Bad Kitty
Brass Castle Brewery in Malton, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.07
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A chewy chocolate-vanilla dream of a porter. Bad Kitty earned its name from the antics of the two original brewhouse cats, who delight in mischievously supervising proceedings.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Calderdale Beer Festival 2017. Black with a thin head. It has a huge vanilla hit and is extremely smooth tasting too. It has perhaps mellowed in the wood.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2018
at 10:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pitch black, good creamy tan head, half-way lasting, heavy lacing. Strong aroma roasted malts, coffee, cocoa, dark fruits, vanilla. Taste light heavy sweet and slightly bitter, roasty, coffee, dark chocolate, dark fruits. Roasty sweet aftertaste with light bitter notes, milk chocolate, light vanilla notes, medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Smooth en easy to drink, good.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Feb 2018
at 12:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml can. Black colour, beige foam head leaving lots of lacing and aroma of roast malt, coffee, chocolate. Taste is smokey malt, roasted, dark fruits, sweetish, chocolate and coffee with some bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, roasty bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Sep 2017
at 16:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask @ Blue Boar, Leicester. Black with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate and vanilla. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 260717
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jul 2017
at 10:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Blue Boar, Leicester. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, caramel, hops, licorice and has a nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jul 2017
at 10:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask-conditioned at the Pelican, Gloucester 10/2/2017. Dark brown with tight, beige, head. Aroma of plain chocolate, dark fruits and toasted malts. flavour was on a similar vein, with a sweet edge and gentle finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2017
at 12:02
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours black with a small beige head that quickly disappeared. Aroma of chocolate, vanilla and mild roast coffee. Moderately sweet and chocolaty, roasted malt and vanilla flavours. Good body a real mouthful, a dry finish. Nice!
Tried
on 20 Jan 2017
at 13:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask @ Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield [020916]
Black, tan edges, dense beige head, good lacing
Aroma - Dark malt, some soft vanilla
Taste of nice smooth dark malts, very soft roast, soft vanilla, dark chocolate, dark fruits
Palate - Medium body, good texture, quite sweet. Fimish of smooth dark malts, some dark chocolate
Overall - Good porter
Black, tan edges, dense beige head, good lacing
Aroma - Dark malt, some soft vanilla
Taste of nice smooth dark malts, very soft roast, soft vanilla, dark chocolate, dark fruits
Palate - Medium body, good texture, quite sweet. Fimish of smooth dark malts, some dark chocolate
Overall - Good porter
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2016
at 15:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Ale House, Chelmsford. Pours black with a beige head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted coffee, plum, prune, and nuttiness. Moderate sweetness and bitterness, touch of sour developing. Full bodied, smooth texture, soft carbonation. Very good but not sure could do a second.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Sep 2016
at 12:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
I was first alerted to this beer via the recently departed legend that was Terry Wogan and his good pal Mason McQueen as they meandered round the city of York stopping to sup this at a fine hostelry in said city, so when it cropped up at the National Winter Ales Festival (2016) naturally I had to give it a go. Black pour with a beige head. Dark coffee roast and dark chocolate aroma with a hint of vanilla and raisin. Deep flavours of dark chocolate, cocoa, cola and raisin. Long malty finish. Very good.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2016
at 13:03