Chocolate malts help create this distinctive treacle coloured yet easy-drinking ale with its distinctive creamy head.
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Fergus (31329) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle sample at home from ocado. Dark brwon / reddy coloured pour with a fleeting cream head. Aroma is faint roast, malts, dark fruiits, raisin. Flavour is semi rich figs and raisin with a little sharpness. Nice roast roast and choc malts round it out. Palate is medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle from a random shop. Deep black with a medium slightly grey? head. Aroma has mild roasted malts, and some oats. Flavour has good roasted malts, some cola, and a bit of chocolate.
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle shared with Finn. Rocky beige head, fine duration. Near clear dark brown with ruby highlights. Spotty lacework. Well roasted dark malty aroma. Blended flavours of brown and black malts added by a touch of prunes. Roasted ending. Medium to thin bodied. Smooth on the swallow. A nice mild, indeed (at Finns in Tromsø 27.05.2014).
Finn (18112) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Flaske 0,5l fra Kilpishalli. Delt med Rune under rateseanse på Nerstranda 27 Mai 14.Svart. Høyt luftig skum med litt farge. Litt lacing. God aroma av nøtter med innslag av bær. Smaken det samme men med tilføyelse av karamell. Svakt røstet ettersmak. Utmerket dessertøl.
daniele (14510) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Scura buona schiuma discreta persostenza buone tostature caffe discreta secchezza sentiri torrefatti ma non troppo lunghi lieve noccisls anbastanza bilanciata
TET (6603) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
A colablack, nicely poured beer with a medium and light brown head. The nose of dark malts, only slightly roasted, some sweetness. Taste is dryer than aroma, dry and roasted, some dark malts, coffee and herbs, hint of chocolate. Almost medium bodied, nice and smooth to drink. Simple but balanced, dry and roasted beer. Surprisingly good.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask gravity @ Bree Louise, Euston NW1. As R.D Dark 4.1%. Pours a dark ruby brown color with a no head. Has a fruity malty caramel and chocolate aroma. Fruity malty grainy caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty grainy caramel finish.
RichTheVillan (12489) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from B&M Bargains; dark brown pour with frothy light mocha head, earthy aroma, roast malt and coffee taste with dark berries and nuts.
laiti (11645) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
50 cl bottle (4,1%) @ home. Rated on 17.10.2009
Aroma is quite light with some coffee, roasted notes and semi‐dark chocolate. Flavour is slightly sour with coffee, some cocoa and dark chocolate. A bit watery palate. Well roasted malt in the finish. Closer to a porter than mild ale.
7+4+6+2+14=3.3
50 cl bottle @ home
Aroma is slightly sweet with roasted notes, chocolate, coffee and nuts. Flavour has chocolate, nuts, some roasted notes. Finishes with toffee typical to English ales. Pleasant and smooth, better than I remembered.
7+4+7+3+13=3.4
Olut (21769) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Very black mild with a small off-white creamy head. Fizzes a bit in the palate but goes down smooth. Full of smoked aromatic and flavoursome chocolate malts and full-bodied with a smoked aftertaste.