Brew York Black Bess

Black Bess

 

Brew York in York, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Stout - Dry Regular
Score
6.92
ABV: 4.8% IBU: - Ticks: 13
In tribute to the the fabled steed of Dick Turpin, Black Bess is a full-bodied stout packed with robust roasted flavours, bitter chocolate and a smooth, creamy mouthfeel.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

pours clear dark brown, settles very dark brown, smooth but somewhat bubbly slightly fizzy looking light brown head.
roasted and smoked malts, coffee, dark chocolate in the aroma. A light aroma that is quite roasted and fits well with a 5% stout. not milky as some of them are, more dry and roasted, which i like.
flavor is roasted malty, smoked malty, dark chocolate, coffee, quenching in a way bc of the light body and dryness.. long roasted malty aftertaste. leads me to think guinness, but this one is more intense, more flavorful, less dull, yet still feels like a session stout. Good for the style if you want flavorful.

Tried from Can on 18 Mar 2026 at 11:53


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Roasted and sweet dark malty with notes of bitter chocolate, coffee roast, charred burnt brown sugar, nice body and mouthfeel, dry bitter and roasted finish. Flavourful and easy going stout.

Tried from Can from Meny Valby - Toften on 12 Oct 2025 at 14:34


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at Vinny & Ted, Beaconsfield, 10/08/2025.
Lighter shade of black topped with a lasting khaki head.
Nose is dried fruit esters, brown bread, light roast, cocoa powder.
Taste comprises chocolate biscuit, mellow roast, charr.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Tidy enough stout.

Tried on 10 Aug 2025 at 18:49


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at The Kentish Belle, Bexleyheath.
Nose is creamy coffee, chocolate, caramel, touch of smoke. Taste is much the same. Malty sweet & dry with a lightly bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Draft at Kentish Belle on 02 Aug 2025 at 12:27


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Half pint on cask at the Hall cross
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Lots of chocolate

Tried from Cask at Hallcross on 30 Apr 2025 at 17:27


7

A decent guiness-like. Better than the standard we get over here.

Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2025 at 16:46


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

taster at Brew York bar at GBBF Winter. Black pour with a flimy tan head. Roasty aroma, bitter. Taste tones down the bitterness for notes of burnt toast and chocolate. Smooth feel.

Tried from Draft at GBBF Winter Beer Festival (Camra) on 13 Feb 2025 at 07:53


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Hand pumped at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours black, with very fine brown foam. Aroma is earthy, a little nutty. Body is average, with pretty much no carbonation. Taste is nicely roasty, bitter. Final is dry but nutty.

Tried on 20 Nov 2024 at 17:23


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Svart. Mokkafarget filmskum. Beskjeden sjokoladearoma. Smaken kakao & røstet malt. Lett tørr avslutning.

Tried on 11 Sep 2024 at 16:15


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

330ml draught at Tromsø Mikrobryggeri. Covering beige head, rich lacing, near-black body. Inviting aromas of roasted dark chocolate malts. Rounded creamy chocolate flavours followed by a smoothly roasted ending. Quite mouthfilling. Tasty, well-made stout. (Tromsø, 14.06.2024).

Tried on 14 Jun 2024 at 18:35