Mills & Hills - Moscatel BA
Fyne Ales in Cairndow, Argyll and Bute, Scotland 🏴
Collab with: Brouwerij De MolenStout - Imperial Regular
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Score
7.40
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Our award-winning decadent imperial stout elevated to a stunning new level through aging in Portuguese moscatel fortified wine barrels for ten months.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle from the brewery back in Sep 21. Pours black with a tiny beige head that dose not last. Aromas & tastes of raisin, fig, tobacco, wood & malt. Medium body. Slightly dry finish with the alcohol well hidden. Enjoyable by not up to the other De Molen BA colabs
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2025
at 09:00
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle sample at a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks Odi. Black. Acetaldehyde, wine, dark fruits, roast, licorice, sweetish and bitter, alcohol. Not so pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2024
at 19:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle as Christmas gift. Jet black with a f so Kim head. Aroma and taste are fruity dried raisin and fig. Roasted malty. Sweet. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2022
at 15:19
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330ml bottle from brewery shop - Jet black body, no head. Nose of burnt muscovado sugar, coffee, roasted malt. Taste has a sweet winey start, lots of fruit, lots of sugar. Proper taste bomb and terribly dangerously drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2022
at 22:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
330mL bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out red wine barrels, deep roasted malt, and some burnt sugars. Flavour is very dry, with lots of bone dry woody, vinous notes, and deep roast. Bone dry, vinous, oaky and roasty. It's rather abrasive and not particularly complex, but drinks well in small amounts. Unusual but it works.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2022
at 07:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
11th May 2022
Opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Barrelly nose, soft wood and slightly dank, fruity wine but it's doesn't come over as particularly Moscatel. Smooth palate, very slightly viscous and very slightly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, trace of licorice. A little dark malt cream. Rich ripe fruits coming through, kinda fruit liqueur more than Moscatel. Smooth finish, semi dry, touch of alcohol spice with it but no heat. Interesting barrel aged Impy but not one that really captures my heart. Was expecting something a little sweeter and more Moscatel but this is quality brew nonetheless.
Opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Barrelly nose, soft wood and slightly dank, fruity wine but it's doesn't come over as particularly Moscatel. Smooth palate, very slightly viscous and very slightly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, trace of licorice. A little dark malt cream. Rich ripe fruits coming through, kinda fruit liqueur more than Moscatel. Smooth finish, semi dry, touch of alcohol spice with it but no heat. Interesting barrel aged Impy but not one that really captures my heart. Was expecting something a little sweeter and more Moscatel but this is quality brew nonetheless.
Tried
on 12 May 2022
at 00:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle picked up in the UK, was it Favourite Beer? Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and consumed at home Wednesday 17th November listening to Marc Riley on 6 Music, we had a great Cream of Mushroom Soup for tea. Pours black with a light tan head that swiftly shrinks. Roasty, an unusual booziness, it's a little bit red wine rather than dessert wine, some dried fruit, a touch of liquorice, this is really nice, like the boozy edge.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2021
at 19:10
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the brewery. It pours darkest brown to black with a small dark tan head. The aroma is rich and intoxicating, sweet, and savoury, rich roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate, loads of tangy dark fruits, jammy berry, cherry, strawberry, angel delight, black forest gateaux, fortified wine, vanilla, toasted coconut, jammy wagon wheel, jammy dodger and fruit compote. The taste is initially smooth then drys up, rich roasted malt, some bitterness, dark roast coffee, tarry, some toasted spice, crazy jammy, fruit compote, cherry, raspberry, strawberry, plum, warming alcohol, some vanilla, roasted coconut, dark chocolate, sponge cake and jammy wagon wheels with a jammy dry roasted finish. Fulsome body and fine prickly carbonation. Loving the jammy character from the Moscatel barrel aging (particularly on the aroma). Good depth and rather flavourful.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2021
at 15:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black beer, thin brown head. Smells malty with a sweet booziness. Labour is malty too, some chocolate, dried fruit, sweet wine, a little woody in the finish. Rich, smooth, warming. Very nice.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2021
at 22:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Cork & Cask. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of chocolate, coffee, wood, wine, fig, nougat, coconut. Taste is lightly boozy, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, wood. Slightly thin finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2021
at 21:19