Deer Stalker
Bowland Brewery in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England 🏴
Stout Regular|
Score
6.79
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Dark, rich stout full of dark fruit flavours balanced with a chocolatey finish obtained from the roasted malts.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Chelmsford CAMRA Summer Beer & Cider festival 2026. Thanks to Grumbo.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2026
at 14:50
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
15/7/2026. Cask at the Chelmsford CAMRA Summer Beer & Cider Festival 2026.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jul 2026
at 12:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Third of a pint on cask at the Barnsley Beer Festival
Medium beige head. Clear almost black pour. Lots of chocolate
Medium beige head. Clear almost black pour. Lots of chocolate
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jun 2026
at 11:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at Station East, Gateshead. Gluten Free. Black colour, beige bubbly foam head and aroma of dark malt, raisins, chocolate. Taste is sweet, rich malty, milk chocolate, raisin, dark fruits, coffee, with roasted bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying roasty bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 31 May 2025
at 15:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours deep brown towards black with a tan swede. Aroma: roasted malts, burnt malts, dark chocolate, coffee, hints of smoke. Taste: moderate sweet & bitter, lots of roasted malt character, chocolate, some coffee. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2023
at 23:28
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ The Trackside, Bury. Pours amber copper with a small creamy head. Smoke, ashes and slightly roasted malts. Smooth.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2022
at 06:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Bowland Brewery shop. Appearance - deep brown to acknowledge and opaque. Creamy off white head. Nose - bran flakes, chocolate, an edge of liquorice and light roast. Taste - smoke, with an edge of liquorice again. Dark chocolate lurking. Palate - medium bodied with a roasty finish. Overall - good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2022
at 10:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to my step-dad. Pours black with a thin beige head. Aromas of cocoa and light liquorice. Taste is more of the same. Roast and light smoke on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2021
at 21:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (handpump) @ #MBCF20, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.
[ As Bowland Deer Stalker ].
ABV: 4.5%. Clear dark brown colour with a small, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, chocolate. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, dark malt, roasted - chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20200122]
6-3-7-3-13
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Mar 2020
at 14:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from random SPAR in the suburbs of Lancaster. Nice head with good duration. Color is close to black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, little lactose, chocolate, licorice and hops. Nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2020
at 17:55