S43 Brewery The Beast

The Beast

 

S43 Brewery in Durham, Durham, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Stout - Smoked Regular
Score
7.48
ABV: 12.0% IBU: - Ticks: 19
A big brash Stout packed with beechwood smoked malts for aggressive flavours of chocolate, tobacco and roasted coffee. With no adjuncts this is a no frills Stout, 12% of unadultered boozy goodness.
 

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

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Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 11:07


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Can. I'm not normally big on beers over 10%, I have found some almost treacle like. This one was very nice, smooth and full but not too heavy. Roasty, coffee, and chocolate moreisness, alcohol warmth on the way down. A real treat of a beer.

Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:03


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Tried on 10 Apr 2023 at 12:54


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can.Pitch black colour with medium off beige head.Aroma licorice and roasted malt,mild smoked and smooth with hint of warming alcohol and chocolate sweet and smooth finish.

Tried from Can on 11 Apr 2022 at 17:20


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can from S43. Pours black in colour, with a brown bubbly foam head leaving lacing and aroma of smoke, cured meat, roasty malt. Taste is sweetish, dark malty, ash, smoked meats, with molasses, cocoa, coffee and earthy roasted bitterness. Oily mouthfeel, medium to full bodied, soft carbonation, drying roast bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Can on 26 Dec 2021 at 17:53


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from Eltham Wines. Black pour with a deep tan head. Nose is dark roast coffee, smoke, liquorice, dark chocolate,black olives,black treacle.Taste is burnt toast, lots of smoke,Turkish coffee,chocolate cake, sweet malts, liquorice, touch of dark fruits. Drinks below its strength. Smoky- sweet malty finish.

Tried from Can on 05 Oct 2021 at 08:51


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can online from the source. Pours deep brown towards black with a tight tan head. Aroma: dark malts, dark chocolate, light smoke. Taste: moderate sweet & bitter, dark chocolate, smoked malt, a little savoury, coffee & liquorice hints. Medium+ body with tight carbonation.

Tried from Can on 10 Sep 2021 at 23:59


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a deep black with a light brown head. Aroma is smoked meats, roasted malts. Taste is smokey, chard, roasted malts.

Tried on 26 Jun 2021 at 15:17


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

Can, 12%. Very dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, smoke and a little meat. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, sweet, smoke, liquorice and warming.

Tried from Can on 26 May 2021 at 19:48


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Aroma: Sweet roasted malt with coffee. Flavour: Sweet roasted malt with dark berries and coffee. Aftertaste is sweet and bitter. Colour: Black with an offwhite head. From: Can @ BestIfBeers webshop May. 2021.

Tried from Can on 16 May 2021 at 16:12