Lump of Coal
Ridgeway Brewing in South Stoke, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Stout - Foreign / Extra Winter|
Score
6.56
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Yet another bummed-out holiday? Lump of Coal Dark Holiday Stout is liquid consolation. It's a deep, rich, sweetly rewarding stout to take the edge off of that grim family gathering, that cheerless annual festival of alienation. This brew is as dark as it gets, as black as the lump of coal you'll be getting for Christmas. Because, let's face it, you've been pretty bad this year.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Draft
at
Paddle Hard Brewing
on 09 Feb 2026
at 20:45
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Old rating from 24-12-14 - 500ml bottle which pours black with a small off white head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, caramel, toffee & roasted malt. Medium body. Slightly bitter sweet finish. Decent stout
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2025
at 16:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from HOTM @ 7.5%. Pours near black with small fizzy beige head, some retention. Aroma of roasted malts, sweetness, damp cardboard, faint coffee and berry notes. Taste is chocolatey and sweet with roast and coffee notes part balancing, light fruitiness and quite an ashy and meaty finish with a moderate bitterness. Body is slick although a little on the light side for 7.5%. Very drinkable although doesn't stand out amongst other strong stouts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Aromas are dark malt, roast, cocoa and a bit of molasses. Flavors are somewhat similar to nose, add in a little fruit and body is a little thin. A bit toasty in the finish and it's really pretty good. If the body was fuller it would be so much better.
Tried
at
La Crescent Wine and Spirit
on 11 Jan 2024
at 21:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. nose is chocolate fudgy hint of spice. Taste is dark chocolate, roasted, pronounced burnt toast with some fruity and fudge notes with spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2023
at 23:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Ultramørkebrun/svart. Lavt mokkafarget skum. Blir film. Aroma av bær & lakris. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken som aromaen. Vel søt.Tørr avslutning.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2023
at 19:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Better than expected, which is glowing praise for these Ridgeway Christmas beers. Bitter chocolate and dark fruit notes lead to a thin but sufficiently roasted back end. Drinking the second half of the bottle out of a glass previously filled with an Old Fashioned greatly improved the experience.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2023
at 14:35
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Black with a small beige head. Roasty and somewhat smoky with a dark chocolate note. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2023
at 16:19
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle from Westmere Beverage Center Aroma: toasty, chocolate, molasses Appearance: dark brown with a tan head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness Mouthfeel: light carbonation, creamy feel, medium body, long finish Tasty
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2023
at 19:27
6/10
Tried
on 11 Jun 2023
at 18:11