Cliff Quay Black Jack

Black Jack

 

Cliff Quay in Debenham, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Porter Regular
Score
6.37
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 17
A rich aniseed and roasted aniseed aroma, heralds the warming depths of complex and intriguing this porter with a twist. Deepest and darkest ruby black in colour, with a pale creamy head, the flavours strike in waves; aniseed, roasted grains, sweetness, bitterness combined and then finally an aniseed aftertaste.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask@The Great British Beer Festival 2022 (Days 1&2) - Dark malty with prominent notes of liquorice, caramel and toffee, medium body, dark malty lingering finish.

Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2022 at 14:05


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Forholdvis pålitelige notater fra en travel dag på The Great British Beer Festival, London 02.08.22: brunsvart med fint skum som varer. Mørke karameller, mørke lakrissjokolader, hint av bjørnebær og eukalyptus.

Tried on 16 Aug 2022 at 17:25


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at GBBF '22 day 2, 03/08/22. Dark mahogany brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is big on liquorice, dark malts, light spice, cocoa powder. Taste comprises faint coffee, dark malts, more liquorice, spice, charr, toffee. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad.

Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2022 at 10:09


4.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 2.5

From cask at the GBBF with Holmen1 and Stephen 03.08.22. Very dark brown. Biege head. Strong aroma and taste of liquorice. And more luquorice. A bit one-dimensional. Some bitterness in aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 03 Aug 2022 at 13:30


5.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Gravicask at Chelmsford & Mid Essex Winter Beer Festival. Dark brown body, covering fawn-coloured head. Modest liquorice aroma. Flavours of caramel malts and liquorice followed by a roasted end. Rather thin in the mouth. Accepted (16.02.2017).

Tried from Cask on 24 Feb 2017 at 08:16


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Medium head with medium duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are anise, caramel, roast malt and hops. Anise is very dominant.

Tried from Cask on 16 Feb 2017 at 13:51


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Cask @ Chelmsford Winter Beer festival. Pours dark brown with an offwhite head. Aroma of roasted malt, little caramel, loads of anise seed. Flavor is sweet, malty, caramel, heavy anise seed. Thin to medium body, soft carbonation, sweet finish. 160217

Tried from Cask on 16 Feb 2017 at 13:44


5.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask @ Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Clear dark brown with a lasting off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt and anise seed. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 160217

Tried from Cask on 16 Feb 2017 at 13:41


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cambridge Blue Summer Beer Festival 2013, Cambridge

Cask. Dark brown color with medium beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, licorice. taste roasted malt, coffee, which is overwhelmed with strong anise. Enjoyable beer, but not for everyday drinking.

Tried from Cask on 05 Jul 2013 at 12:38


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask (gravity) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium to dark brown colour with a small, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, licorice - anis seed. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, anis seed, spicy, nice balanced. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120505]

Tried from Cask on 20 Jun 2013 at 18:45