Black Gold
Kent Brewery in West Malling, Kent, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.62
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Rich and dark coloured with many of the flavours and easy drinking qualities of a Golden Ale. A light and refreshing dark beer.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at Shirker's Rest, New Cross. Opaque chestnut. Thin foamy off-white head. Flavourwise it has prickly berries over caramel and malts. Some grains. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
at
Shirker's Rest
on 30 Mar 2026
at 19:41
6.5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2026
at 10:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Half pint on cask at the Hallcross
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light chocolate.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light chocolate.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hallcross
on 07 May 2025
at 07:34
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Reddish brown pour with a beige head. Liquorice, treacle toffee & chocolate aromas. Taste is much the same. Quite bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jan 2025
at 15:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Chappel Beer Festival with Grumbo and ITFCDan. Aroma is malty, caramel, dried fruit and biscuit. Taste is moderate sweetness with bitterness developing. Big become a bit sweaty. Drying bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2025
at 14:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
6/9/2024. Cask at the 37th Chappel Summer Beer Festival. Pours dark chestnut brown with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma is malty, cooking chocolate, caramel, biscuit, dried fruits. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, slightly oily, average to soft carbonation. Quite likeable.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2024
at 11:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Brunswick, Derby. Pours a dark reddish-brown with minimal off-white head and good lacing. There’s malts and some hints of floral hops in the aroma. Dark fruits are prominent in the mouth alongside roast malts and raisins plus hints of berries and aniseed. Dried fruit lingers in the finish. Not at all bad, but I wouldn’t class it as a bitter. Maybe a mild or old ale ?
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2023
at 22:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (Oliver Twist, Stockholm) - Black in colour. Stewed fruits and some roasted notes in the aroma. Roasted and slightly hoppy taste with notes of coffee and berries.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Mar 2023
at 17:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Southampton Arms. Dark red brown colour with golden head. Aroma is hoppy, touch of stink, citrus and a bit of creaminess. Taste is bitter, creamy and lemony, not much roast. Bit fruity towards the end, maybe orange and strawberry. More of a black coloured IPA, than a black IPA, if that makes sense. --- Beer merged from original tick of Black Gold on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:06 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Cask at Southampton Arms. Dark red brown colour with golden head. Aroma is hoppy, touch of stink, citrus and a bit of creaminess. Taste is bitter, creamy and lemony, not much roast. Bit fruity towards the end, maybe orange and strawberry. More of a black coloured IPA, than a black IPA, if that makes sense.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:54
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2019
at 18:26