Tatton Brewery Obscure

Obscure

 

Tatton Brewery in Knutsford, Cheshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Score
7.02
ABV: 5.7% IBU: - Ticks: 10
Obscure is a dark, hoppy strong ale with a complex malt blend giving an intricate aroma. It’s definitely not your obvious beer.
 

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7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at Crewe Dog, Crewe. Pourish a pretty dark reddish brown with a small off-white head and good lacing. Malts and berries in the nose, but only a lsight aroma overall. Dark fruit and malts are the main sensations in the mouth, but there are also flavours of humbug sweets, traditional hops and traces of spices. Quite sweet overall though. Nice and very drinkable for it’s strength.

Tried from Cask on 30 Dec 2021 at 20:31


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle; BBE Nov 18. Poured into a large glass tankard at home on 21st Aug 18. Very dark body, in fact it's black, with a deep red hue around the edges, the head a tanned foaming blanket of smooth bubbles. The nose is half malty, half red berries, the taste similar in make up, the malts giving a slight chocolate leaning to the smooth body feel, nice.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2018 at 14:11


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Glass, 12 ounces, at the 2016 Swansea Beer & Cider Festival, trip to Swansea, Amsterdam and Paris with Louise, savoured on August 26 2016; eye: dark brown with coppery reflections, opaque, ring of beige head, slight lacing; nose: malt, English hops, light spices, roasting, slight spices; mouth: malt, English hops, light spices, roasting, slight spices, slight smoky, finale in malt-roasting with presence of spices, medium body, below-average carbonation, mildly bitter, lightly grainy texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Verre, 12 onces, bue au 2016 Swansea Beer & Cider Festival, voyage à Swansea, Amsterdam et Paris avec Louise, savourée le 24 août 2016; œil : brun foncé avec des reflets cuivrés, opaque, anneau de mousse beige, très légère dentelle; nez : malt, houblon anglais, léger épices, torréfaction, très léger épices; bouche : malt, houblon anglais, léger épices, torréfaction, très léger épices, très léger fumé, finale en malt-torréfaction avec présence d’épices, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement amère, texture légèrement granuleuse; en résumé : bien

Tried on 03 May 2017 at 16:50


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Tried on 09 Sep 2016 at 18:46


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle thnx to Adam and anna. pours black, small white head. smell is sharp, roasty, rich. taste is sharp, bit roasty, creamy taste, very, very mild bitterness in the back. OK mf and carbo. interesting taste. Kinda doughy as well, very nice

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2015 at 14:18


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Corks Out, Heswall. Deep Amber brown colour with a very thin tan head. Aroma is stewed dark fruit, and pomegranate molasses. Taste starts sweet, but has a real depth. Great!

Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2015 at 15:59


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Corks Out, Chester. Very dark brown with not much of a head. Has fine smooth malts with a very light roasted aroma and taste, a touch soapy, but still very tasty with a light milky sweetness throughout.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2015 at 15:49


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at The Grapes - Liverpool. Pours rich, clear amber-brown with a tight, creamy cappucino head. Great aroma with notes of fruitcake, faint cocoa, rich bread, dark berries. Medium sweet flavor with rich, ripe and gooey fruit character, some plums and figs, sugary toffee, dark bread. Medium bodied with fine carbonation; great condition. Sticky sweet finish with toasted sugars, demerara, more fruitcake, candied dark fruits, ripe berries. Nicely balanced overall with restrained, layered complexity.

Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2014 at 08:52


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Nose is very sweet, notes of milky coffee, vanilla and fudge. Taste is sweet, with suprisingly pronounced hops. Taste is of ash, slight pepper, some molassus, dark fruits, leading to an IPA like finish with with medicine. Slightly too carbonated. A nice beer, but the nose and palate, don’t seem to relate to one another that well leaving a disjointed experience.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Apr 2013 at 13:28


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

50cl bottle from the Tatton estate shop. Deep chestnut with a dense beige head, thick at first, but settling to a thin scum; rich earthy aroma with malts and molasses; soft, with a bitter, woody, smokey flavour; and a dry finish. I was expecting something far sweeter, but this is a pleasant surprise.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2012 at 11:37