(collab with) BrewDog Castlegate That's A Moray Stout
Windswept in Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
6.93
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at BD Sheps Boost, 20/10/23. Black with a good sized tan head. Nose is a little off putting, hint of plastic, smoke, dark malts, charr. Taste comprises chocolate, spice, charr, nutty, almond, way better than the nose, dark malts. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced kiss of booze. Okay impy stout but the nose lets this one down for me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at BrewDog Liverpool, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out potent spicy whiskey notes, with subtle cocoa and vanillin in back. Flavour has a perfumey quality (from the barrels I assume) and not so much of the peated whiskey I was hoping for. The body is thin, not all that malty or roasty. Not too satisfied with this one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Keg at BD Castlegate. It pours opaque, jet black with a dense deep tan head. The aroma is rich and unctuous, dark roasted malt, vanilla, cake frosting, toasted marshmallow, heady notes of whisky, charred oak, distant bonfire, rocky road, jammy berry, jam rolly polly drizzled in custard, umami, burnt toast and liquorice. The taste is dry, bitter, dark roasted malts, decadent, unctuous, charred oak, umami, liquorice, warming booze, heady notes of whisky, intense dark chocolate torte, cacao nibs, rocky road, espresso coffee, peppery spice, light tannin, warming booze and plenty of fruity Speyside whisky. Finish charred oak and bitter chocolate. Fulsome body and fine to moderate supporting carbonation. Full of flavour. The aroma is pretty impressive. A beer for someone who likes whisky and intense 99% dark chocolate and not the pastry boiiis.