Heart Of Darkness
Wantsum Brewery in St Nicholas At Wade, Kent, England 🏴
Stout Regular|
Score
6.15
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We based the recipe for this Stout on its big brother Golgotha which is a very popular stout, however we have dialled down the ABV to make a more session able Stout but with just as much body and flavour packed in
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6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at the Brickmakers Alehouse, Bexhill on Sea. Poured an almost black colour with an everlasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is roasty, ashtray. The flavour is moderate to light bitter and sweet, with a smooth, somewhat light, watery, roasty, light chocolate, earthy, light liquorice bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with flat carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
Brickmaker's Alehouse
on 14 Aug 2026
at 19:21
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma is roast, liquorice and dark berries. Taste has dark fruity malt and Ribena, mild esq.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2025
at 16:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Gravity cask at the 28th St Albans Beer Festival, 26/09/25.
Lighter shade of black topped with a khaki cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is mellow fruits, roasted tones, toffee.
Taste comprises cocoa powder, charr, roasted tones, light spice.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Okay stout.
Lighter shade of black topped with a khaki cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is mellow fruits, roasted tones, toffee.
Taste comprises cocoa powder, charr, roasted tones, light spice.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Okay stout.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2025
at 17:59
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2025
at 17:11
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2025
at 14:23
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
22/8/2025. Cask at the 33rd East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2025
at 13:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours a dark reddish-brown with a small cream head and good lacing. Not much of an aroma, just vague hints of roasted malts and liquorice. In the mouth it is quite sweet with a creamy texture with malts and spices to the fore. Hints of rye and dark fruits with traces of treacle and chocolate coming later. Some bitterness in the finish. This is reasonable if somewhat rough and ready.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hops
on 20 Feb 2025
at 16:27
5/10
Tried
on 20 Aug 2024
at 18:47
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Tried
on 20 Aug 2024
at 18:45