Black Magic
Oakham Ales in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.04
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Flavoured with Cholaca (100% pure cacao) and hopped with Cascade on top of a complex base of 7 different malts.
Robust and rich, dark and decadent and supernaturally smooth.
Robust and rich, dark and decadent and supernaturally smooth.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the St Albans beer festival 2022. A dark mahogany brown coloured pour with Ruby red hues and a loose beige head. Aroma is mellow dark roasted malts, black liquorice, singed pine mild car,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, rustic dark malts, sticky liquorice, singed pine, bark. Lingering woody roast. Palate is semi sweet, chewy hop, sticky, moderate cask condition. Good hoppy Porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Sep 2022
at 13:38
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is roasty malt, piney hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, grassy, piney, light roasty, floral hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Very hoppy. The Cascade totally dominates. Cacao? I donโt think so. Nonetheless, tasty, but more like a black IPA.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Wellington
on 20 Sep 2022
at 11:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Black colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2022
at 18:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2021. Off black colour with a foamy tan head. Aroma and taste are roasted malty slight fruity and floral, hints of aniseed. Light sweet taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2021
at 08:49
6/10
Tried
on 08 Aug 2021
at 13:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
5/7/2021. Cask at the Garden House, Norwich. Pours black with a small bubbly beige head. Aroma of jammy dark fruits, hop, roasted malt, chocolate, ash, liquorice. Moderate sweetness and medium roasted bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft to flat carbonation. A Monday pint maybe beyond itโs weekend prime but still ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2021
at 15:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled half-pint at an Oakham Tap Takeover on 2nd July 2021 in The Anvil, Shifnal (Shropshire). Chocolate aroma and taste to this dark Porter, smooth tanned topping on the black body set it off nicely. Decent hop bite too.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jul 2021
at 09:19