XK Dark
Byatt's Brewery in Coventry, West Midlands, England 🏴
Mild - Dark Rotating|
Score
6.61
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Cask 3.5%, Bottle 3.6%
Big malt aroma and flavours. Bitter chocolate and blackberries and a soft lingering bitterness.
Big malt aroma and flavours. Bitter chocolate and blackberries and a soft lingering bitterness.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
50cl bottle from ABCBeers. Thin creamy off white head. Clear deep burgundy pour. Dry bitter finish. A bit watery though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2015
at 10:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is breadish, roasted and light chocolate malty. Breadish, roasted and mild acidic hardroasted malty. Dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2014
at 00:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival. Dark colour with an off white head. Roasted malt, light hop, a touch watery.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2014
at 03:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF 2014. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty caramel aroma. Roasted malty caramel flavor. Has a roasted malty caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Oct 2014
at 03:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at the Great British Beer Festival 2014, Day 1 - London. Pours clear brown with a bubbly tan head. Burnt toast character with notes of burnt popcorn, dry chocolate, soft earth. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Finishes with some further earthy bitterness, burnt malts, dry chocolate, overarching mellow roast. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Sep 2014
at 16:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12th August 2014
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear dark brown beer, few pale tan bubbles for a head. Light smooth malts, touch of dark character. Tangy dark fruits and a little molasses. Light dry finish. Okay.
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear dark brown beer, few pale tan bubbles for a head. Light smooth malts, touch of dark character. Tangy dark fruits and a little molasses. Light dry finish. Okay.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2014
at 08:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF ’14, day 1, 12/08/14. Extremely dark mahogany brown / light black with moderate beige spotting. Nose carries chocolate tones, brown bread, dark maltings. Taste comprises light smoke, tobacco, brown bread, pinch of spice, cocoa rub. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying finale. Decent flavoursome mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Sep 2014
at 12:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF
Dark brown with a small beige head, light lacing. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Flavors of toasted malts and bitter chocolate
Nice
Dark brown with a small beige head, light lacing. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Flavors of toasted malts and bitter chocolate
Nice
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2014
at 17:48
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Bernie’s Off License, Solihull. Poured a clear dark brown with a thin broken off white head. The aroma is light roasted malt, light hop. The flavour is medium bitter with a chewy malt, earthy light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. One of the better milds I’ve had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2014
at 14:21
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled @ GBBF. Dark brown color, small beige head. Smell and taste malts, heavy roasty, lightly earthy, a hint of leaves, decently bitter. Average body and carbonation.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2014
at 10:51