Stormy Petrel
Vaux Beer in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England 🏴
Collab with: Old ChimneysStout - Imperial Special
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Score
7.43
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We named this beer after Joseph Ray Hodgson, he was nicknamed The Stormy Petrel, after the seabirds, because whenever a gale blew up, he could be seen on Sunderland pier searching the skyline for ships in distress in order that he might help.
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LazyPyro (9998) reviewed Stormy Petrel from Vaux Beer 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
440ml can. Pours black with a beige head. Aroma of dark malts, dried fruits, toffee, chocolate. Taste of dark malts, dark fruits, toffee, chocolate, some bitter malts and a touch of alcohol. Well, it's not bad but it's no Old Chimney's...
BeardedAvenger (9068) reviewed Stormy Petrel from Vaux Beer 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at Beerheadz, Nottingham. Aroma combines liquorice, black coffee and porridge. Opaque darkest brown. Creamy beige head. Medium-heavy bitter. Coffee and liqourice. Slightly Creamy element. Medium bodied. Oily. Average carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Nice.
jjsint (8631) reviewed Stormy Petrel from Vaux Beer 2 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Keg draught at BeerheadZ Nottingham. Mid- to dark brown, a swirl of beige/tan head. Salted caramel, bready Pretzel, a little bit of rubber. Sweet taste, loads more caramel and a little treacle. Some bitter notes on the finish with soft stone fruit. Light body for an imperial stout but some soft carbonation lifts it up.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Stormy Petrel from Vaux Beer 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at Beerheadz Nottingham. Black colour with a tan head aroma and taste are malty sweet and chocolate. Rich body.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Stormy Petrel from Vaux Beer 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can split at L6, thanks to Fergus, 02/03/23. Light black with a tan cap that thins to the edge. Nose is chocolate, light smoke, dark malts, brown sugar sprinkle, toffee, dried fruit rinds. Taste comprises burnt toffee, earthy fruit rinds, charr, mellow roast, cocoa powder. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced spike of alcohol. Okay easy sipper but lacking depth ... simply sticking Old Chimneys in the name doesn't make for a great.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Stormy Petrel from Vaux Beer 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can shared in CW - cheers to Fergus. Pours clear black-brown with a foamy, beige head. Medium-big sweet flavour, some ash, smoked meat, cocoa, roast, raisins, earth. Full bodied, lightly oily, with fine carbonation. Moderate warmth to finish, more smoked meat, a little candied ham, rounded roast, bit of boozy warmth, mild bitter ash. Solid.
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Stormy Petrel from Vaux Beer 3 years ago
Fergus (31329) reviewed Stormy Petrel from Vaux Beer 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can shared at the Columbus tasting. 2023-03-02. A dark brown coloured pour with a loose light tan head. Aroma is semi sweet, dark berry, liquorice, vimto. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, woody roast, meaty, liquorice, riasin, liquorice, . Palate is semi sweet, oily, mellow carbonation.
ianwelby (4686) reviewed Stormy Petrel from Vaux Beer 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Black beer, fizzy tan head. Loads of toasty malt in the smell with a little dried fruit and anise. Flavour is a little smokey, with dried fruit again, sweet and toasty malt, liquorice, some dark chocolate. All in a smooth, viscous body and a nice warming, boozy finish with just a hint of the smoke still.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Stormy Petrel from Vaux Beer 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
13/12/2022. Can shared by ITFCDan, cheers. Pours black with a small bubbly tan coloured head. Aroma is chocolate, roasted malt, ash, smoke, chocolate orange, hint of mushroom. Moderate sweetness and medium roasted bitterness. Medium to full body, quite slick, soft carbonation. Nice chocolate roasted finish. Good.