Black Cat Reserve Strong Mild
Moorhouses Brewery in Burnley, Lancashire, England 🏴
Strong Ale Special|
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6.93
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Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (handpump) @ #MBCF18, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2018 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, Manchester, Great Manchester, England M2 3GX.
[ As Moorhouse's Black Cat Reserve ].
ABV: 7.0%. Clear dark black brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, dark malt, sweet malt, light chocolate. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, dark malt, roasted - coffee - chocolate, blackcurrant notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180125]
7-2-7-3-14
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle from Booths, Penwortham. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of earthy hops, light chocolate, dark stone fruit. Taste is more of the same. Medium body, creamy texture.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sweet and fruity aroma, blackcurrants perhaps. Also dark roasted malts. A really full flavoured beer where the richness and fruitiness offset the bitter, roasted malt.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask. York Tap. 2nd October. A free half, courtesy of the nice man from Moorhouses. Clear, dark brown. Halo of tan head. Dark chocolate. Vine fruits. Bonfire toffee. Some ash. Taste is fruity, herby dry. Full body. ABV well hidden. Finishes dry, and light bitter. Easy drinker.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
22nd September 2014
Bree Louise. Cask. Almost opaque dark brown beer. No head. Smooth palate, light and semi dry. Very modest fine carbonation. Smooth and mild dark malts deliver a pleasant dark chocolate. Touch of dark fruits underneath. Whisper of violets. Smooth semi dry finish. Pretty drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask @ Old Gate, Hebden Bridge. At a meet the brewer session, the beer was paid for by Moorhouses themselves which was a very pleasant surprise. Lots of background to this beer which is too long to type, but suffice to say it’s very limited edition with the 4.6% more prevalent. Practically black with a frothy head. Not overly stated in its style as you might expect it to be, although the strength probably accounts for this, however the strength is not really evident and it’s fairly light textured and tasting in the palate.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Gravity cask at the Bree Louise - London. Pours brown-black with minimal head. Nice dark malt aroma with notes of dried dark fruits, cocoa, burnt wood. Medium sweet flavor with notes of toasted cereal, milk chocolate, dried fruits. Medium bodied with soft carbonation and oily mouthfeel. Lightly warming on the finish with further notes of chocolate, very mellow roasted malts, slight earth, alcohol, raisins and other dried dark fruits. Very tasty stuff.