Dry Stone Stout
Hawkshead Brewery in Staveley, Cumbria, England 🏴
Stout - Dry Regular|
Score
6.84
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A dry oatmeal stout, named after that enduring feature of the Lake District landscape, the dry stone wall and the skilled craftsmen who build them. Aromas of chocolate and coffee, complex rich deep flavours from a blend of 7 malts, moderate bitterness and a long dry finish make Dry Stone Stout a satisfying and warming black beer.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught. Opaque black liquid with medium light tan head. Aroma of coffee, toast, roasted malt, light ash, licorice and grassy hops. Taste is dry and light to medium bitter with notes of coffee, roasted malt and ash. Light to medium bodied with medium carbonation. Decent.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2015
at 11:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Moo Bar, Carlisle. Brownish black with a small creamy head. Nutty and herbal aroma. Clean bittersweet taste with a shortish finish, carrying notes of coffee and vanilla. Uncomplicated but very tasty.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2015
at 12:14
8/10
Tried
on 26 Feb 2015
at 15:15
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell on 22nd February 2015. Black with pale tan head and partial lacing. Roasty aroma with intense coffee and bitter chocolate. Roast coffee, bitter chocolate and smoky touch in-mouth. Rich roasty finish, increasingly bitter. Full-bodied with engaging texture.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Feb 2015
at 19:02
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the hanging bat. Pours black, chocolate coffee nose, taste is chocolate and coffee with caramel, smooth dry toffee.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2015
at 08:11
7/10
Tried
on 15 May 2014
at 18:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpull at The Craft Clerkenwell. Black beer lasting tan head. Decent hoppy stout. Good chocolate. Ok hop. Solid beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2014
at 06:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Layton Rakes, JDW, Blackpool. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma is yeasty roast with some coffee. Taste has yeasty roast with some Bovril. Oily mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Oct 2013
at 13:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On keg at The Hanging Bat. Appearance - opaque black with big crema head. Aroma - roasty and chocolatey. But too cold really to get much more than that. Taste - chocolate,then liquorice, maybe a bit of smoke. Palate - medium bodied with decent texture and a relatively well balanced dry finish. Overall - somewhere between a regular stout style and a dry stout style, I think. Happy to drink it but would like to try it again at room temperature.
Tried
on 13 Sep 2013
at 02:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at The Hanging Bat. Pours black with a good tan head. Quite light aromas, but roasted coffee and dark chocolate are there. Taste follows through, then a very dry finish. Good quaffing stout.
Tried
on 13 Sep 2013
at 02:15