Astronomer
Black Sheep Brewery in Masham, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.49
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Ahead of the dark nights of Autumn 2022, Astronomer is a warming, rich pint brewed using a blend of tasty dark malts. Pouring black in colour with an off-white head, expect heaps of chocolate on the nose and the palate with subtle hints of silky vanilla. Best served in the evening in front of a crackling open-fire.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned, on gravity, at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 15/10/22. Near black in colour with a slight, off-white, head. Plain chocolate throughout, a touch of sweetness, some vanilla oak, before a rich, malty, finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2022
at 11:30
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2022
at 12:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half-pint, cask, festival ale at The Sir John Arderne (JDW). Off-white, patchy head blanketing the glass, black body. Inviting smell of roasted dark chocolate malts. Black chocolate flavours followed by a backdrop of coffee towards the ending. Sweet malty end, slightly roasted. Mild creamy palate. Pretty good after breakfast. (Newark 14.10.2022).
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2022
at 13:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Regal Moon, Rochdale. Wetherspoon 2022 Autumn Beer Festival Ale. Dark mahogany with a glow and a creamy head. Fairly robust tasting for its strength, but easy enough in the palate for it at the same time. Light chocolate notes compliment bready malts. Not a typical porter taste but still a very worthwhile seasonal effort.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Oct 2022
at 20:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Babington Arms, Derby. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small cream head. The aroma is mainly roasted maltd. In the mouth it ias quite smooth with malts and plenty of chocolate. Some underlying hints of coffee too, though these are soon replaced by liquorice. Finish is slightly dry. This a nicev – a solid decent porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2022
at 10:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Mørk amber. Litt lacing. Lavt skum med litt farge. Aroma av karamell & sjokolade. Smaken det samme. Lett kirsebærpreget. Tørr, lett bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2022
at 08:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A dark reddish chestnut pour with a tight cream head; cocoa powder aroma; smooth and chocolatey in the mouth with a thin dry body; and a cocoa aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Oct 2022
at 14:59