Gretel
Tartarus Beers in Horsforth, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.14
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Gretel is a double porter. Rich malt profile made up of dark and crystal malts. Lactose gives this beer a smooth mouth feel. Flavoured with toffee and caramel.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can from Left Field Beer, Solihull and consumed in Malaysia. Poured almost black in colour with a short-lived frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty, big toffee caramel, fake sugar. The flavour is over moderate sweet, with a smooth, rich. roasty, liquorice, sweet toffee caramel, sugary lactose palate. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation. It was nice and I enjoyed it, but would not buy a second can due to the cloying sweetness.
Tried
from Can
from Left Field Beer
on 11 Apr 2025
at 17:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml. can. @home, 31/12/2023 [#6.990 Global - #870 England - #1 Tartarus Beers (My English brewery #269)] Pours black with a tan head. Mostly lacing. Aroma: roasted malts, brown sugar, burnt caramel and dried fruits. Taste: burnt caramel, toffee and plenty of mild roasted coffee beans. Plenty of lacto mouthfeel. Next one please!
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2024
at 11:42
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of toffee, caramel, chocolate - heavenly. Taste is very sweet, chewy toffee and caramel, milk chocolate, mild roast, light bitterness. Medium-full bodied, smooth, creamy. A shame they felt the need to add lactose but otherwise this was a pretty great adjunct porter.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2023
at 11:18
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap at The Dead Crafty Beer Company, pours jet black with a small dark brown head. Aroma is very sweet, with intense lactose, gentle roast and dark sugars. Flavour is full of lactose, dark sugars, and a hint of roast. Clumsy, sugary and lacking complexity. Not great.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Nov 2023
at 22:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Black beer, big tan head. Smell has the caramel and a lot of malt. Flavour has caramel and toffee, a little salt, chocolate, toasty malt. Nice rich body and malty finish. Lovely.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2023
at 17:36
7/10
Tried
on 13 Jan 2022
at 23:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of light tar, caramel, popcorn. Taste is more of the same. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2021
at 15:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Appearance - deep brown to black. Fawn head. Nose - dark chocolate and cookies. Taste - popcorn and dark chocolate. Palate - medium bodied and creamy in texture. Sweet ish finish. Overall - good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2021
at 14:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at ash's. Pours deep brown, nose is caramel, burnt toffee, chocolate, hazelnut, taste is fizzy, chocolate, roasted, burnt malts, little sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2021
at 14:56
8/10
bottle at home. dark black.. thick tan head... soft sweet chocolate Roast malts.. soft spiced chocolate roast nose... dark chocolate.. heavy malts.. Light spiced chocolate
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2021
at 14:52