Black Friday
Camden Town Brewery in Enfield, Greater London, England 🏴
Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Regular|
Score
6.97
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The story: The golden Bohemian skies turned black. The cool floral breeze spiked into a whirl of burning bitter fruits. Everything changed. A beautiful dance between darkness and light. Brutal and elegant. Thunder and shooting stars. It was Friday the 13th. Black Friday.
The taste: Black Friday is a pilsner unlike any you’ve had before. Stained black in the brewing process and made using super-sized hops of Saaz descent (Premiant from Czech Republic and Motueka from New Zealand; Saaz is the traditional pilsner hop), it’s got a cocoa-like foam, it’s nutty and chocolatey to begin and then finishes with an elegant and classic clean pilsner finish – it plays tricks on your tongue, starting dark and finishing light. The hops then give lemon spiked with herbs and a tropical fruit background. It’s lager but it’s different.
Malt: Pilsner and Roast Barley
Hops: Premiant and Motueka
The taste: Black Friday is a pilsner unlike any you’ve had before. Stained black in the brewing process and made using super-sized hops of Saaz descent (Premiant from Czech Republic and Motueka from New Zealand; Saaz is the traditional pilsner hop), it’s got a cocoa-like foam, it’s nutty and chocolatey to begin and then finishes with an elegant and classic clean pilsner finish – it plays tricks on your tongue, starting dark and finishing light. The hops then give lemon spiked with herbs and a tropical fruit background. It’s lager but it’s different.
Malt: Pilsner and Roast Barley
Hops: Premiant and Motueka
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ BrewDog Camden, 113 Bayham Street, London, Greater London, England NW1 0AG.Clear dark black brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark roasted. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, dark malt, chocolate malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120805]
Tried
on 16 Jan 2013
at 11:35
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
On tap at BrewDog Camden, London on 4th August 2012. Black with off-white head and a little lace. Fruity aroma with plenty of roast malts. Rich malty and slightly smoky main taste - berries, coffee, toast and smoke. Plenty of flavour foci. Tangy citric kick. Bitterish end with roastiness and tanginess. Zingy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Sep 2012
at 12:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught@Brewdog Camden, London. More or less black colour, small brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, toffee, dark ripe fruits, some mild raisins as well as mild notes of rye. Flavour is being quite similar in a very nice balance.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2012
at 22:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
15th July 2012
Opaque black beer, little pale tan head. Palate is a little crisp and quite dry. Minerals. Dry dark malt, a little roast, but not bitter. Tiny bit of citrus in the minerally semi dry and crisp finish. Not bad and I think my first Black Pils!
Opaque black beer, little pale tan head. Palate is a little crisp and quite dry. Minerals. Dry dark malt, a little roast, but not bitter. Tiny bit of citrus in the minerally semi dry and crisp finish. Not bad and I think my first Black Pils!
Tried
on 21 Jul 2012
at 07:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
on 05 Jun 2012
at 04:24
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
tap at brewdog ...thin tan head ... soft toffee roast ... light grassy nose ... bitter woody fruits ... soft toffee ... dry roast ... little to bitter ... and quite a lot of hay in linger
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2012
at 04:55