Complicated Dark Beer

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

Collab with: Omnipollo
Stout - Imperial Regular

Score

7.73

ABV: 9.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 17

We wanted to brew a luscious, thick stout based equally on their Wonka-esque pastry concoctions and our Plain Dark Beer. The result was pretty much an entire week of brewing to produce Complicated Dark Beer, a "zero-adjunct pastry stout" (we didn't even use brewers sugars!) with grown up, all malt confectionery flavours of chocolate, coffee, some licorice and rich dark fruits. Think black forest gateaux in sauce form.

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9.1

LazyPyro (10170) reviewed Complicated Dark Beer from Newbarns Brewery 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

330ml can. Almost black with a small brown head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, treacle. Taste is very rich, malty, dark chocolate, treacle, caramel, coffee, liquorice, sweet, very slight alcohol warmth. Very thick full body, very smooth. An outstanding no nonsense stout.

Tried from Can on 06 Nov 2022 at 17:21

8.6

jamestulloch (9727) reviewed Complicated Dark Beer from Newbarns Brewery 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Cork & Cask. Black body with a tan head. No lacing. Aroma of liquorice, mint choc chip ice-cream and Marmite. Flavour of toasted marshmallow and dark chocolate. Full body with a slick, chewy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Sweet and luscious.

Tried from Can on 24 Oct 2022 at 19:23

8.4

McCash (16153) reviewed Complicated Dark Beer from Newbarns Brewery 3 years ago

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

Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep black with a lovely fawn head. Oil-like texture. Nose - coffee, dark chocolate, meaty and praline. Taste - treacle and molasses.Dates and praline. Palate - medium bodied, rich texture and sweet finish. Really complex. Overall - excellent, a lovely stout with no shit added.

Tried from Can on 24 Oct 2022 at 13:35

8.4

Stuu (34178) reviewed Complicated Dark Beer from Newbarns Brewery 3 years ago

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

Can at ash's. Pours black, nose is chocolate, caramel, dark fruit, some vanilla, taste is chewy, chocolate, caramel, meaty, treacle, light sweetness.

Tried from Can on 24 Oct 2022 at 13:35

7.2

allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed Complicated Dark Beer from Newbarns Brewery 3 years ago

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

Can thanks to AshtonMcCobb. Pours oily black with a thin tan head. Aromas of praline, chocolate and coffee. Taste is meaty and earthy, treacle sweet, liquorice. Sweet nutty finish.

Tried from Can on 24 Oct 2022 at 13:34

cagarvie (40235) ticked Complicated Dark Beer from Newbarns Brewery 3 years ago

keg at dynamo Dundee.. dark black.. thin white lacing. soft sweet caramel chocolate.. big vanilla nose... juicy vanilla chocolate roast soft sweet bottle at ashs. dark black... thin tan lacing... soft sweet caramel toffee chocolate roast malts nose... dark sweet chocolate roast malts... Mellow woody chocolate roast malts.. Light marmite.. sticky malts 4.0 keg at cellar Chester.. dark black.. thin tan lacing... soft sweet molasses dark roast malts nose... thick sweet oily chocolate.. thick malts.. heavy malts extract like that i had6as kid 4.0 can at newbarns ...dark black ..thin tan .....soft meaty chocolate roast malts nose ..heavy bitter chocolate roast malts ..dark bitter roast malts ..dark sweet chocolate roast malts ..dark meaty chocolate roast malts 4.2

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2022 at 13:32

c0axial (8156) ticked Complicated Dark Beer from Newbarns Brewery 3 years ago

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Tried from Can on 22 Oct 2022 at 23:47