This full, complex beer is an homage to one of Mike’s best known beers. At 7% ABV it’s an extremely smooth beer without cloying sweetness, but with all the roasted/chocolate/coffee flavours you’re looking for in your dark beers. Take a Dark Orbit in our space ship to Planet Delicious.
Hops: Hallertau Blanc, Saaz, Cascade
Hops: Hallertau Blanc, Saaz, Cascade
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Fox & Hounds, Øllets Dag 2019. Pours cloudy very dark brown with airy bit stable tan head. Clear aroma of toast, with notes of malt, coffee and yeast. Bitter, roasty onset with sweetish notes of lactose, chocolate and yeast and some malty touches. Estery and roasty aftertaste with nutty notes. Well-balanced and tasty. Good stuff.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2019
at 18:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Uit een blikje. Prachtig zwart, bruin goed schuim, zakt helaas wel wat in. Zacht koffie aroma, ook licht chocolade. Prima smaak, zacht, licht bitter. Smaakvol.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2019
at 16:32
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Roasted, vinous aroma, cream and salt liquorice. Black colour. Stable light brown head. The flavour is sweet and roasted. Has a good and creamy raw liquorice note. Clean, flavourful and pleasant.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2019
at 15:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
24/8/2019. Can courtesy of Colin shared at the Ipswich & North Essex beer share. Pours almost black with a beige coloured head. Aroma of chocolate, liquorice, toffee, tar, oysters and ash. Moderate sweetness and medium roasted bitterness. Medium body, slick texture, average carbonation. Increasing bitterness to finish.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Aug 2019
at 10:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can courtesy of Barry and Lynn, Hop Lords, Worcester, consumed at Spond, Herefordshire Sunday 13th July 2019. Pours black with a tan head, some dark treacle, roasty, hoppiness also shows. Getting some chocolate, like this.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jul 2019
at 16:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can sample at a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks kerenmk. Black, brown foam. Roast, chocolate, coffee, some dark fruits, licorice, nuts, bittersweet, bitter finish, some alcohol.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2019
at 20:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can split at L6, thanks to Fergoose, 23/05/19. Black with a decent tan head. Nose is chocolate, light spice, dark malts, mellow roast. Taste comprises dark chocolate, toffee, light spice, dried fruits, charr. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light kiss of alcohol. Ok porter.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jul 2019
at 16:56
8/10
Aroma kaffe røsted malt nøtter. Smak røsted malt mørk sjokolade kaffe mørk karamell. Passe kraftig noe alkoholsmak i starten
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jul 2019
at 22:44
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sort med brunt skum. Aroma kaffe røsted malt nøtter. Smak røsted malt mørk sjokolade kaffe mørk karamell. Passe kraftig noe alkoholsmak i starten. Boks kjøpt på Vinmonopolet Jekta
Tried
on 04 Jul 2019
at 20:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Geroosterd , drop, zoet, aardig bitter, laurier, chocolade, koffie, moutig, crème, aardig maar geen topper
Tried
on 03 Jul 2019
at 06:58