Black Russian
Brass Castle Brewery in Malton, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
7.39
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Robust Baltic Porter with coffee beans and cacao nibs added during fermentation. Brewed in honour of our house band: The Black Russian Society.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours dark brown/near black with small beige top. Aroma has big coffee notes mixed with dry roast, slight sour dark berry hint, some chocolate. Taste brings all this together well - bitter coffee and roast to begin, then a sweetness with creamy to dark chocolate, hint of berry and nuts, then back to a bitter coffee finish. Medium bodied, slightly chewy, not overtly rich.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can at the Rook & Gaskill, York September 2023. Near black in colour, with a creamy, beige, head. Big coffee character upfront, followed by liquorice and then a long lasting chocolate sweetness, leading to a warming finish. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Oct 2023
at 13:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can from St Albans beer shop, St Albans, Herts. An almost black coloured pour with a huge beige head on top. Roasty, malty, coffee, slight chocolate taste and aroma. Big bitter coffee in this, no sweetness. Quite decent but overly bitter for me.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jun 2023
at 08:41
7/10
Tried
on 30 Mar 2023
at 21:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Fergus, 29/03/23. Black with a good sized lasting tan head. Nose is dark malts, coffee bean, spice, charr, earthy roast, cacao nibs. Taste comprises bitter roast, liquorice, charr, spice, molasses, coffee grinds, dark malts, dried fruit rinds, ashen nip. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a spiked of alcohol. Solid work.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2023
at 18:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from HOTM. A clear chestnut brown coloured pour with a lasting fine light tan head. Aroma is woody earthy roast, bark, cut grass, pine sap, light ash. Flavour is composed of bitter earthy roast, charred earth, little mushroom, light ash, robust roasted barley. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, moderate carbonation. Nice big lingering robust bitter roast.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Mar 2023
at 22:38
7/10
Tried
on 02 Mar 2023
at 19:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
11/9/2021. Can shared at the Vojens GP beer share. Bought at The Walnut, Stowmarket. Pours black with a large frothy tan coloured head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, deep roasted coffee, dark fruits. Moderate sweetness and medium to heavy roasted bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation. Heavy roasted finish.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Sep 2021
at 21:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from... hmm... somewhere... Aroma had coffee and malts. Slightly sour milky edge. Dark cola brown. Thick fluffy foamy light beige head. This beer gets off to a slow start before ramping up. Bitter. Roasty coffee. Liquorice. Underlying salted caramel. Medium bodied. Creamy. Long astringent finish. Enjoyable chewy Baltic Porter.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jul 2021
at 22:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Gluten Free. Pours black-brown in colour with a biege foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, chocolate & coffee. Taste is roasted malty, smoky, spicy, coffee & chocolate, with earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roasty bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Mar 2021
at 23:01