Our Dark Secret
Moylans Brewery & Restaurant in Novato, California, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Hargreaves Hill / Nøgne ØIPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular Out of Production
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Score
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
20th February 2014
Fare thee well Josh tasting at Bruce’s. Thanks to Leighton. Opaque black - brown beer, good pale tan - cream coloured head. Palate is airy.and light and a little soft. Good dark malts, light and airy but bringing a little roast bitterness. Light piney hops with lesser citrus backing it up. Touch of lactose cream in the malt. Finishes dry with a good deal of bitterness. Little spice.
Fare thee well Josh tasting at Bruce’s. Thanks to Leighton. Opaque black - brown beer, good pale tan - cream coloured head. Palate is airy.and light and a little soft. Good dark malts, light and airy but bringing a little roast bitterness. Light piney hops with lesser citrus backing it up. Touch of lactose cream in the malt. Finishes dry with a good deal of bitterness. Little spice.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2014
at 11:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at Josh’s Farewell Hoorah - thanks to Leighton the CDA finder general, 20/02/14. Dark mahogony brown with a well appointed light tan head that retains well. Nose is light cocoa, earthy hops, bitter grapefruit, light smoke, dank tones, tropical fruit tango, straw. Taste comprises brown rye bread, dank hop notes, bitter roast, cocoa powder, dark malts, bitter grapefruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi aggressive hop bitterness in the close. A bitter bitter bastard - me likey !
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2014
at 15:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours darkest brown/near black with a thick light tan head. The nose is soapy, pine, roasted malt, faint fart, meaty and liquorice. The is raw bitterness, peppery, burnt notes, soapy, grapefruit, palate wrecking bitterness, roasted malt and toast with a bitter finish. Medium body and moderate carbonate. A bit raw and aggressive. Ok, but far from refined.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2014
at 11:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle shared in London to celebrate Man Licker. Bottle picked up in CA. Pours clear, dark brown with a creamy, tan head. The nose has toasted pine, a bit of dry citrus rind, earth. Light sweet flavor with aggressive earthy bitterness, charred grass, hefty bitter cocoa, ash. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Abrasive bitter finish, more burnt pine, earth, minerals, toasted grass, more dried citrus rind. Meh. Pretty harsh bitterness here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2014
at 11:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap at APEX. Pours a dark ashy color with a medium white head. A big sweet chocolate and pin nose. The flavor is tropical fruit, oranges, big cocoa and dark chocolate. Very nice CDA.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2014
at 15:33
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Tap @ Black Bottle. Pours a brown appearance with a nice brown head. Quite piney and herbal, caramel and brown sugar aroma. Dark fruity, fig, toffee, burnt malty, bitter piney flavor. Not my favorite. A bit watery actually.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2013
at 18:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Apex, pours black with a medium tan head. Aroma brings out roasted malt, citrus hops, and toasted bread. Flavour brings out lightly toasted malt, piney hops, and toasted bread. Really well-balanced, without any astringency or harsh roast quality. Alcohol is extremely well-hidden as well. Great stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Oct 2013
at 22:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Moylans Brewery & Restaurant, Novato, CA
Pours dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, citrus, grape, orange and pine. Taste is light to medium sweet and heavy bitter with a warm, citrus fruity and bitter finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, citrus, grape, orange and pine. Taste is light to medium sweet and heavy bitter with a warm, citrus fruity and bitter finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2013
at 19:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub. Dark brown in color, with a small, off-white head. Mostly piney aroma with some roasted malts and coffee. Bitter flavor with pine cones and coffee notes. Full body, dry and pleasantly carbonated. Lasting bitter finish, maybe a bit too bitter, but sure nice. 130806
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2013
at 19:49
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours clear ruby black with a large tan creamy head that dissipates with good lacing. Aroma is light citrus, grapefruit, roasty notes. Flavor is about the same, light sweet, medium bitter, some zesty notes, roasty on the finish. Light body. Quite nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2013
at 21:29