DDF M*rs Bar
Vault City in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Collab with: Neon Raptor Brewing Co.Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special
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7.73
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We wanted to create a true representation of Scotland, away from the tired cliches and usual tropes you might see on TV. A bold and unique idea was needed to showcase Scottish culture in all its glory…
Then we thought, screw that, let’s brew a double deep-fried m*rs bar imperial stout and make it 15.5%.
Deep fried m*rs bars are as synonymous with our country as haggis or Iron Brew, and we wanted to bring this dessert to life in a beer. With Neon Raptor’s help we packed it to the brim with chocolate malt, cacao nibs and an authentic deep-fried taste from adding battered m*rs bars right into the mash tun.
Then we thought, screw that, let’s brew a double deep-fried m*rs bar imperial stout and make it 15.5%.
Deep fried m*rs bars are as synonymous with our country as haggis or Iron Brew, and we wanted to bring this dessert to life in a beer. With Neon Raptor’s help we packed it to the brim with chocolate malt, cacao nibs and an authentic deep-fried taste from adding battered m*rs bars right into the mash tun.
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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Eltham Wines. Black pour with a tan head. Full on milk chocolate, nougat and caramel aromas, spot of cocoa & creamy coffee. Liquid Mars bar taste, touch of coconut lurking around in the background. Sweet and soothing flavours.Alcohol warmth comes through in the latter stages.Scrumdiddlyumptious
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jun 2023
at 21:00
7/10
Tried
on 28 May 2023
at 14:57
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Appearance is jet black, with a small fizzy tan head which quickly goes. Aroma is chocolate, caramel, brownie, dark malt, fudge, chocolate cake, ice cream. Taste is chocolate cake, caramel shortbread, fudgy malt, chocolate sauce, brownie, sweet caramel, ice cream with chocolate sauce, toasty roast malt, sweet sugary finish. Treat-like. Plenty of Mars bar, not much deep-fry.
Tried
on 21 May 2023
at 06:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate, toffee, caramel. Taste is very sweet, loads of chocolate, toffee, caramel, sugary, fudge, yeah it's definitely got some Mars bar vibe going on, warming boozy finish. Full bodied. Feel like this was a bit overhyped but it is very nice to be fair.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2023
at 22:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Brewdog Clerkenwell. A thick opaque black coloured pour with a fading thin dark tan head. Aroma is medium sweet, sticky, nesquik chocolate and strawberry milk, milk chocolate and berries. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, chcoclate syrup, caramel, little bitter dark chocolate, fudge. Palate is medium sweet, sticky, mellow carbonation, full. Some hot alcohol. Little one dimensional. Sugary boost.
Tried
on 18 May 2023
at 17:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at BD Clerkenwell, 05/05/23. Black with a good sized tan head. Nose is chocolate, caramel, honeycomb, sweet malts, toffee. Taste comprises caramel, perfume, hint of Mars Bar but not nailing it, brown sugar melt, toffee crisp. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a boost offered. Bit of a let down truth be told ... overly sweet (as expected) but not nailing the flavour profile for the name ... okay sipper and no better.
Tried
on 18 May 2023
at 10:09
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg at porty vault. Pours black, nose is chocolate, caramel, treacle, nougat, taste is sweet toffee, chocolate, almond, honey, caramel, chewy. A little bit of alcohol burn.
Tried
on 09 May 2023
at 08:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
6th May 2023
Can. Opaque dark brown beer, small but tidy tan head. Palate is airy, smooth and slightly viscous, livened up by good fine carbonation on the back end. Smooth dark malts, fabulous rich boozy chocolate is immediately obvious, yes, some mars bar caramel as well. Very chocolate liqueur and very satisfying in that dept. Some toffee emerges late on in the boozy chocolate finish. This does a very good impression of a Mars Bar Liqueur. The only thing pulling this up short, only against the concept, is the lack of an obvious fried batter element. Boozy chocolate liqueur finish. I'm really enjoying this and it slips down waaay to easy. So the batter aspect is just nit picking.
Can. Opaque dark brown beer, small but tidy tan head. Palate is airy, smooth and slightly viscous, livened up by good fine carbonation on the back end. Smooth dark malts, fabulous rich boozy chocolate is immediately obvious, yes, some mars bar caramel as well. Very chocolate liqueur and very satisfying in that dept. Some toffee emerges late on in the boozy chocolate finish. This does a very good impression of a Mars Bar Liqueur. The only thing pulling this up short, only against the concept, is the lack of an obvious fried batter element. Boozy chocolate liqueur finish. I'm really enjoying this and it slips down waaay to easy. So the batter aspect is just nit picking.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2023
at 21:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at BDCW. Pours clear, deep brown-black with a modest, foamy tan head. Quite sweet though not quite cloying, some gooey chocolate, dark fruits, raisins, toasted caramel, mellow roast. Medium to full bodied, lightly oily and chewy, with fine carbonation. Fairly mild warmth to finish, more chocolate, layered dark malts, raisins, slight caramel. Pretty drinkable stuff.
Tried
on 05 May 2023
at 17:16
8/10
Keg at the wee vault... Dark black... Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet caramel.. Light vanilla roast malts nose... Big sticky sweet chocolate roast... With the caramel of the mars bar linger.. But there's something just a tiny bit medicinal going on Keg at hanging bat.. Thin tan.. Big sweet caramel toffee malts.. Juicy roast malts.. Sticky sweet caramel toffee malts keg at the bow bar ...thin tan lacing ...dark rich chocolate ..fatty chocolate roast malts nose ...dark rich chocolate roast malts ..sweet caramel
Tried
on 28 Apr 2023
at 13:42