Finding Dark Magic

Polly's Brew Co. in Mold, Flintshire, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Stout - Foreign / Extra Regular

Score

7.62

ABV: 7.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 14

Our stout game is rumbling away in the background, building up traction slowly but surely and winning a solid fanbase of drinkers who love when we take a walk from the well beaten track of pale and hoppy. Having seen out the end of 2020 with two ends of the scale in an Imperial and more sessionable stout, our brewers wanted to embrace the less obnoxious cousin of the Imperial variety, and the result is Finding Dark Magic; a no-frills, straight up export stout. Letting the malt do the talking here, we’ve loaded this beer to the nines with Cara Special III, Black, Chocolate, Crystal and Oats to create a stout with bold coffee, dark chocolate, and roasted notes, before a whisper of bitterness checks in from a 10kg addition of Centennial in the whirlpool.

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8.6

minutemat (16258) reviewed Finding Dark Magic from Polly's Brew Co. 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

440ml can @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Jan 23. Pours dark, good deep tan head. Pleasant aroma of dark malt and mild espresso roast. Good earthy woody dark malt layers to taste, excellent.

Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2023 at 15:29

7.1

BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Finding Dark Magic from Polly's Brew Co. 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

30th January 2023, Shrewsbury Monthly Gathering at Chez Sophie, only four of us to share the beers. 440ml can, pours black with a decent beige head. Earthy coffee grains and woody maltiness define this Stout, liked it.

Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2023 at 08:53

8.9

jamestulloch (9642) reviewed Finding Dark Magic from Polly's Brew Co. 3 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Lupe Pintos. Black body with a beige head. Good lacing. Aroma of coffee, dark chocolate, soy sauce and orange. Flavour of coffee and blueberry. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. This is excellent - dark, rich and delicious.

Tried from Can on 06 Oct 2022 at 22:52

7.4

Stuu (34525) reviewed Finding Dark Magic from Polly's Brew Co. 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can at ash's. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, earthy, burnt chocolate, liquorice, taste is sweet toffee, chocolate, bitter, liquorice.

Tried from Can on 23 May 2022 at 13:47

7.4

McCash (16021) reviewed Finding Dark Magic from Polly's Brew Co. 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can thanks to cgarvieuk. Appearance - dark brown to black. Crema head. Nose - oatmeal and light molasses. Taste - molasses and an edge of liquorice. Oaty backdrop. Palate - medium bodied, creamy middle and roasty finish. Overall - good.

Tried from Can on 23 May 2022 at 13:46

cagarvie (40076) ticked Finding Dark Magic from Polly's Brew Co. 3 years ago

can at ashs... dark black.. small tan head... soft sweet dark sweet chocolate malts... Light roast...soft sweet roas... dark chocolate roast

Tried from Can on 23 May 2022 at 13:42

7.3

Cheeseboard (6269) reviewed Finding Dark Magic from Polly's Brew Co. 3 years ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can at a friends house, from Beermoth shop, Manchester. Pours deep brown with a tan cap. Light to moderate sweet & moderate bitter, rich roasted malts, burnt malts, ash, liquorice, burnt earth, bitter cocoa, pine. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. .

Tried from Can from Beermoth Specialist Beer Shop on 11 Apr 2022 at 21:22

c0axial (8164) ticked Finding Dark Magic from Polly's Brew Co. 3 years ago

Tried from Can on 23 Mar 2022 at 21:29

7.8

CraftBeerNick (11005) reviewed Finding Dark Magic from Polly's Brew Co. 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Can at home, 20th March 2022. Pours a black beer. Aroma is aromatic and roasted malts, ash. Taste is smooth, aromatic, bitter sweet, roasted malts, cocoa, citrus. Excellent and flavourful

Tried from Can on 22 Mar 2022 at 16:14

Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Finding Dark Magic from Polly's Brew Co. 4 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at BeerHeadz Lincoln. Black colour and a thick tan head. Aroma and taste are malty chocolate and slight smoke. Hints of coffee. Slight sweet. Full bodied and smooth.

Tried from Draft at BeerHeadZ on 05 Mar 2022 at 13:34