Chocolate malts help create this distinctive treacle coloured yet easy-drinking ale with its distinctive creamy head.
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Rasmus40 (37007) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
DØE. Very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt and buttery. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 100512
saxo (29721) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle 4.1% from Brdr. Schmidt, Viby. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are burnt caramel, chocolate, fruits, malt and hops. Nice and smooth.
chrisv10 (24596) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle @ DØE Øl Festival 2012. Almost black with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, caramel, little chocolate and butter. Flavour is malt, little roasted malts, little chocolate, medium sweet, bitter, hop and a little bitter.
HenrikSoegaard (21963) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Sample at CBF12. Frothy off-white fair mostly deminishing head. Dark brown colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Light bittter flavor. Week caramellic notes. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate.
Charlotte (10579) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle.Black colour with medium beige head.Aroma is rosted with coffee and cola flavor,smooth and mild taste with slight sourish finish light with short finish.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
4.10% ABV bottle (500ml), not the 3.50% advertised on here. This bottle had a whole month of its best before date remaining when I poured in into my Abbot Ale glass tankard, my current favourite tasting vessel. This beer is called dark for a reason: it’s dark! It’s very dark actually and with a deep, full head of khaki/dark biege. The smell was of dark chocolate and bits of coffee, earthy too. The taste was also chocolate and coffee, no earth though. I also found some liquorice/fennel type flavours as the beer warmed in the mouth. Easy to drink and on the sweetish side of British beer scene, this isn’t a dry, bitter beer at all, just a very pleasant ale.
stravale (3279) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4
Bottle from Tesco
Appearance - Black, ruby edges, large rocky tan head, good lacing.
Aroma - Roasted malt, bit of chocolate.
Taste - Roasted malt, chocolate, bitter hops, charcoal, burnt wood, hint of dust.
Palate - Light body and texture, soft carb. Very dry finish, roast bitter, earthy, rough, bit metallic. Not pleasant.
Overall - Flavoursome for 4.1% but has offputting charcoal notes and the finish is harsh which spoils the beer. Not keen on this one - last 1/4 of bottle drain pour.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Courtesy of Philippe (Bov)
4.1% ABV
Dark brown color, almost black, with medium sized head. Aroma of chocolate at first, then some light coffee, roasted malts, cream; very light yeast. Strong flavor of chocolate and coffee, roasted malt; the lean body and dry mouthfeel actually enhance the experience; correct bitterness. Balanced and fairly good.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
15h April 2009
Clear but very dark brown beer. Malty with a streak of dark toffee. Minerals and slightly toasted malt in the mid. Smooth and not at all bitter. Good flavours for it’s modest abv.
Tommann (7637) reviewed Dark (Bottle) from Brains 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle at 4.1%. Pours a dark ruby brown with a large head. Aroma is milk chocolate, roast malt and blackcurrant. Taste has mild roast to start, roast malt and berries on the finish.