Chocolate Drop
Caledonian Brewery in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.33
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fonefan (85107) reviewed Chocolate Drop from Caledonian Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (handpump) @ Nags Head, 5 Russell Street, Reading, Berkshire, England RG1 7XD.Clear dark red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dusty chocolate, light caramel. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110427]
Bullit (6141) reviewed Chocolate Drop from Caledonian Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ Sir Walter Scott, JDW. Brown colour, tan head. Aroma is toasty, malty, bit of vegetables. Flavour is light roasty malty, bit of chocolate.
madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Chocolate Drop from Caledonian Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
April 2008. Smooth dark brown ale. Dry with a very light touch of hop. A noticeable but subtle chocolate tone in the finish.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
[cask at Back of Beyond, Reading]Slightly worrying pink reflection from bottom of glass. Gave off such a strong chocolate aroma (american sweet candy chocolate rather than decent chocolate) that I had to move this beer some way away in order to actually be able to appreciate the other beers I had. Chocolate pronounced in taste, and oddly does actually taste like chocolate drops rather than chocolate - not sure how this is possible, and wonder if it’s by autosuggestion from the beer name. Despite the chocolate flavour the beer itself is as thin and watery as the ABV suggests, with a conflicting roasted & bitter aftertaste. Easy to drink and unusual to have the chocolate flavour with a best bitter, but one can’t help feeling that there’s a reason why chocolate flavour is normally only added to stout.
Downender (11273) reviewed Chocolate Drop from Caledonian Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask-conditioned at the Berkeley, Bristol (JDW) 17/4/08. Medium brown coloured with a slight tan head. Sweet toffee and chocolate aroma with a hint of roastiness. Sweet flavours with plenty of chocolate and a slightly dry finish. Ok in small quantities.
berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Chocolate Drop from Caledonian Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Dark chestnut clour with a thin cream head; rich roasted malt aroma; thin in the mouth, clear bitter chocolate flavour supported by some malt and red fruit; disappointing finish, reminding me of coffee grounds.
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Chocolate Drop from Caledonian Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask handpull at Victoria Sporks. Dark brown colour with lasting creamy beige head. Milky choccy coffee flavour. Some dark cherry/plum fruit too. Bit grainy in the mouth. Pretty decent balance, touch of hop sting on finish. Choccy aroma. Fine. I always find myself sat outside the ladies loo in this pub and I have no idea why.
Fin (18516) reviewed Chocolate Drop from Caledonian Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
[i] [b]Cask at The Exchange JDW, Banbury, Oxon 31-03-08 [/i] [/b] Chesnut in colour with some ruby glints and a tiny white head. chocolate on the nose and in the mouth, no real bitterness here but also not particularly sweet. A very tasty beer if a little thin perhaps.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Chocolate Drop from Caledonian Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at St. Vincents Edinburgh ... Deep red brown ... light sweet toffee malt , light fruity and hop dominated ... no chocolate.