Black
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Mild - Dark Regular|
Score
6.60
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at Eight Bells Spoons Dover. Black beer lasting tan head. some black malt some roast some liquorice. It’s OK just not my thing too roast and liquorice
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Mar 2016
at 04:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home split with Sarah. Caramel brown coloured pour with a lasting tidy light tan head. Aroma is nutty toasted grains, berry, jam on toast, sweet dried fruits. Slight musty roast on the nose. Flavour is composed of earthy toasted grains, with a little dried chocolate powder, airy, dried fruits, raisin, slight tangy in the finish. Palate is medium light, airy carbonation, slightly thin, bit powdery on the the tongue.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2015
at 15:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2015, Olympia, London. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a thin off white head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate aroma. Tastes similar, roasty, malty, chocolate. Nice stout from north of the border.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2015
at 06:26
6/10
Tried
on 13 Aug 2015
at 16:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dark brown, almost black, small but lasting tan head. Aroma is very nice, milk chocolate, brown sugar and coffee. Taste sweet milk chocolate and caramel in start that carries it to a more roasted dry finish. Also some low roasted acidity is present. light to medium bodied.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2015
at 12:28
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from one of the supermarkets. Poured a clear dark brown with a frothy tan head. The aroma is malt, dark chocolate, light fruit. The flavour is moderate bitter with a rich malt, dry coffee, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2014
at 10:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
50cl bottle courtesy of and shared with JMGreenUK. Thin creamy tan head. Clear deep amber pour. Some coffee and chocloate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2014
at 10:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml @ John Bull Pub, Aalborg
Pours clear reddish dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate and caramel. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long milk chocolate and caramel finsih. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear reddish dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate and caramel. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long milk chocolate and caramel finsih. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2014
at 09:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black colour, medium head that does not last long but shows very good lacing. Aroma is dark chocolate, roasted malt, a bit of prune. Light sweetness, light bitterness. Light body. Quite smooth, definitely not aggressive, overall good.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2014
at 13:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at SRAF. Pours black, nose is roasty, sweet chocolate, taste is sweet chocolate, liquorice, berries.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2014
at 10:22