Mena Dhu
St. Austell Brewery in St. Austell, Cornwall, England 🏴
Stout - Smoked Regular|
Score
6.88
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Brewed using a blend of six different malts traditional and pale malts for richness and depth chocolate and smoked malts for a distinctive flavour malted oats and roasted barley malt to enhance the finish. Based on an original Cornish recipe Mena Dhu means black hill named after the farm that was owned by Walter Hicks, the founder of St Austell Brewery a new generation stout that combines the best of the old with added complexity and refreshment.
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5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Tap @ Highlanders. Very dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, toasted and a little smoke. Flavour is roasted malt, caramel, butter, toasted, chocolate, sweet and a little bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jun 2017
at 09:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap @ Highlanders, Aarhus. Nice head with good durations. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, licorice and hops. Nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jun 2017
at 11:58
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
Casi opaca, negra roijza, espuma escasa, ocre. Aroma malteado, tostada, recuerdo a madera. En boca cuerpo ligero, algo aguada y con escaso gas. Pero sabor agradable y conseguido, con suave chocolate muy predominante, y notas ahumadas y de bacon. Luces y sombras. Pero se bebe a gusto.
Tried
on 09 May 2017
at 15:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tired at a bar overlooking the Beach at Bude, Cornwall. Deep almost black ruby colour with a medium tan head. Aroma is light roasted malty, and light fruit. Taste dark roasted malty bitter. Full rich body, especially for the lower ABV.
Tried
on 08 May 2017
at 10:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap at Amager Ølhus with JU, ES and TB 29.03.17. Almost ebony. Brown head and lacing. Fine aroma and taste of roasted barley, coffe and dark chocolate, very well balanced with refreshing bitterness. Some liquorice in aftertaste. Lively carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Mar 2017
at 09:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap @ The Wharf, Aalborg. Black with a dense and lasting tan head. Aroma is dry, roasted malt and light licorice. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 110317
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Mar 2017
at 08:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle on Christmas Eve at home. A good strongly flavoured stout. Plenty of malt and overall a good beer to drink over the Christmas period.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2017
at 07:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe [030117]
Black, frothy tan head
Aroma of soft smoky malts, dark malts, bit woody, dab of bonfire, ground coffee
Taste of roasty malt, quite smoky, failry bitter smoke, liquorice, bit unusual, dab of coffee roast, quite complex
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, fairly bitter. Finish of dry bitter roast, fairly long woody burnt bitter smoky linger
Overall - Quite a smoky stout, distinctive beer, bit over burnt for my palate
Black, frothy tan head
Aroma of soft smoky malts, dark malts, bit woody, dab of bonfire, ground coffee
Taste of roasty malt, quite smoky, failry bitter smoke, liquorice, bit unusual, dab of coffee roast, quite complex
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, fairly bitter. Finish of dry bitter roast, fairly long woody burnt bitter smoky linger
Overall - Quite a smoky stout, distinctive beer, bit over burnt for my palate
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2017
at 18:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap. Pours pitch black with a small tan and creamy head. Deep amber glare. Roasted dark malty. Smooth roasted, dark malty. Light tarish. Dark malty. Mild fruity. Dark roasted malty. Lingering dark malty. Bitter, roasted and breadish. Dark malty, dry and bitter. Roasted dark finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Dec 2016
at 12:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft. A black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, caramel, and bread. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, bread, liquourice, and bread, leading to a bitter finish. A bit too much liquorice for me.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Dec 2016
at 09:35