Castle Rock Brewery Black Gold

Black Gold

 

Castle Rock Brewery in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Mild - Dark Regular
Score
6.28
ABV: 3.8% IBU: - Ticks: 44
A well balanced dark mild ale with some bitterness, full bodied, but not overly sweet. An award winning mild that delivers a light fresh taste to one of the more traditional of beer styles.
 

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5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ the Wellington, Birmingham City Centre. Translucent dark brown, flat. Scent of chocolate, coal fire, malt vinegar. Boring bittersweet taste, leading to a slightly more bitter finish. Surprisingly chewy palette. Very meh.

Tried from Cask on 26 Nov 2014 at 11:14


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival. Off black colour with small off white head. Roasted malts, dark fruits, nice mild.

Tried on 10 Oct 2014 at 03:34


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ GBBF14. Malty-sticky, not too deep, slightly smooth. fresh, but not too much deepness Nice smooth ale characteristic. The aftertaste is smooth, malty, fresh, with a nice bitter ale-typical ending.

Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2014 at 13:27


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

Cask (Vat & Fiddle, Nottingham) - Dark brown with red tinges. Blackcurrant, blackberries and treacle in the aroma. Slightly sweet taste with liquorice, fudge and blackberries detected.

Tried from Cask on 03 Jun 2014 at 17:17


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

Hand-pulled pint in the Castle Rock owned ’Eagle’, in Boston Lincs on 24th May 2014. Like it’s bottled brother it pours a deep, dark reddy brown with a solid tan head. The malty nose is also very similar. Semi-sweet and smooth in texture (compared to the bottled version). Easy drinking and pleasant.

Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2014 at 14:38


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ GBBF 2013. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty roasted caramel aroma. Fruity malty roasted caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.

Tried from Cask on 30 Sep 2013 at 03:36


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

From cask. Pours dark brown with a deep amber glare and a small tan head. Aroma is toffee malty and caramelish. Bitter, dark malty, roasted and toffee. Bitter and dark malty finish.

Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2013 at 10:00


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Cask at Crown and Anchor, Welby. Dark with a decent head. Fruity with a slight liquorice hint. Nothing special but perfectly drinkable beer.

Tried from Cask on 18 Jul 2013 at 06:59


6

Tried on 27 May 2013 at 12:22


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

500ml bottle: BBD 25 May 2013. Poured (twice) into a Palm badged stemmed tulip at home on 26 Apr 2013. Deep, dark reddy brown with a good solid tan head on top from both pours. Mildly malty in the nose: coming stronger as the beer warmed in the glass. Slight smokey feel (peat bog style) to the semi-sweet malty taste. The beer appeared to be ’on the turn’ as I got stale and vinegar flavours within the brew: I’ve scored as if they were not there!

Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2013 at 12:39