Dark Masquerade
Half Moon Brewery in Ellerton, East Yorkshire, England 🏴
Mild - Dark Regular|
Score
6.64
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Ruby/brown ale which is packed with dark chocolate and liquorice flavours.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the York tap. Leeds jaunt. Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Aromas of milk chocolate, something nutty. Taste is similar. Smooth, creamy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2016
at 05:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF 2015. Pours a dark amber brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Slightly roasted malty fruity caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2016
at 08:34
6/10
Tried
on 25 Jan 2016
at 19:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2015, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Half Moon Dark Masquerade ].Clear dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark malt, light coffee, light vegetables. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, roasted, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150811]
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2015
at 17:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Guildford arms. Pours black, nose is toffee, chocolate, taste is creamy, velvety chocolate, sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Nov 2015
at 14:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield. Cola brown, with a bit of a haze. Compact, lasting, tan head. Earthy roast. Hint of coffee. Some dried vine fruits. Vinous tang. Taste is earthy bitter. Some tang. Decent body for the ABV. Fruity tang on the finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2015
at 10:46
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF 2015, day 1 - London. Pours clear brown with a tan cream head. Simple toasty brown bread in the nose, some earth and leaves. Light sweet flavor, with mellow ash, tobacco, cocoa. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Good balance in the finish, with a bit of chocolate, east, beat-up leather and dried fruits. Good one.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2015
at 16:39
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2015. It pours cloudy deep brown with a small beige head. The nose is toasty, earthy, cocoa, brown bread and light raisin/sultana. The taste is toasty, earthy bitterness, twig, dirt, cocoa, touch of dark fruit and wood with a short, dry finish. Light body and fine carbonation. A simple, easy-going mild. Pretty drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2015
at 09:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Half Moon Dark Masquerade 3.60% is a deep mahoganey brown with a beige head. The aroma is herbal & chocolatey. Med-full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. The taste is malty chocolate & coffee crisps. Nice body & mouthfeel make for a satisfying brew.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2015
at 23:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF ’15, day 1, 11/08/15. Murky mahogany brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is cocoa, light charr, dark fruit rinds, pinch of spice, biscuit, toffee. Taste comprises raisens, light cocoa, biscuit. Medium bodied, a touch watery, semi drying close. Adequate mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2015
at 14:45