Double Stout (Cask & Bottle Conditioned)
(Batch of Double Stout)
Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Stout Regular|
Score
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Knights Templar JDW, Bristol 3/1/09. Near black with a decent tan head. Aroma was roasty, with some milk chocolate. Flavour began with a touch of sweet caramel, more chocolate, creamy coffee and a decent bitter finish. An enjoyable stout on a cold winter’s day.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jan 2009
at 18:43
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at home Big thanks to Fin for this in my Cropredy Box ... Deep red black ... sweet roast malts nose quite a bot of chcocolate ... bit over fizzy ... but wonderful flavour ... huge amount of chocolate ... Nice deep roast malts ... low bitterness ... wonderfulyl complex... This is a stunner.... tk2 at the tap .... milky smooth chocolate .... lovely
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2008
at 14:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[i] [b] Bottle picked up at Waitrose, Thame, Oxon [/i] [/b] Wonderful aroma, lovely bitter/sweet chocolate very pushy and some nice soft maltiness mmhhh... The taste is equally good as well the chocolate makes a welcome reappearance but this time it comes striding in with some hitherto unnoticed coffee, there is other stuff in there as well but I stopped writing and started tasting in earnest, lovely. Had this before at the brewery on cask a few years back but never got around to rating, so nice to try a bottle conditioned example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2008
at 06:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Deep mahagony coloured, small fluffy tanned head; dry dark-malty and roast-malty nose with a tinge of fruitiness and an illusion of molasses, hops detectable; moderate dry bitter flavour, light bodied; dry - again - fruity-bitter finish, a touch of burnt grain; with a lingering chocolatey bitterness. Good well-crafted and spicy stuff........
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2006
at 11:51
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at Willow Walk JDW Victoria, London Wow this was a real eye opener. Black stout with a creamy feel in the mouth, but such depths of flavour in the malts. Not just the usual chocolate and coffee but nuts and all sorts of dark fruits. Wonderful
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jul 2005
at 10:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask Conditioned
Very dark color. Nice aroma, combination of roasted malt, caramel, ripe apple. Good body structure, some malty caramel, light fresh apple fruitness. Good hopping, partially aromatic. Interesting, very drinkable.
Very dark color. Nice aroma, combination of roasted malt, caramel, ripe apple. Good body structure, some malty caramel, light fresh apple fruitness. Good hopping, partially aromatic. Interesting, very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jul 2005
at 03:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask. Salty, slightly fruity liquorice aroma. Almost black colour with brown hue. Small light brown head. Slightly sweet and fruity flavour with a little salt and liquorice. Mouthfeel could be a bit thicker. Slightly roasted aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Apr 2005
at 09:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[Cask at Charlieโs Bar, Copenhagen] A red-brown beer a small brown head. The aroma is slightly roasted combined with notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of chocolate and roasted malt. The mouthfeel is smooth.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Mar 2005
at 14:31