Hygge Figgy
Brass Castle Brewery in Malton, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
6.96
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Figs, blueberries and almonds have all been blended-in to make this cosy, comforting autumnal porter.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
400ml can delivered from the Blue Boar and drunk at home. Dark indigo/brown, slightly translucent with a tan/khaki head. Figs, honey, some earthy notes n the aroma. Tastes sweet with the fig standing out. I get some blueberry but not much of the almond. A medicinal finish, betraying the thin body of the beer. Medium to heavy carbonation. I was excited about trying this but even if it didn't deliver quite as I'd hoped, it is still worth trying.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jan 2021
at 23:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Trembling Madness, York. Deep brown in colour, with a thin, beige, head and moderate carbonation. Berry fruit sweetness, a hint of chocolate and spice, fruit cake malts, a hint of leafy hop and boozy finish. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jan 2020
at 15:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
can from Bier Huis Ossett. Red-brown colour, mid-sized foamy-fluffy beige head. Fruity nose. Medium-bodied, malty sweetness with a fruity touch of blueberries, an almondy bitterness and some dried fruit (probably date?). Nice one, not too sweet - but imho nowhere near a porter.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jan 2020
at 18:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Fox & Grapes, Nottingham. Brownish orange, creamy off white head. Malty, dried fruit, blueberries, lots of figs. Medium sweetness. Smooth. Medium bodied. Interesting.
Tried
from Cask
at
Fox and Grapes
on 17 Dec 2019
at 07:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Crown & Kettle, Manchester. Dark copper-amber with a creamy head. It has a sweetened dark-malt character and dry hops dominate. It's porteresque, but not a regular one, with an almost chewing gum aroma.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2019
at 22:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) from wood barrel @ #MBCF19 - Day 1 🧙🍻🇬🇧, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2019 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.
[ As Brass Castle Hygge Figgy (Maple BA) ].
ABV: 5.7%. Clear medium to dark red brown colour with a average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, sweet malt wood, berries, dried fruit - figs like, maple. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, dark malt, caramel, dried fruit, woody, candy - maple, berries - licorce notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190123]
6-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jan 2019
at 09:26