Fathom
Jaw Brew in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland 🏴
Mild Regular|
Score
6.43
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A nautical measurement of depth, Fathom is the epitome of a dark beer. Created to include porter and stout enthusiasts, it has won an award each year since the brewery began. Distinct style with more depth of character. With a mere 4% it is no wonder this is a firm favorite.
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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
A 500ml bottle brought home from Scotland. It pours a very dark colour with a brown foamy head. It's aromas are of chocolate. Tastes of chocolate, caramel & coffee. A reasonable stout. Different bottle of beer in my home No. 1916
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2025
at 13:40
05/12/2015. CALEY SAMPLE ROOM, 56 Angle Park Terrace, EDINBURGH, Midlothian, Scotland
Tried
on 28 Feb 2023
at 15:10
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Black with head that fizzes out after a few seconds. Weird caramel sweet and sour notes. There's no best before date on the bottle but I suspect this had better days. It's more or less cola. Terrible. Lawn water.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2022
at 21:23
6/10
Tried
on 31 Jul 2018
at 18:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, half-pint at Shakespeare (Lower Temple Street). Black in the glass, sparse lacing, filmy layer on the surface. Rather rich cocoa nose. Taste of chocolate malts, lightly roasted. Mid-sweet malty ending. Quite well bodied for the low abv. Pleasing. (Birmingham 06.07.2018).
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jul 2018
at 13:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Third of a cask pint at the Scottish Real Ale Festival in Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange on 7th July 2017. Very dark, almost black bodied: beige topping. Malty in both the nose and flavour, coffee notes from the said maltiness found in the aroma and taste. A decent Stout all round, definitely not a Mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jul 2017
at 04:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle poured into tulip glass. Inky black with a big, fizzy tan head. Coffee, roasted malt, leather aroma. Flavour is similar with some dried fruit thrown in for good measure. Bit thin, maybe, but most pleasant
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2017
at 17:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2015 [ The 40th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 8th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Jaw Fathom ].Clear dark brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark malt, coffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a long duration, dark malt, sweet malt, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151007] 6-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2017
at 10:47
7/10
Tried
on 28 Apr 2016
at 14:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gravity cask at Nottingham festival with fonefan, Charlotte, Boudicca & chriso. Opaque maroon color. Aroma of dark roast coffee. Taste is roasty coffee grounds. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Oct 2015
at 17:00