Chocolate malts help create this distinctive treacle coloured yet easy-drinking ale with its distinctive creamy head.
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Martinsh (3610) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Aldi Pours a very dark brown with a generous beige head that tends to linger. Sweet malts in the nose with hints of fruitiness. Some coffee in the mouth before it is swamped by damson fruit flavours, which remain in the finish. Nicely balanced – verging towards a stout rather than a mild.
BeardedAvenger (9068) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle from Ocado. A Protz 300 tick I initially had before joining Ratebeer. Roasty chocolate aroma with an unfortunate sour edge. Dark and glossy. Bubbly beige head fades. Light bitter coffee and chocolate with a sour berry edge. Some creamy coffee sweetness in the finish. Light-medium bodied. Thin. Average-fizzy carbonation. Dry finish. It's not too bad. A roastiness and bitterness I'd associate more with a Stout.
Erzengel (18514) ticked Dark (Bottle) from Brains 6 years ago
Many thanks to Mark for this bottle!! Smooth malty beginning. Moderate roasted bitter, easy to drink with a nice malty roasted back. Very nicht balanced, a bit thin but round and dry roasted.
Kermis (23416) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can at Queen Bee, Bangkok. Dark brown with a thick nitro creamy tan head. Aroma of chocolate, dark malt and caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
gtaegeek (6356) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Taster at the Craft Bar. Pours black, with a thin, beige head. The aroma is sherry, light balsamic, cocoa, bitter pecans, and vanilla. Sweet and oddly tart. Medium body, with a sticky, and kinda syrupy palate. Funky, but pretty nice.
alex_leit (19548) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle 500 ml. Dark brown color, creamy foam. Caramel aroma: walnut, esters, roasted malt. Taste: caramel, watery, slightly nutty, a little bit cold coffee, soft and velvety, a bit of earthy hops.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Morrisons, Caernarfon. Pours dark brown with a short-lived thin tan head. Aromas of chocolate and light liquorice. Taste is treacle, but not in a sticky way. Quite thin in fact. More chocolate and light coffee. Slightly burnt note on the finish.
MoritzF (10566) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(bottle) Clear, dark amber colour with a short and tanned foamy head. Dark and mildly roasted malty aroma with notes of chocolate, marzipan and almonds. Roasted bitter flavour light but not watery body with an almost silky mouthfeel. Dry and roasted malt character with caramel, chocolate, again marzipan and almondy, nutty notes; almost lingering roasty bitter chocolatey finish. Good. 27.III.17
jhaase (14816) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Roast, cigar smoke, dust. Dark brown, off white head. Medium light body. Iodine roast start, overall pleasant.