Brimming with coffee and chocolate flavours, hints of liquorice and dark fruits. Brewed with Pale Ale, Brown, Double Roasted Crystal and Roasted malts and hopped with Phoenix and other British hops. A rich, smooth Stout named after the characterful, black-tarred fishing huts that line Southwold's harbour
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Malty aroma and taste, coffee, roasty notes, light chocolate, medium bitter, light sourish notes. Light to medium body, malty roasty bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2020
at 20:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Queens Head, Newton, Cambridgeshire. Black with creamy white head. Some roastiness, light chocolate and coffee, smooth texture, easy drinkable, bit watery. Some moderate sweetness with bitterness in finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2019
at 22:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Nitro: Poured black with creamy tan head. Aroma was roasted malts some coffee. Taste was bold with coffee, roasted malts some caramel. Smooth to the finish.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2019
at 18:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Tipsy Toad Pub. Black with a lasting off-white head. Roasted aroma with licorice and toffee. Dry and roasted flavour.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Nov 2018
at 20:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours Black with a small creamy head. Roast, chocolate, bread and caramel. Smooth and Subdued. Short bitter finish.. Well executed.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2018
at 20:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
at a tasting, small bubbly head, clear deepish brown color with reddish hues, aroma of dark bread and chocolate, flavor of dark chocolate light charred notes and metal hint, mellow bitterness.Nice typical English stout, light and quite smooth.
Tried
on 21 Jun 2018
at 10:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught at the Wharf. Vinous aroma. Almost black colour. Good creamy stable light brown head. The flavour is creamy and slightly vinous. Low bitterness.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2018
at 19:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can, 0.44l. Aroma of cereals, mildly roasted malt, coffee and licorice. Pitch black color with thin creamy light brown head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts with light sweet roasted malt and cappuccino, follows by caramel, chocolate and faint herbs, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is mild bitter. Light body, creamy texture and average carbonation in palate. Thin, silky, but surely tasty...
Tried
from Can
on 26 May 2018
at 12:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
12/1/2018. Draft at the Cherry Tree, Woodbridge. Pours black with a creamy light beige head. Aroma of milky chocolate, light coffee and roasted malt, with dark fruit. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, silky smooth texture, fine carbonation. 20/2/2021. Bottle shared at the third Ipswich Lockdown 3.0 virtual bottle share. Suffolk vs Norfolk. From Adnams Shop, Woodbridge. Liquorice a lot more prominent. But lacked body. Roasty finish. Different but still a 3.2. And 30/9/2025 again at the Cherry Tree.
Tried
from Draft
at
Cherry Tree (Adnams)
on 12 Jan 2018
at 13:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Sole Bay Inn, Southwold. Not far off black. Thin, super creamy, lasting, khaki head. Nose has light roast coffee bean. Some tar. Some liquorice. Taste is creamy sweet, with light, roast malt, and coffee bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel. Light, roast malt bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Nov 2017
at 09:21