Black Hole Brewery No Escape!

No Escape!

 

Black Hole Brewery in Little Eaton, Derbyshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Porter Regular
Score
6.70
ABV: 5.2% IBU: - Ticks: 18
Chocolate and damsons with a hint of vanilla. Malt takes centre stage for this beer - with layers of chocolate crystal and roasted barley providing complex , but smooth flavours.
 

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

Cask from the White Swan JDW, Solihull. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a lasting frothy tan head. The aroma is liquorice, chocolate. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a smooth, roasty, chocolate, light liquorice bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask at White Swan (JDW) on 29 Oct 2025 at 22:33


Tried from Cask on 17 Jan 2025 at 14:02


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Handpull cask at the Salmon, Leicester. Mid- to dark brown, very translucent with an uneven beige head and lots of lacing. Mega-malty aroma, loads of chocolate, touches of black grape. Taste is sweet, again very malty, with only touches of fruity bitterness toward the finish. Blueberry, chocolate and grape in the aftertaste. A proper decent porter.

Tried from Cask on 19 Sep 2024 at 17:59


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Standing Order, Derby. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small cream head. The nose is fruity mixed with chocolate. A bit watery in the mouth, but dark fruits are there, together with malt loaf, chocolate and hints of coffee. Some hoppiness comes through in the finish. Not wildly exciting, but OK.

Tried from Cask on 25 Sep 2021 at 20:32


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

Cask at GBBF ‘19, day four, 09/08/19. Black pour with a decent tan head. Nose is dark malts, chocolate sprinkle, dried fruits, charr. Taste comprises mellow roast, cocoa powder, toffee, brown sugar dusting, fruit loaf. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Decent enough porter.

Tried from Cask on 29 Sep 2019 at 08:18


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Imported from my RateBeer account as Black Hole No Escape (by Black Hole Brewery):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5

3/I/19 - on cask, shared with the misses @ The Green Dragon (Croydon, London), BB: n/a - (2019-10)
Clear dark purple brown beer, small irregular beige head, little stable. Aroma: very malty, banana, soft roast, some chocolate, ever so slightly smoky touch, spicy, some speculoos (ginger bread). MF: no carbon, medium to light body. Taste: nice roast, mocha, coffee, soft acidity, bitter touch. Aftertaste: nice roast, mocha, bit hoppy, some dark chocolate.

Tried from Cask on 03 Jan 2019 at 21:06


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

Cask at the St. Ives 'Booze on the Ouse' beer festival, 2017. Pours dark maroon brown with a very small off-white bubbly head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, dark fruits and nut. Medium sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 21 Oct 2017 at 06:30


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

Cask @ St Ives Boozeon the Ouse festival. Medium head with medium duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, coffee and hops. Sweet finish.

Tried from Cask on 21 Oct 2017 at 06:23


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

Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. Deep ruby-red with a thin head. Has a pleasant sweetness and a slightly smooth texture. The chocolate is extremely light but evident.

Tried from Cask on 23 Sep 2014 at 06:35


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at The Barton Arms; dark brown pour with soapy tan head, taste has a hint of coffee some sweetness that you expect.

Tried from Cask on 27 Sep 2013 at 16:18