Black Oktober
Vibrant Forest Brewery in Hardley, Hampshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.55
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A very special full bodied strong stout with a coffee froth style head which leads to a rich aroma of bitter chocolate and liquorice. The taste is bitter, alcoholic and warming with a dry roasted-grain finish.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap@ Bakgรฅrden. Clear dark brown, close to black body with a small, dense and lacing beige head. Aroma has nice, dark roasted malt and lots of dark chocolate. Flavor is sweet, dark roasted malt, dark chocolate, toast and decent bitterness. Full bodied and long lasting quite sweet malty aftertaste with chocolate. A pretty solid one, almost too sweet but manage to cope with a bitter balance.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Mar 2025
at 05:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ BeerHeadZ Nottingham Station, ๐ฌ๐ง Cabman's Shelter, 1a Queens Road, NG2 3AS Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.
[ As Vibrant Forest Black Oktober ].
ABV: 9.0%. Clear dark black brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark malt, roasted, dark fruit, licorice, rich. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, rich, roasted, dark malt, sweet malt, dark fruit, light licorice. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light light alcoholic. [20191008]
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Tried
on 21 Aug 2023
at 17:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can ordered from the brewery. Aroma had liquorice and espresso but also a big dose of sweet edged berries. Dark and inky. Thick foamy chocolate mousse-esque head. Medium-heavy bitter - Coffee and liquorice. Roasty. Underlying hints of berries and cream take the edge off... partially anyway. Medium-heavy bodied. Creamy. Flat-average carbonation. Long astringent finish. Old school.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Sep 2021
at 20:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12th December 2020
Opaque dark brown black beer, small tan head that dies back quickly. Soft airy palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Fruity and slightly tangy dark malts. A little dark malt cream. A little dark chocolate and a whispers of licorice and treacle. Something in the background like a red wine barrel touch. Very mild spice on the soft finish. A grower. Plenty going on and it comes together well enough.
Opaque dark brown black beer, small tan head that dies back quickly. Soft airy palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Fruity and slightly tangy dark malts. A little dark malt cream. A little dark chocolate and a whispers of licorice and treacle. Something in the background like a red wine barrel touch. Very mild spice on the soft finish. A grower. Plenty going on and it comes together well enough.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2020
at 17:11
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
5/10/2019. Bottle from Hopsters, Ipswich shared at the Wroclaw GP bottle share. Poured almost black with a rich tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, roasted malt, dried fruit, coffee, toffee and liquorice. Moderate sweetness and medium roasted bitterness. Full bodied, slick texture, average to soft carbonation. Rich, dry, dark chocolate finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2019
at 21:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Jet black colour with huge, thick, creamy, slowly osteoporosing, settling, minimally lacing, tan head. Chocolately, roasty, dark malty aroma, notes of dark chocolate, chocolate cookies, some treacle, some liquorice, burnt caramel, spicy marmite overtones, some bitter hop. Taste is dry, bitter, minimally sweet, roasty dark malty, chocolately, spicy, notes of dark chocolate, burnt caramel, some treacle, spicy hints of liquorice and marmite, bitter hoppy notes contribute to an overall above average bitterness and keep the malty sweetness at bay; oily to viscous texture, relatively lively carbonation, minimally sticky palate. Easy drinkable due to bitterness and carbonation. Not that slow sipper kind of Impy Stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2019
at 05:57