Allendale Brewery Black Grouse

Black Grouse

 

Allendale Brewery in Allendale, Northumberland, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Porter Regular
Score
6.56
ABV: 4.0% IBU: 17 Ticks: 47
A rich, chocolatey porter brewed with oak chips for a barrel aged flavour. A smooth and satisfying dark ale.
 

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma of dark fruits, ash, coffee, chocolate and honeycomb. Taste is ashy chocolate and fruit. A bit watery bit still very pleasant.

Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:37


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Dark brown pour with a beige head, nice consistency. Coffee is the most notable aroma, dark malts, cocoa dusting, wood also. Taste of dark malts comes through more than the hints of coffee and chocolate although still there. Finish has a reasonable bitterness and has notes of blackcurrant, wood and spice. Body is light and points its nose towards session beer - however flavours are too rich for this and it needs a better body to support it. Nonetheless it's a decent beer.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:06


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

Lukt: Kaffe, bek, lakris, sjokolade. Utseende: Sort. Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum, heng. Smak: Kaffe, røsta malt, lakris, sjokolade. Medium: Rating:646412, Flaske@500ml, ABV@4%, Når@15.09.2023. Hvor: Kjøpt@Vaaland, Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme. Allendale Black Grouse Porter

Tried on 15 Sep 2023 at 14:37


Tried on 03 Nov 2022 at 16:08


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

A really nice and tasty porter at this alcohol level Black pour with a fine tan head. Good lacing Ok intensity in the aroma Fine body and a pleasant carbonation level Dark malt, chocolate, roast and coffee in the flavor [Bottle at Kokkekollektivet in Halden, Norway]

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2022 at 08:17


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at home. Pours a dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma of chocolate truffles, heather, bread crust, nuts, coffee and leather. Flavour of nuts, leather, ash, coffee and dark bread. Has a light and slightly silky mouthfeel, light body and soft bitterness. Roasted and nice.

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2022 at 19:13


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Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2021 at 23:42


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Klar mørk brun med tynt beige skum. Lukter sjokolade og røstet malt. Mere kaffe i smaken.

Tried on 26 Dec 2021 at 19:49


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

Ultramørkebrun med et lite rødskjær. Lavt tett skum med litt farge. Litt lacing. Aroma av mørk frukt & lakris. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken lakris med hint av kaffe. Lett tørr avslutning. Veldig bra ut fra styrken.

Tried on 12 Dec 2021 at 20:07


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

Cask: Poured a deep dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is malty, light fruits. Taste is malty, rich, subtle chocolate.

Tried from Cask on 29 Aug 2021 at 04:48