Black Cat Reserve
Moorhouses Brewery in Burnley, Lancashire, England 🏴
Mild - Dark Regular|
Score
6.87
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fonefan (84534) reviewed Black Cat Reserve (Cask) from Moorhouses Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (handpump) @ Company Inn (JDW), The Company Inn, Waterways Building, Castle Wharf , Canal Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire England NG1 7EH. [ As Moorhouses Black Cat Reserve ].ABV: 4.6%. Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark roasted, dark chocolate. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, roasted, chocolate, burnt bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141012]
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from B&M. Almost black colour with a thick tan head. Aroma fruity with roasted malts. Taste roasted malt to light sweet. Thick satisfying body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
500ml bottle from my local B&M Bargains: poured into a UK pint sleeve at home on 27th Nov 2015. Really liked this uncomplicated semi-sweet dark brew. As the name might suggest, this is black in colour, the head a deep blanket of tanned foam. The nose and taste were of chocolate, some vanilla and subtle coffee notes. Nicely balanced beer, obviously playing with the ABV for tax reasons as well as flavour depth: this seemed about right to me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 29/10/2014. Dark brown in colour with a slight, off-white head. Chocolate, a touch of toastiness, dark fruits and some tanginess in the finish. Enjoyable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Monk’s Retreat, Reading. Deep ruby-black with a loose beige head and a light sparkle. Roasty chocolate up front, maybe a little raisin and nut and just a hint of smokey Christmas fires with the attendant background of orangey cinnamony treats. Yep, I like it. Nice one, milds are still my fave style!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Claude Du Vall, Camberley, 25/10/14. Light black with a decent tan covering that retains well. Nose is light roast, cocoa rub, faint smoke, toffee, brown bread. Taste comprises treacle toffee, liqourice, light charr, cocoa powder. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Solid mild.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tried at the Royal Hop Pole, Twekesbury. Deep almost black colour, with a thick and creamy tan head. Aroma has cocoa and coffee. The taste also has this but with a touch of fruit. A very very good mild.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the Willow Walk, JDW - London. Pours brown with a foamy tan head. Lightly roasted malts in the nose with mild tangy dark fruits. Light sweet flavor with simplistic dark malt character, mild gooey chocolate, very slight earthy bitterness, dark fruits and dark berries in particular. Light bodied with fine carbonation; pretty good condition. Basic finish though pretty well balanced, with a bit more cocoa, toasted sugars, dark fruits. Solid mild.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
22nd October 2014
Shrewsbury Hotel Spoons. Cask. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry. Mild fine carbonation. Very tangy dark malts, almost sour. Dark fruits. Traces of coffee and marmite. Light dry finish. Over tangy but passable.