Bad Kitty
(has 1 batch)
Brass Castle Brewery in Malton, North Yorkshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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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7.5/10
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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
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Handpull cask at the Kelham Island Tavern. Black, with very little head but a fair bit of natural carbonation. Chocolate, coffee and oak chips dominate the resplendent aroma. Taste begins sweet but there is an almost immediate bitter/sour hit. Black cherry on the finish. Bitter aftertaste. Complex and moreish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jan 2016
at 09:26
9/10
Gorgeous!
Tried
on 05 Sep 2015
at 22:34
6/10
Tried
on 31 Jul 2015
at 07:05
7/10
Tried
on 26 Jul 2015
at 22:15
8/10
Lactose aroma, chocolate, blackcurrants and motor oil. Loads of Swiss milk chocolate, espresso, blackcurrants and leather. Awesome.
Tried
at
The Ale House
on 23 Jul 2015
at 19:28
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from The Beerhive. Opaque brown body with a thin off-white head that quickly fades. No lacing. Aroma of chocolate ice-cream, filter coffee, toffee and hazelnut. Flavour of vanilla, white sugar and chocolate with a strange lemony bite to finish. Thin body with a watery texture. Soft fizz. Doesnโt quite gel for me - the citric hops donโt suit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2015
at 17:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried at the Lincoln Beer festival 2015. Black colour with tan head. Very sweet chocolate aroma. Flavour was also sweet with more chocolate and dark fruit.
Tried
on 23 May 2015
at 03:03
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, Fly in the Loaf, Liverpool. Black looks with a medium sized creamy tan head. Very sweet choc laden nose. Flavour was similarly sweet with more choc and notes of dark fruits and malts. Not bad but nothing to bring the house down here.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2014
at 09:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Southern. Pours black, nose is vanilla and chocolate, taste is dry, roasted, creamy, vanilla.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Nov 2014
at 01:40