Black Swan
Old Chimneys in Diss, Suffolk, England 🏴
Stout Regular|
Score
7.26
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Chocolate stout
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at the hanging bat... Dark black... Small tan head.. Soft sweet licorice chocolate roast malts nose.. Dark sweet chocolate roast malts.. Soft chocolate.. Light licorice chocolate roast malts..
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2018
at 12:36
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Nose is rich chocolate, dark fruit, lots of blackberry, plum. Taste follows, milk chocolate, fruit, plums, prunes,raisin, leading to a more bitter, dark chocolate, slightly sour finish. As it opens more ash, earth and toast notes become apparent. It's an excellent chocolate stout, with a lot going on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2018
at 20:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, picked up at the brewery. Nearly black. Foamy ring of dark tan head. Light lacing. Slightly leggy. Good looking beer. Nose has dense, dark vine fruits. Notes of prune and dates. Cocoa. Dark, nutty chocolate. Ashy, earthy, woody malts. Taste has a dark chocolate sweetness, but is mostly, vinous and earthy, woody, dry and bitter. Mouthfeel is similarly earthy and robust. Fine prickle of carbonation. Long, earthy bitterness to finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2017
at 17:54