Future Brewers - Dark Tide
Greene King in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴
Porter Series|
Score
6.80
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This ebony beer was first brewed in October 2023 as part of this brewery’s Future Brewers Programme. The creamy malt and caramel character is complemented by initial chocolate notes and roasted coffee hints, leading to a subtle bitterness in the finish.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A dark mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting khaki foam. Aroma is semi sweet, woody roast, liquorice, toasted rustic malts, lactose. Flavour is composed of semi sweet. Lactose, nutty woody malts, liquorice, musty roast, campfire. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, mellow cask condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Mar 2024
at 16:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Railway, London 16/11/2023 Roasted sweet malty with notes of chocolate, burnt coffee roast, some toffee and caramel sweetness, medium body, roasted sweet malty finish. Ok for a greene king. --- Beer merged from original tick of Dark Tide on 26 Mar 2025 at 07:31 - Score: 6. Original review text: Roasted sweet malty with notes of chocolate, burnt coffee roast, some toffee and caramel sweetness, medium body, roasted sweet malty finish. Ok for a greene king.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2023
at 00:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at PoW, Aberdeen. It pours clear dark ruby brown with a medium fluffy brown head. The aroma is bitter sweet, dark roasted malt, toasty, charred, dark fruits, cherry cola, Dr Pepper and molasses. The taste is initially smooth , bitter - sweet, dark roasted malt, light umami, salted liquorice, dark fruits, Dr pepper, cola, plum pudding, fig, prune, treacle / molasses and some fruit cake. Finish is dry and toasty finish. Average body and fine carbonation. Decent fruity porter. Definitely one of GKs better offerings.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2023
at 15:01