Dark-O
Otley Brewing Co. in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales 🏴
Mild - Dark Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.54
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Saintmatty (11304) reviewed Dark-O from Otley Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (St Urho’s, Helsinki) - Very dark brown, almost black, with some red tinges. Lightly fruity and toasted aroma. Fruity, hoppy, soapy and chocolatey taste with coffee, chocolate and some hints of toffee.
mjs (11994) reviewed Dark-O from Otley Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(Cask at St. Urho’s Pub Porter Days ’09) Black. Tan coloured and medium sized head containing large bubbles. Coffee and chocolate in aroma. Full bodied and dry palate with little carbonation. Coffee, roastedness, chocolate and bitterness in taste. Coffee and bitter in aftertaste.
Svesse (15730) reviewed Dark-O from Otley Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 21 Nov 2008) Black colour with brief, pale brown head. Malty, roasted nose with freshly ground coffee, cocoa and hints of citrus. Roasted, malty taste with notes of fresh coffee, chocolate and hints of smoke. Some sweetness, slightly below medium body. Nice and tasty. In short: coffee and chocolate with a whiff of smoke.
yngwie (24278) reviewed Dark-O from Otley Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Cask, at the European Beer Festival, Copenhagen. A really dark ruby beer, clear, topped by a minimal head (read: layer of bubbles). A real head would have lifted the score. Smooth, coffeeish nose with roasted malt. The flavor follows the same path with roasted malt and coffee. Quite smooth, but one-dimensional. Thin in the mouth, finishing the same way it started. An elegant, thin, smooth and one-tracked beer that probably goes down easily in large quantities. (080912)
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Dark-O from Otley Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled@EBF2008. Pitch black colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is coffee, roasted malts and some dark dry fruits aliong with a mild touch of licorice. Flavour is bread, roasted malts, mild coffee and some mild notes of smoked wood.
omhper (44752) reviewed Dark-O from Otley Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled at European Beer Festival, Copenhagen. Pours black. Aroma of chocolate and coffee. Fairly dry with clean well rounded mouthfeel . Moreish milky and chocolatey. Focused and correct, very distinct and spot on. Light salty bitterness. A very elegant mild.
MiP (20366) reviewed Dark-O from Otley Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask, 4.1% at GBBF08. Good roasted, slightly sweet. Black colour, no head. Roasted flavour, a little mold. Thin mouthfeel.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Dark-O from Otley Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, burnt chocolate malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (020508)
Downender (11275) reviewed Dark-O from Otley Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle conditioned at a new ABV of 4.1%. Very dark brown with no head; completely opaque. Aroma of coffee and bitter chocolate. Initially a light mouth feel before roasted malt kicked in, finishing in a long bitter finish. Enjoyable.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Dark-O from Otley Brewing Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Cask at Manchester Winter ale festial 08 ... Deep brown black ... juicy malts ... little watery ... some chocolate ... there just something missing. but its ok