Newbarns Brewery Plain Dark Beer - Barrel Aged Stout (Four Barrel Blend)

Plain Dark Beer - Barrel Aged Stout (Four Barrel Blend)

 

Newbarns Brewery in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production
Score
7.79
ABV: 11.0% IBU: - Ticks: 20
A blend of four barrels that previously held: 6 year old Ben Riach (a Sherry octave), 24 year old Macallan, a 19 year old blended Speyside malt (a Sherry butt) and a 52 year old Bonnington grain whisky. This batch is from last years brew of Plain Dark Beer which had been in barrel for close to a year.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Аромат йодистый, достаточно много бочки, есть немного шоколада, черный шоколад, немного виски. Цвет черный, пены нету, тяжелый на тело. Вкус просто нереально йодистый, она идет на все этапы соития. Немного шоколада снова, бочки уже больше, прям дерево, больше вискаря, но сладости не так много, очень маслянисто. Послевкусие немного простое, вроде и есть шоколад темный, но его мало, ну и йода слишком, все забиавет собой.

Tried on 07 Feb 2025 at 05:54


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can, shared. @Vaeskebalancen, Copenhagen (Denmark). 08/05/2024 [#7.158 Global - #285 Scotland - #3 Newbarns Brewery] Pours pitch black with almost no head. Aroma: burnt toffee, barrel aged, dry meat and pecan. Taste: thick smoked malts, bacon and peanut butter. Boozy. Next one please!

Tried from Can on 03 Jun 2024 at 10:48


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

A black beer with a white lacing. Aroma of vanilla, sweet dark malt, chocolate, whiskey. Aroma of chocolate, strong roasted dark malt, caramel, whiskey, boozy.

Tried on 16 May 2024 at 14:03


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tried on 09 May 2024 at 07:29


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can @ Væskebalancen, Blågaard. Black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla and whisky. Flavor is very sweet. Sweet finsih with warming alcohol. Soft. 080524

Tried from Can on 08 May 2024 at 19:54



8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Fat på Brewskival 2023. Svart med nätt men tät brun krona. Toffee, vanilj, kexigt, fat, rostade toner, kanske aningens kaffe. Det här är snyggt, avvägt och elegant.

Tried on 15 Aug 2023 at 18:06


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap @Cloudwater, Manchester. Nearly black, oily with a small beige head. Sweet boozy barrel aroma. Sweet boozy flavour, whisky and sherry mix is pretty messy.

Tried from Draft on 11 Jul 2023 at 20:17


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

6th June 2022
Can. Opaque dark brown beer with a tidy but short lived dark tan head. Mellow nose of dark chocolate, soft whiskey and a touch of caramelly sherry. Airy palate, decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, not at all heavy or viscous, rather they are a sponge for the barrelling. And that barrelling is purdy darn good. It follows the nose with mellow well rounded whiskey well integrated with soft ripe fruits. The caramelly sherry coming through before a pretty smooth finish that reveals modest alcohol warmth and spice. Whisper of barrel induced vanilla rounds things off. Nice job - I normally prefer bourbon barrels but this combo of whiskey barrels works a charm.

Tried from Can on 06 Jun 2022 at 21:30


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

330ml can. Pitch black, thin tan head. Aroma of whiskey, oak, dark chocolate. Taste is boozy, whiskey, sherry, oak, dark chocolate, dried fruits, toffee. Full bodied, smooth.

Tried from Can on 13 Jan 2022 at 22:12