Belfast Black
Whitewater Brewery in Castlewellan, Down, Northern Ireland
Stout - Dry Regular|
Score
6.53
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Roasted barley, rolled oats, chocolate & black malts combine to produce our Traditional Irish Stout brimming with flavour. The gentle coffee aroma is balanced wonderfully by rich hop flavours.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Chris and Ruth’s pre-GBBF Shindig, 2016 (Sunday sesh.). Reddish-brown pour with a beige head. Red fruit, apple and caramel aroma. Flavours of toffee apple, more red fruit, spice. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2016
at 16:36
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pre-gbbf-shinding. Klare dunkel orange braune Farbe, große beige schaumkrone. Geruch süß malzig, leicht schokoladig. Geschmack mild röstmalzig, schokoladig, toffee.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2016
at 13:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a dark brown with medium beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong roast, dark fruit, cocoa. Medium mouth, nice roast, dark chocolate, nuts, light finish, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2016
at 07:45
6/10
Tried
on 25 May 2015
at 03:47
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On nitro tap at McHugh's, pours black with a creamy beige head. Nose brings out dry bready toffee and some light espresso overtones. Flavour is very restrained, with light dry espresso and some cocoa. Very creamy palate and easy to drink. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Apr 2015
at 18:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home from asda. Aroma is dry roast, nutty earthy, some lactose sweet. Flavour is composed of dry chalky roast, mineral, little spicy edge, hint of dark choc. Opaque black caramel coloured pour with a lasting light tan head. Palate is medium light with a little chalky carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2015
at 15:15
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
50 cl bottle thanks to Nisse666! Sampled on December 21, 2013.Marked 4.2% ABV, Lot 971, BB Sep 2014.Clear dark red to brown color, small brown head. Sweet, fruity, berry scent. Grainy, dry, light toffee taste. A bit roasted aftertaste. A bit thin mouthfeel, dry. Medium bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2013
at 06:54
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle thx to Secret Santa Beersiveknown- thx man country tick #104 cons 2013-12-21 Göteborg AR: heavy roasted malt, chocolate AP: dark brown body, stouthy sand brown head F: rich in carbonation, roasted malt, chocolate, Nescafe coffey
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2013
at 06:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Tesco [151213] 4.2%
Very dark caramel brown, off white frothy, bit of lacing. Aroma - slight blackcurrant dark malts, hardly any roast. Taste of light roast, very soft dark fruity malts, some bitter dark chocolate, touch of charcoal. Palate - moderate carb, thin body, some sweetness from the dark malts and soft bitter roast. Finish as main flavour, bit dry, bit of metallic bitterness in the tail, some more roast in the finish. Overall - Not as bitter as some dry stouts. Flavour come across as a bit lacklustre....perhaps the cask beer at a slight stronger abv (4.5%) is better
Very dark caramel brown, off white frothy, bit of lacing. Aroma - slight blackcurrant dark malts, hardly any roast. Taste of light roast, very soft dark fruity malts, some bitter dark chocolate, touch of charcoal. Palate - moderate carb, thin body, some sweetness from the dark malts and soft bitter roast. Finish as main flavour, bit dry, bit of metallic bitterness in the tail, some more roast in the finish. Overall - Not as bitter as some dry stouts. Flavour come across as a bit lacklustre....perhaps the cask beer at a slight stronger abv (4.5%) is better
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2013
at 14:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml Bottle: BBD end of Aug 14, poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard at home on 22nd Oct 13. Thanks to my son-in-law for bringing this back from Belfast for me. Very black (I wonder how they chose the beers name?), with a good and lasting tanned head. Bitter chocolate nose and taste, with treacle hints adding some sweetness in the mouth. I found this both interesting and tasty. Good body depth, if a little too bitter at times as ground coffee beans added their slant onto the already bitter chocolate flavours I’d already en-counted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2013
at 14:46