Tale African Beer Craft 8 Cocoa Stout

8 Cocoa Stout

 

Tale African Beer Craft in Nsawam, Ghana 🇬🇭

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Regular
Score
6.41
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 26
Stout beers are a variety of Porter, which were first brewed in London around 1730. Porter beers were always dark and the name refers to its popularity with street and river porters. It quickly became popular with the working classes. Porter was the first beer style that conquered the world by the end of the 18th century. Somewhere along the line, porter drinkers added the adjective ‘stout’ to Porter when ordering, referring to the strong Porter beer. Eventually, the name Stout became slang for strong dark beer.

The Tale version of this historical beer is extraordinary, as it is the strongest found in the region and the only one in Africa using Ghana cocoa in the brewing process. Adding in rice alongside with roasted barley and malt, this top fermented Cocoa Stout is much more drinkable than typical bitter stouts.

Tale 8 or Black Tale has a surprising aroma and invites you to discover its delicate chocolate and coffee notes followed by a touch of sweet bitterness.
 

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6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bouteille 33cl @ Belgian Winter gathering 01 March 2025 – Tim’s place, thanks Tim.
Une nouvelle brasserie au Ghana fondée par deux belges installés là-bas – avec des bouteilles consignées en Belgique, pq pas ! Après avoir pris connaissance de l’histoire tout cela prend plus de sens – surtout le line avec leur propre importation et une connexion avec InBev.
Brune foncée, col léger pale/blanc-cassé.
Arôme est malté, petite touche grillée/toastée, chocolaté, note belge avec une pointe de léger de chocolat noir.
Palais garde une approche classique de grosse brune plus que de stout, malt pâle, cara, chocolat – ici un ajout intéressant de cacao avec une fine amertume. Amertume finement noble avec un caractère plus sur le terreux.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2025 at 11:29

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle at Tagbo Falls Lodge, Liati Wote. Aroma is rather plain. Quick quite disappearing foam. Then foamless black. Taste is okay - like beginners porter. Sweet cherry cola taste.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2024 at 19:50

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to Graham Grumbo, 07/03/24. Lighter shade of black with a thin beige cap. Nose is light roast, toffee, dark fruit rinds, herb, cocoa powder. Taste comprises roast malts, charr, treacle toffee, light spice, dates, raisins. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Okay stout if lacking some depth for 8%.
Tried on 07 Mar 2024 at 20:06

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
22/2/2024. Bottle traded with Erik, many thanks. Pours thick black with a small creamy frothy beige head. Aroma is dark chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, tar, black coffee, dried fruits, molasses, burnt sugar. Moderate to medium sweetness, medium roasted bitterness. Quite full bodied, smooth, average carbonation. Increasing bitter roast finish. Enjoyed this.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Feb 2024 at 21:40

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Pours black, small white head. Scent is mildly roasty, some cocoa. Taste is sharp, plastic, cocoa, tad sweet, medium body. High carbo. Sharp and very plastic-y
Tried on 18 Sep 2023 at 05:43

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
A very dark brown beer with a beige head. Aroma of mid sweet dark malt, cocoa, coffee. Taste of coffee beans, cocoa, roasted dark malt.
Tried on 06 Sep 2023 at 14:07

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Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2023 at 19:00