Dark Drake
Dancing Duck Brewery in Derby, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Stout - Oatmeal Regular|
Score
6.89
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Delicious malty, caramel and liquorice flavours combine wonderfully in a smooth drinking velvety, oatmeal stout with a freshly roasted coffee and toffee finish.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Half pint on cask at the Hallcross. Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. lots of chocolate
Tried
from Cask
at
Hallcross
on 19 Nov 2021
at 18:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask: Poured a black brown with a tan head. Aroma is sweet sticky malts, chocolate, toffee. Taste roasted malts, chocolate caramel sweetish and softish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2020
at 20:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
11/10/2020. Cask at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, Havenstreet. Pours almost black with a small frothy beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, toffee, vanilla and dark fruits. Moderate sweetness and medium roasted bitterness. Moderate body, smooth texture, soft carbonation. Nice roasty finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Oct 2020
at 19:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled pint at The Pheasant Inn, Wellington Shropshire on 31st Aug 2020. Black bodied, creamy tanned head. Coffee and dark chocolate in both the aroma and slick taste, this is a smooth and fairly rich, malty Stout and very 'drinkable'.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2020
at 08:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Exeter Arms, Derby Blackcurrant, liquorice and malts in the nose. Pours almost black with a small cream head. In the mouth there is liquorice, plus cherries and raspberries, but is a bit sharp on the tongue. Sharpness persists in the finish, together with liquorice. Nice, but not a world-beater.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Sep 2019
at 22:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask @ Young Pretender, Congleton. Pours black, good creamy tan head. Aroma has strong coffee, chocolate, roast. Creamy on the palate, good rich coffee, roast and general mocha character with a pleasing underling sweetness. Great condition. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jul 2019
at 20:44
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2019
at 11:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol, 7/2/2017. Near black in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Aroma of toasted porridge oats, with some plain chocolate and dark liquorice. Flavour had more chocolate, and a hint of coffee, before a dryish, slightly creamy, finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2017
at 06:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at the Rose & Crown, Sandhurst. A glossy black pour with a loose beige head; oatmeal aroma; dry and smooth in the mouth with an oatmeal body and some caramel; then a dry finish with some toffee. Very easy drinking.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2016
at 09:58
8/10
Really clean. Charcoal. Coffee. Espresso. Would call this a mild hybrid. Lots of pleasant light-roasted flavours.
Tried
at
The Ale House
on 04 Oct 2016
at 18:56