Black Beauty
Vale Brewery in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.63
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Our award-winning full bodied porter. Intense dark roasted malts give way to wonderful chocolate flavours.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at Greyfriar, Reading. Aroma has charcoal and coffee, alongside toffee. Opaque cola brown. Foamy beige head soon retreats to the rim.finish. Initial coffee and sour berries, followed by porridge and malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Greyfriar
on 03 Jan 2025
at 21:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Briar Rose, Birmingham. Pours a dark brown-mahogany with small tanned head. It was very roasty in flavour with coffee and liquorice coming through as well as chocolate, smoke and a touch of berry sour. Just about enough sweetness amongst the bitter roast to balance. Rich, medium bodied. This one doesn't hold back in terms of the style- a bit underrated I think.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:08
7/10
On cask at Heaven and Ale, Barnsley - black, beige head. Chocolate hit up front, that reyt good chocolate that is like 70%. Bit of vanilla, smooth creamy, liquorice.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2024
at 21:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Justice Mill, Aberdeen. It pours darkest brown to black with a medium fluffy white head. The aroma is dark roasted malt , charred action, bitter - sweet, vanilla, chocolate cake, vanilla, caramel and toffee. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, charred, burnt toast, umami, cacao nibs, dark chocolate, treacle, malt loaf, dull vanilla and toasted fruit cake with dry, toasty finish. Average body and fine, fluffy carbonation. Decent stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 May 2024
at 11:49
7/10
What am I doing in a fucking Spoons, on a random Wednesday and getting a pint that is actually good. Truly, it is the end of times.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Apr 2024
at 23:18
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Duke of St Albans, Highgate on 23rd April 2024. Deep sepia black with tan foam and scant lacing. Rich and intense coffee roast malt aroma. Lush roasty malts in-mouth with woodsmoke and coffee. Lasting roasty finish. Full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. --- Beer merged from original tick of Black Beauty Vanilla Porter on 04 Feb 2025 at 19:36 - Score: Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Cask at the Duke of St Albans, Highgate on 4th February 2025. Intensely dark sepia brown with shallow, tan foam and spot lacing. Rich and intense roastiness in aroma. Roasty in-mouth with bitter chocolate, and sour hints. A finish of dark, bitter chocolate and an apple touch. Full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Apr 2024
at 21:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at JDW, Cambuslang. Dark brown with a creamy off white head. Vanilla and coffee aroma, flavour is coffee and chocolate, with a fruity aftertaste
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2024
at 12:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at St Albans Camra Beer Festival 2023. Pours deep brown with a beige to tan cap. Light coffee, roasty aroma. Taste is chocolate, liquorice, little sour note. Thin body with light carbonation. Lovely stuff. Always enjoy trying the old recipes
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Oct 2023
at 22:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2nd August 2023
GBBF Day 2. Cask. A light haze on this darkish amber brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Dry choccy malts, mellow, a little dry cream. Mild esters. Ripe fruits before a dry finish. Alright.
GBBF Day 2. Cask. A light haze on this darkish amber brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Dry choccy malts, mellow, a little dry cream. Mild esters. Ripe fruits before a dry finish. Alright.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2023
at 15:08
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Asked for a half, paid for a half – got served a pint ! Luckily my train was 10 mins ate, so I didn’t have to rush it too much. Anyway, pours a very dark reddish-brown with a medium sized foamy beige head, and good lacing. The aroma has roast malrs and dark fruits. In the mouth it is smooth, with some hidden bitterness. Main flavours are chocolate and roast malts, plus hints of coffee and toffee. Some floral hops come through after a while. Finish is quite bitter. This is pretty good, a really nice porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2023
at 21:51