Whitstable Bay Black Oyster Stout
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴
Stout - Oyster Regular|
Score
6.53
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half pint from the keg at Old Neptune, Whitstable. Pours black with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, toffee, earth & malt. Moderate body. Malty finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jan 2025
at 21:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml supermarket bottle now just called 'Black Stout' but with same ABV and label design. Black pour with decent beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, toffee, cocoa, some sweetness. Its slightly on the light side but still retain a mild creaminess. Taste of roast, brown bread crust, milk chocolate, mild prickly-leafy hop. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft, half pint. @Junkyard, Nottingham (England). 12/10/2024 [#7.980 Global - #1.033 England - #3 Shepherd Neame] Pours pitch black with a beige head. Good retention. Aroma: cocoa beans, roasted toffee and chocolate malts. Taste: dark chocolate and toffee. Mild creamy palate. Next one, please!
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Dec 2024
at 17:13
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
End of a long weekend of driving children around, dog walking and gardening. So the fire has been lit, the dogs are in front of it and this seemed to be rhe perfect beer for the situation. And it was! Great pour and good head. Perfect temperature from the garage and those malts shine through, with a perfect bitter balance of hops. Lots going on for a low abv. You forget how thirst quenching a good stout can be.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Nov 2024
at 18:06
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle (as Black Stout, seem to have dropped the 'Oyster'): BB March 2025, drank at home while doing a BBQ in the back garden. It's black with a tanned topping and is 'Stouty' in nature, smooth, malty and fine overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2024
at 13:19
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Birbanti, Trieste. Black with beige head. Some roastiness, some milk chocolate, cocoa, watery, sweetish. Bitterness in finish. Light bodied.
Tried
from Draft
at
Birbanti
on 09 Apr 2020
at 19:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On nitro tap at Alaus Biblioteka, pours black with a creamy small beige head. Nose brings out dry oats, light cocoa and earthy dryness. Flavour is along the same lines, with oats, roasted barley, and light cocoa. Smooth and creamy. It's solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 May 2018
at 18:40
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Kane Doe, Östersund. What is this....remake a Guinness? Very similar beer, with a much larger darker foam head. The foam was unpleasant to battle through. Underneath, a very quaffable light stout and with a nice taste. (14/12/17) Keg at Jane Doe, Östersund. Had this a few times here now, an easy go to beer at a low ABV. 3.7 to 3.6.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2017
at 16:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at The Stag Hastings. Black beer lasting cream nitro head. Chocolate mousse flavour. Chocolate some richness. Too cold. Ok i thought
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Nov 2017
at 07:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft @ The Coastguard, Dover. Black colour, creamy beige foam. Very roasty, hints of coffee, a tad of tartness. Easy drinkable and well balanced stout.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2017
at 05:07