14/03/2007. BLACK HORSE, 72 Redearth Road, DARWEN, Lancashire, England

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Creamy light brown head stayed in a dark reddish brown body. Malt, nutty & caramel aroma. Medium bodied, smooth & creamy with a clean back. Malt caramel, liquorice & fruity berry tastes with a tangy finish. Great mild.

6

Many thanks to Simon for this bottle. Nice malty beginning. Moderate grainy, fruity parts. Smooth and easy to drink, mild malty, toasted grain, round and nice. --- Beer merged from original tick of Stoker's Slake on 26 Sep 2020 at 22:24 - Score: 6. Original review text: Many thanks to Simon for this bottle. Nice malty beginning. Moderate grainy, fruity parts. Smooth and easy to drink, mild malty, toasted grain, round and nice.

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample courtesy of Grumbo. Thanks. Hazy dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty and roasted malt. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and roasted light bitter finish. 090220

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample courtesy Grumbo. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are caramel, nuts, roast malt, chocolate and has a nice malty sweet finish.

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

29/1/2020. Cask at the 13th Colchester Winter Ale Festival. Pours clear, quite a dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of moderate roasted malt, milk chocolate, light coffee and caramel. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft to flat carbonation. Pretty decent mild, would be easy to drink a lot of this.

6.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Half-pint, on cask at Harry's Bar in Wakefield. Almost black in the glass with a deep ruby shade. Slightly roasted dark malty aromas. Dark caramel flavours, rather dry. Roasted ending, a bit creamy on the swallow. Pretty nice. (04.07.2019).

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at GBBF 2016. It pours clear deep brown with a medium beige head. The aroma is earthy, bitter - sweet, gravel, coffee, hint of plastic and balsamic vinegar. The taste is smooth, bitter - sweet, caramel, dried fruits, toast, pepper and fruit cake with a mellow finish. Light+ body and soft carbonation. I am not so keen on the aroma, but found it to be well-rounded and drinkable enough.

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

9th August 2016
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear amber beer, patchy ream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, modest carbonation. Tangy caramel malts. Light floral bitterness. Modest dried fruits. Dry finish. Tastes like an old fashioned bitter more than a mild. Clean.

5

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Sampled @ GBBF day 1. Clear brown color, average sized beige head that diminishes quickly. Smell and taste malts, caramel, malt bitter, a slight bready note to it as well. Average body and carbonation.