear dark red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, roasted, wine - craneberry - berries. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, chocolate, roasted, dark malt berry notes, wood - smoke notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20151205] 7-4-7-3-14

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2017 at 03:52


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg @ Drink? Hebden Bridge. Black with a thin off-white head. Crisp but bland tasting with its thin roasted malts.

Tried on 14 Aug 2017 at 12:22


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Christmas was 3 months ago but what the hell... 330ml bottle. Pours dark brown with a small beige/tan head, retention and lacing ok. Aroma of roasted malts, dark fruit, cranberry, coconut, vanilla, some chocolate, coffee. Taste comprises the same flavours as the aroma, cranberry and coconut most prominent after the roasted malt. Slightly tart, sour. Light-medium body, moderate carbonation. Bit of an odd combination of flavours with the cranberry there but it began to grow on me, not something I’d buy again though.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2017 at 21:55


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sample many thx to Grumbo cons 2017-02-15 Göteorg AR: heavy roasted malt, chocolate AP: dark brown heavy dens,., wee thin head F: smokey roasted malt, dark bitter chocolate, sour ripe cranberries

Tried on 15 Feb 2017 at 16:21


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Drunk on Christmas Day 2016 - It was a watery, dark beer with the barest hint of fruit from the cranberries. A bit of a miss from the brewery in my opinion.

Tried on 06 Feb 2017 at 07:16