Taking the Dark
Discworld Ales (Ales By Mail) in Billericay, Essex, England 🏴
Brewed at/by: Brecon BrewingIPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Special Out of Production
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Score
6.02
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A special brew presented to all graduates of the famed Ankh-Morpork Assassin’s Guild. A beer as black as their newly-acquired assassins robes.
Jimkin Bearhugger’s state of the art distillery is famed for producing whiskey in Ankh-Morpork. As Head Brewer to the Assassins’ Guild, their beer and ales are respected across Discworld.
Take the Dark and join the Assassin’s Guild.
Jimkin Bearhugger’s state of the art distillery is famed for producing whiskey in Ankh-Morpork. As Head Brewer to the Assassins’ Guild, their beer and ales are respected across Discworld.
Take the Dark and join the Assassin’s Guild.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle courtesy of Geraint and Helen (cheers you two) consumed at home Friday 21st August 2015 Pours almost black in colour a little murky, light beige head and rim. Burnt toffee on nose, bitter with an overwhelmingly sweet burnt toffeeness, there is a burnt frying pan. oily fried bits type flavour. Still it is better than my write up suggests, thick in mouth some of the oily hoppiness comes through. It’s fine. A6 A3 T7 P3 Ov13 3.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2015
at 13:17
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
(Bottle, 0.33. l, at laiti’s, 20150613, thanks) The beer poured very dark brown and clear. Its head was small and white. Aroma had sweetness and liquorice, Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, liquorice, burnt malts, sweetness and bitterness. Aftertaste was burnt and bitter. A messy brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2015
at 11:45
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
33 cl bottle @ home, BBE 12/2016
Pours no head. Aroma is rather mild with roasty tones and coffee. Flavour has rubbery tones, herbal tones, some bitter coffee and licorice. Finishes with minerals, herbal tones and some licorice root. No CO2 on palate. Well, now I understand why this has so low ratings. Perhaps this could work with some CO2 added but it wouldn’t be great with it either.
Pours no head. Aroma is rather mild with roasty tones and coffee. Flavour has rubbery tones, herbal tones, some bitter coffee and licorice. Finishes with minerals, herbal tones and some licorice root. No CO2 on palate. Well, now I understand why this has so low ratings. Perhaps this could work with some CO2 added but it wouldn’t be great with it either.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2015
at 07:54
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
330ml bottle
Pours dark brown with no head. Aroma of earthy notes, syrup, hints of licorice, roastiness and off notes. Taste is sweetish, earthy and a bit stuffy with some licorice and mild off flavors. Finish is sweet, stuffy and heavy with hints of licorice and mild roastiness. Feels more like an American Strong Ale.
Pours dark brown with no head. Aroma of earthy notes, syrup, hints of licorice, roastiness and off notes. Taste is sweetish, earthy and a bit stuffy with some licorice and mild off flavors. Finish is sweet, stuffy and heavy with hints of licorice and mild roastiness. Feels more like an American Strong Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2015
at 07:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. [ As Discworld Ales Taking the Dark ].Clear dark red brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, wood. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, wood, roasted, hoppy, amlt and hop bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20150411]
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2015
at 03:07
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Fra flaske på RBHD-samling på Fridtjofen april-15: Mørkebrun. Intet skum og nesten ingen karbonering. Mørk, mørk aroma og smak: kraftig brent kaffe og 70%sjokolade. Maltkroppen og alkosødmen sørger for at den allikevel ikke blir ubehagelig bitter. Ingen god representant for stilen.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2015
at 13:35