Dark Side of the Wight
Yates' Brewery in Sandown, Isle of Wight, England 🏴
Stout Regular|
Score
6.46
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A very dark ruby-coloured full-bodied strong winter ale , hopped with Northdown & Cascade hops. Easy-to-drink with a smooth malt chocolatey creamy unique aftertaste.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Isle Of Wight Holiday Beer#68. Picked this local one up earlier in the co-op in Ryde. Dark easy porter. It's a mild version of the style in taste, sweeter dark malty in aroma and flavour with hints of chocolate. Pleasant stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Co-operative Supermarket (Various Locations)
on 10 Sep 2025
at 17:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
50cl bottle.
Medium beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light coffee & chocolate.
Medium beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light coffee & chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2025
at 13:38
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle, thanks to Grumbo. BB - 01/21. Pours dark brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, dark fruits, toffee, hints of orange & malt. Moderate body. Dry finish. Enjoyable, especially considering it's a year out of date, happy to get my 2nd IOW rate
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2025
at 08:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cider Barn, Godshill. Aroma combines liquorice and coffee with dark berries and porridge. Dark and glossy. Foamy beige head. Medium bitter. Liqourice. Followed by a malty wave. Underlying dark berry tang eventually comes to the fore. Medium bodied. Creamy. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Pleasant Stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2022
at 19:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle many thx to Sir Grumbo 2020-04-01 Göteborg AR: rich chocolate, roasted malt AP: dark brown, cream brown lid F: rich chocolate, roasted malt, black coffee,
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2020
at 20:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
17/7/2019. Bottle shared at the South West tour bottle share. Bought at Asda, Newport, IOW. Pours mid brown with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, toffee, grain, hops and fruit. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Nicest of the Yates beers just shared.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2019
at 12:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a reddish orange with off white head. Aroma is strong malts some light licorice. Taste is toasty roasted malts, chocolate hints.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2019
at 11:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from ASDA, Newport, IOW. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are caramel, toasted malt, fruits, hops and has a nice caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2019
at 11:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
28th May 2017: Burning Soul Brewery tasting session. 500ml bottle thanks to me. Red hue to the mahogany body, decent white head on top. Malty brew with a mild nutty feel in the flavours amongst the malty molasses that help to make this a fairly sweet beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2017
at 15:19
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle @ Burning Soul tasting, thanks to Haddock. Pours a clear teak / mahogany, good brilliant white head. Aroma of nutty malts. Taste is generally clean, malt-forward with some nutty chocolate. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2017
at 14:49