Grubby Bastard
Torrside Brewing in New Mills, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
Score
6.99
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Collab with GRUB MCR - they suggested a chocolatey smoky festive bastard of a beer, and here we are.
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7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2024
at 18:26
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Star & Garter, Bromley. Black pour with a beige head. Nose is dark chocolate, smoke, raisin, coffee, caramel. Taste is Highland toffee, dark chocolate, smoke, raisin, cocoa. Malty sweet with a lightly bitter edge.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2024
at 19:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is roasted, earthy, chocolate, liquorice, taste is dry, smoky, bitter, liquorice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2022
at 20:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Alexandra, Derby. Pours pretty much jet black with a small beige head. Roasted malts mainly in the nose. The smokiness comes through in the mouth, together with roast malts, liquorice and old English spangles. After a while vanilla comes through as well. Rounded off with a burnt ashy finish. Pretty good all round – and very easy drinking
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jun 2021
at 18:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Alexandra Hotel Derby. Jet black colour with a tan head. Aroma roasted malty and light smoke and coffee. Slightly sweet. Smooth full body.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jun 2021
at 20:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Blue Boar as part of their 2020 Night and Day Festival. Very dark brown, almost black. Opaque. Light smoky aroma with some blackberry and a bit of black barley. Bittersweet taste with cooking chocolate and intense smoke flavours. Some sweet molasses and antiseptic notes in the finish. Medium carbonation. Delicious.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2020
at 18:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask at Piccadilly Tap, pours black with a small brown head. Aroma brings out dusty cocoa, a hint of smoke, and earthy notes. Flavour is rather chocolatey, with sweet cocoa powder, some earthy notes, and maybe a hint of smoke. Quite chocolate and moderately sweet. Not overly complex, but it's tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Dec 2019
at 12:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at CBC Covborn, 20/11/18. Light black with a decent tan head. Nose is mellow smoke, charr, dark fruits, spice. Taste comprises tangy fruits, charr, toffee, cocoa sprinkle, bonfire notes, smoked malts. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Decent enough smoked affair.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Dec 2018
at 08:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the craft beer Co Covent Garden. A opaque black coloured pour halo of tan head. Aroma is meaty, ashy roast, charcoal, semi sweet and salty roast. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, meaty roast, salty, bitter ashy roast, dry ashy finish. Little chalk. Harsh bitter black barley. Palate is semi sweet. Little abrasive, chalky finish.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2018
at 22:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at CBC Holborn - London. Pours deep brown with a foamy beige head. Nice smoked malt snout. Bittersweet cocoa flavour, some smoked ham, ashy roast. Medium bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Finishes with. Ore ash, dark chocolate, smoked ham. Solid.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2018
at 18:44