Franklins Restaurant, Brewery & General Store The Night's Watch

The Night's Watch

 

Franklins Restaurant, Brewery & General Store in Hyattsville, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Special Out of Production
Score
6.44
ABV: 10.0% IBU: - Ticks: 12
Night gathers and now your watch begins with robust dark fruit, spice and caramelized sugar aromas. Pledge your life and honor this Belgian-style dark strong ale to the Night’s Watch, for this night and all the nights to come. Sip this stark bier and stay warm for Winter is coming!
 

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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

A little too far on the sweet side. Some florals, sweet tobacco, fig. Pours dark clear mahogany with ok head. Sweet finish. Tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 11 Nov 2019 at 15:33


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at GBBF 2017, day 1 - London. Pours unclear brown with a fine, tan foam head. The nose holds Belgian yeast, berries, fruitcake, brown bread and toffee. Medium to big sweet flavour with more ripe berries, raw alcohol, toffee. Full bodied, oily, with fine carbonation. Hot finish, yet further oily berries and toffee. Aggressive but just about drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 06 Nov 2019 at 23:27


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

Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2017, [ Great British Beer Festival 2017 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.[ As Franklins The Night's Watch ].Clear medium amber - red brown colour with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, sweet malt, caramel, belgian yeast - candy. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, caramel, vanilla - bourbon, belgian yeast - candy, riped fruit, red fruit, wood, plumes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat, finish feel is warming. [20170808] 7-3-7-3-15

Tried from Cask on 03 Apr 2019 at 07:10


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ GBBF 2017. Pours a dark brown black color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty dark fruit aroma. Fruity malty dark fruit and caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty dark fruit and caramel finish.

Tried from Cask on 24 Feb 2019 at 10:00


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at GBBF’17, day one, 08/08/17. Light black with a tan cap. Nose is sweet fruits, Belgian candy, yeast flicker, toffee, spice, varnish. Taste comprises plummy notes, fruit loaf, toffee, dried fruits, spice. Medium + body, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a warming boost. Average fayre ... lacks depth considering the hefty ABV.

Tried from Cask on 31 Dec 2017 at 08:31


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

8th August 2017
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Hazy deep brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft smooth dark malts, some tangy chocolate and tangy dark fruits. Mild alcohol spice. Smooth finish brings a little malt cream. Not enough going for a beer this size but it’s okay.

Tried from Cask on 27 Aug 2017 at 08:27



7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sampled @ GBBF 2017, Day 1. A hazy orange brown beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of dark toasted malt, Coffee. Taste of riped fruits, red fruits, wood, alcohol.

Tried on 08 Aug 2017 at 15:01


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the GBBF 2017. Day 1. 08/08/2017.. A reddy amber brown coloured pour with no head. Aroma is raisin, brown sugars, boozy. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, brown sugars, raisin bread, boozy fruit cake, rum and raisin.. Palate is semi sweet, sticky moderate carbonation . Ok.

Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2017 at 11:25


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

Cask at GBBF. It pours hazy deep reddish - brown with a small white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, brown sugars, dried fruits, fruit cake, earth and candy. The taste is soft, sweet, tangy, juicy, fruity, date, prune, raisin, sultana, dried fruits, oak and warming alcohol with drying finish. Medium - full body and soft carbonation. Not a huge amount of depth, but I could drink a half anyhow.

Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2017 at 11:15