Black (Bottle)
(Batch of Black)
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Mild - Dark Regular|
Score
6.62
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Williams Black is a multiple award winning British style mild ale, pouring a dark black/brown with aromas of coffee, liquorice, roast & chocolate malts and a sweet, hoppy mouthfeel.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark brown. Roasted malt in the nose. Sweet flavor with roasted malt, caramel, wood and coffee notes. Ends light bitter.
Tried
on 22 May 2008
at 02:48
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from OddBins in Oxford. Frothy and bubbly one-finger, beige head over a clear, chestnut coloured body. Sweet and smooth roasted malts in smell. The flavour has got a dark malty profile slightly roasted and with hints of dark berries. A bit thin for a porter, but still pleasant mouthfeel (at Finn’s, Tromsø 16.05.2008).
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2008
at 06:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle 0,5l. Dark red - almost black. Aroma of chocolate & coffee. A small creamy head. Soft mouthfeel. Spicy flavor. Found hints of juniper in the aftertaste, but that’s probably blackcurrant. Easy drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2008
at 14:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a rim of an orange glare. Slowly collapsing light tan head. Chocolate and roasted malt aroma. Light body. Flavour is roasted and light acidic. Mild smoothness from the chocolate yet nothing that gives any body nor takes out the roasted notes into a decent balance. A bit thin and plain roasted, yet still a nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2008
at 00:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark ruby brown with a lasting off-white head. Dark toffee aroma with some cream coffee. Dry roast flavour with a chocolate note. Burnt charcoal finish. Not exactly a classic porter, and the roastedness is a bit one dimensional for my taste, but it’s a fine session stout.
Tried
on 21 Apr 2008
at 15:45
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Dark red brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is coffee, roasted, licorice. Flavour is licorice, roasted, coffee, malt, hop. Nice and easy drinkable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2008
at 00:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. As expected, it pours a clear, dark brown body under a beige head. Pleasant, roasted nose with chocolate, coffee and mocha. Roasted, slightly porter-sour flavor with chocolate, mocha and a little hoppy bitterness. The finish has some of the same sourness, as well as chocolate. Medium body. Quite pleasant and easy drinkable. (080215)
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2008
at 15:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle. Re-rated. Clear dark reddish brown body, almost black with a fine beige head. Nice aroma of mocha, coffee, dark chocolate and moderate roasted malt. Flavor has a pleasant light maltiness, light roasted, mocha, coffee, dark chocolate and moderate bitter. A bit thin body and short aftertaste, but acceptable considering only 4,2 ABV. A tasty thirst-quencher.
2008 rating: 5-4-6-3-12
500 ml bottle. Clear, dark red/brown body with a medium beige head. Aroma is light smoked malt. Flavor is sweet, roasted, malty, liquorices and coffee. A bit watery body.
2008 rating: 5-4-6-3-12
500 ml bottle. Clear, dark red/brown body with a medium beige head. Aroma is light smoked malt. Flavor is sweet, roasted, malty, liquorices and coffee. A bit watery body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2008
at 12:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Oddbins. Near black with a reddish tinge and a slight, tan head. Aroma of chocolate and roasted malt. Mouth feel was light with more chocolate and roasted flavours before a dry finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2007
at 11:34
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Toms Ultimate Glasgow Tasting: Poured a dark brown almost black with a beige head. The aroma was sweet but had a smokey haze to it. The taste was burnt roasted malt with a dry coffee finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2007
at 12:40