Cast Iron Billy
Pressure Drop Brewing in Tottenham, Greater London, England 🏴
Brown Ale - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.60
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Cast Iron Billy is a luxuriously smooth and heady stout that harkens back to the smog-filled streets of a Victorian London consumed by the industrial revolution. Imperial in terms of its ABV, this 10.5% delight is a majestic drop of roasty and malty beer that packs aromas of coffee, dark berry flavours and delicate hints of vanilla. A real treat of a brew that should be savoured slowly and enjoyed to the fullest.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Dunnell's in Gorey, Jersey some 3+ years ago. Pours a deep dark brown with a small head that disappears. Aromas & tastes of coffee, chocolate, dark berries, liquorice, caramel, nuts, toffee & dark malt. Medium body. Smooth finish. Very enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2025
at 08:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Canned. Close to black colour, mediumsized beigeish brown head. Aroma is chocolate, vanilla, some roasted malts, toffee and wood. Flavour is chocolate, vanilla, roasted malts, some caramel and a bit alcohol to it. Also some liquorice to it.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Oct 2023
at 16:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can. Clear, deep brown body under a fast disappearing head. Aroma has toffee, nut cream and lactose with some toasted malt in the background. Taste is sweet caramel, chocolate, coffee, nut cream, lactose. Fine body and same aftertaste. Tasty and sweet, but the overall impression for me is too one-dimensional and artificial.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Dec 2022
at 07:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
440ml can kindly shared by Finn, rating session at Bergstua. Spotty lacing from a filmy layer, almost black in the glass. Roasted dark malty aromas, black chocolate, appealing. Well balances malt-driven taste of liquorice, chocolate, earth, and cocoa. A backdrop of coffee towards a lingering, smoothly roasted finish. Full bodied. Pleasing. (Malangen 01.09.2022).
Tried
from Can
on 04 Sep 2022
at 18:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Delt med Rune på Bergstua. Svart. Middels høyt mokkafarget skum som daler sakte & etterlater tynn teppelacing. Aroma av sjokolade & røstet malt. Silkemyk munnfølelse. Smaken nøtter & sevje. Tørr, lett bitter avslutning. En god en.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2022
at 15:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can. Dark brown, almost black, with a tight tan head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, a little coffee. Rich flavour with the same chocolate, malt and coffee coming through but also a hefty dollop of dried fruit, red wine and spice. Lovely
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2021
at 00:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Pretty much opaque dark brown beer. Smells of toasty malt and a little coffee. Tastes of malt, dark chocolate, cocoa powder, a bit of liquorice, some vanilla, caramel. A little boozy warmth in a bittersweet finish. Rich, tasty, smooth.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2021
at 20:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
20-12-20 // 440ml can thanks to Koelschtrinker. Rich dark malt aromas. Coffee and cocoa dust. Dry sweetness.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2020
at 11:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. (thanks SirLimpsalot) Almost black with a small head. Sweetish with roasted malt, mild coffee, caramel and dark chocolate. The finish was quite long.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2020
at 10:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Opaque, darkest brown colour with small, creamy, fading, tan head. Roasty, dark malty and caramel malty aroma, notes of caramel, dark caramel, some coffee, cocoa, treacle, molasses, a touch of vanilla. Taste is sweet-ish and roasty, caramel and dark malty, notes of caramel, dark caramel, some treacle, coffee, cocoa, molasses, whiffs of vanilla, some bitter roasty aspects; lingering, bitter hoppy and minimally alcoholic, warming finish. Oily to viscous texture, smooth and soft palate, fine, soft to flat carbonation. Balanced, harmonious - nice, easy sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2020
at 12:26