Camden Town Brewery Ink

Ink

 

Camden Town Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Stout - Dry Regular
Score
6.89
ABV: 4.4% IBU: 51 Ticks: 59
A GOOD HEAD IS ESSENTIAL.
Especially when it comes to stout. We use nitrogen bubbles to give our Ink Stout its thick, creamy head and smooth finish. And without getting all big headed, we think it’s the finest stout in the land. Loaded with roast and bitter dark chocolate, dark fruits, a rich and smooth body with linger dry finish.

Stout was born in london in the 18th century, but while the black stuff was made famous in ireland, it declined in popularity in the capital, until now. This changes everything and stout has never tasted so good.
 

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6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
(Keg at Woolshed, 20140426) The beer poured black. Its head was small, dense and lightly brown. Aroma had liquorice, burnt malts and ash. Palate was surprisingly light bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were burnt malts, liquorice, ash, earth and bitterness. Aftertaste was burnt and bitter. A thin and burnt stout which didn’t please me.
Tried on 26 Apr 2014 at 10:22

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tap at Woolshed, Helsinki. Colour is black with slightly brownish creamy white head. Aromas and flavours: Hints of coffee, hints of dark chocolate, some burntness and roasted malts. Pretty easy.
Tried from Draft on 25 Apr 2014 at 09:27

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Medium grayish brown creamy lasting head. Opaque black body. Roasty earthy chocolatey aroma. Dryish minty earthy taste with chocolate and herb notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft, smooth mouthfeel. Dryish earthy dusty roasty aftertaste with chocolate pudding notes. Nice, drinkable, unusual. (0.284l draft at Truscott Arms, London.)
Tried from Draft on 12 Apr 2014 at 10:16

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at the brewery during the tour. Aroma is nice earthy roast with a hint if caramel. Dark brown with a creamy tan head. Flavour is smooth roast, sweet choc praline and earthy hop. Nice easy drinking stout. Water profile is slightly chalky. Decent beer.
Tried on 03 Apr 2014 at 14:05

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg at Blackfriars. Jet black, nice long-lasting beige head. Aromas are mostly chocolate with light roast notes. Taste is sweet, underlining the chocolate thing. Lacks body, even accounting for the strength. OK.
Tried on 29 Mar 2014 at 16:46

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On keg. Appearancestors - opaque black with a nice fawn creamy head. Nose - almost chocolate but not quite. Almost liquorice but not quite. Maybe a salted liquorice is a more accurate description. Taste - more salted liquorice but something coffee and dark chocolate underneath. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long elegant dry finish. Overall - interesting as it’s somewhere in the twilight between stout and porter and it does have that savoury edge.
Tried on 22 Mar 2014 at 10:29

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg @ The Hanging Bat, Edinburgh [270713]
Black, dense tan creamy head
Aroma - soft burnt roast malt, touch of burnt toast
Taste of dark caramel, dry roast, bitter chocolate, bitter dark malt, charcoal
Palate - Medium body, smooth, simple. Finish - lingering bitter burnt toast
Overall - I found this a bit disappointing. As a Guinness type keg stout, Samuel Smith’s Extra Stout is better than this
Tried on 30 Jul 2013 at 15:01

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6
Keg at earl of Essex; dark brown pour with velvety beige head, coffee and malt aroma, roasted coffee taste bitter end.
Tried on 08 Jun 2013 at 07:17

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft @ Hamnmästaren, Malmö. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and licorice flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel finish with some bitter hints.
Tried from Draft on 05 Jun 2013 at 11:31

8/10
Tried on 18 May 2013 at 20:08