Black Beauty
Vale Brewery in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.65
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Our award-winning full bodied porter. Intense dark roasted malts give way to wonderful chocolate flavours.
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7.5/10
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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
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Third by cask, shared with Finn on the third day of GBBF 2020 Winter, Iron Bridge Bar. Clear dark-brownish body, bubbles on the surface, dotted spots on the glassware. Roasted earthy malts on the nose. Flavoured dark malts and dark fruits, well balanced. Lightly roasted malty ending. Easy to drink. Satisfying. (Birmingham 06.02.2020).
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Mar 2020
at 14:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, half pint. Tasted on the 30/01/2018 at "The Windmill" Stansted Airport (England). Black colour with a medium beige head with good retention. Aroma of roasted malts, dark chocolate and some vanilla. Taste is dark chocolate, liquorice and slightly vanilla. Finish is roasty and dry. Last one of my january 2018 english trip. Next one please!
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2018
at 09:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Bootlegger, 29/12/17. Light black with a reddish glint when held to the light, topped with a lasting head of tan bubbles. Nose is dried fruits, roast malts, brown bread, biscuit, light spice, charr. Taste comprises roast malts, toffee, cocoa sprinkle, light spice, dates, liquorice, raisins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. OK cask porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2017
at 11:49