Renaissance Brewing Craftsman (2014+)

Craftsman (2014+)

 

Renaissance Brewing in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand 🇳🇿

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Regular
Score
7.06
ABV: 4.9% IBU: - Ticks: 30
Craftsman is our Chocolate oatmeal stout. To brew it we add a proportion of organic oatmeal to the mash for a velvety smooth mouthfeel. and plenty of dark roasted coca nibs to the mash,boil and fermentor. The result is a rich, intense stout with notes of dark chocolate that gradually gives way to a subtle hop finish. With malt, coffee and chocolate flavours, Craftsman pairs well with any dessert, or match it with hearty fare such as venison and beef.
 

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle. Pours black. Dark chocolate, cherry, porridge oats, touch of tobacco, some strawberry. Medium body with average carbonation. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Aug 2017 at 04:50


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle. Quasi black colour with ruby glimmer and average, frothy to creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, tan head. Sweet-ish, chocolately, dark malty aroma, notes of toffee, dark caramel, dark chococlate, a touch of malt lozenge, some roast. Taste is slightly bitter, roasty dark malty, chocolately, some coffee, dark chocolate, a touch of burnt caramel. Rich and intense, especially for relatively light 4.9% abv; the light body is nevertheless perceivable, since all flavours seem to float like an aerostat, no "road contact" somehow.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2017 at 14:23


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 330ml. @ [ The Stat Improver Tasting ] - Saxo, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark. [ As Renaissance Craftsman ].Clear medium to dark red brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, oat, roasted, chocolate, sweet malt, sweet chocolate, lacto, milk chocolate. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average to long duration, lacto, milk chocolate, sweet chocolate, dry, duasty, oat. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20170617] 7-3-7-3-15

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2017 at 10:59


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at Højbjerg tasting, from Beautiful Beers, Bury St Edmunds. Pours almost black with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, nut, and vanilla. Medium sweetness, medium plus roasted bitterness, with a light touch of sour. Medium to full body, slight watery and oily texture, average carbonation. Finish is bitter roasted.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2017 at 07:57


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ Johns. Pours very dark brown with a creamy brown head. Aroma of sweet malt, sweet chocolate, cocoa. Flavor is sweet, malty, caramel, dark and milk chocolate, cocoa. Medium body, average carbonation, light sweet finish. 6-4-7-3-14. 170617

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2017 at 07:54


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Chocolate. Light bitter flavor. Strong chocolate notes. Average finish. Oily palate.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2017 at 07:53


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle, 4.9%. Very dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, caramel and a little milk chocolate. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, milk chocolate, little dusty and a little bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2017 at 07:53


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ Saxo tasting. Hazy dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. 170617

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2017 at 07:51


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, coffee, caramel and hops. Sweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2017 at 07:50


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Svart med høyt lys brunt skum. Lukter havre, mørk sjokolade, kakaopulver og noe vanilje. Middels pluss i fylde. Mørk sjokoladebitterhet er i forgrunnen, havre, mørkt brød og noe brent karamel.

Tried on 29 Apr 2017 at 12:38