Beast
(has 2 batches)
Exmoor Ales in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.85
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Beast is a full-bodied dark porter. It’s dark mahogany-brown in colour, with a hint of crimson. Rich aromas of toffee, treacle, Mocha coffee, vinous fruit, and chocolate. There’s more complexity on the palate with fruitcake, a hint of rum, more Mocha coffee, herbal hoppiness, vinous fruit, and a bittersweet finish that’s smooth yet complex, rich but not cloying.
Hops: Goldings, Challenger and First Gold. Brewed with a mix of pale ale, chocolate and crystal malts.
Hops: Goldings, Challenger and First Gold. Brewed with a mix of pale ale, chocolate and crystal malts.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ JDW Elgin
Very dark brown..ruby edges...thick creamy off white head....very good lacing
Aroma - rich dark caramel malts...liquorice...some spicy hops
Taste - rich dark caramel...bit of roast malt...liquorice...dark fruits...dark toffee..bitter hops in the background...slight salty notes...little savoury..alcohol quite well hidden..complex and tasty
Palate - soft carb....medium body...rich malts...smooth. Finish - rich malts..bit of warming alcohol..dark smooth toffee..clean finish
Overall - This is more of an old ale to me and a very good one too!
Very dark brown..ruby edges...thick creamy off white head....very good lacing
Aroma - rich dark caramel malts...liquorice...some spicy hops
Taste - rich dark caramel...bit of roast malt...liquorice...dark fruits...dark toffee..bitter hops in the background...slight salty notes...little savoury..alcohol quite well hidden..complex and tasty
Palate - soft carb....medium body...rich malts...smooth. Finish - rich malts..bit of warming alcohol..dark smooth toffee..clean finish
Overall - This is more of an old ale to me and a very good one too!
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Feb 2012
at 13:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at home ... dark brown ... thin tan head ... dark roast malts some cherry ... some dark sugers nose... little overfizzy ... little treacle ... dark malts ... some dark fruits ... little 1dimentional ...
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2011
at 09:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Belle Vue, High Wycombe] Deep brown, slight off-white head. Fruity at first, alcohol is evident, chocolate comes through in the finish. Quite syrupy, too sweet by the end.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 May 2011
at 17:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask at St Urho’s Pub Porter and Stout Days 2011) The beer poured deep brown and clear. Its head was medium sized, long lasting and light brown. Aroma had vanilla, roastedness, whisky and liquorice. Palate was medium bodied. Flavours were roastedness, mildly vanilla, chocolate, whisky and bitterness. Aftertaste was roasty, A really good beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2011
at 08:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the Union Rooms (JDW), Plymouth. Deep mahogany brown with a red tint and a loose cream head; aroma of rich malts and purple fruit; however it disappointingly thin in the mouth with weak fruit flavours - cherries and blackberries - then burnt sugar; before a caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2011
at 13:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Society Room, JDW. Dark ruby-red colour, medium tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, dark fruits, bit of licorice. Flavour is roasted malts, light coffee, sulphur, sour fruits. Ok stuff, and evidently better than the bottled version.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2011
at 05:59
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml. clear glass.Clear medium to dark brown amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, burnt brown sugar, light roasted. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light light heavy bitter with a average to long duration, burnt sugar, caramel. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20100910]
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2010
at 12:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy amber with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and toffee. Flavor had roasted malt, caramel and hints of coffee. Finished sweet.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2010
at 01:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
clear dark brown, smooth small offwhite head. caramelly aroma. dry . bitter sweet and bitter caramelly flavor, hoppy balance. nice.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2010
at 12:51
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A deep red beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and straw, leading to a dry malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2010
at 12:07