Black Beauty
Vale Brewery in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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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5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Moon Under Water, Manchester. Extremely dark red with a small creamy head. Crisp dark ale with very light tasting dark malts and a very gentle sweetness.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Nov 2015
at 04:26
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Gravity cask at the Bell, Nottingham. Clear deep maroon color. Soft roast aroma. Taste is coffee grounds, light body.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Oct 2015
at 10:08
6/10
Tried
on 10 Sep 2015
at 16:23
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Deep brown/black with a small tan head. Roasted malt and chocolate aroma. Some nuttiness and roasted malt with dry finish but for me a bit light on flavour.
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Tried
on 02 Sep 2015
at 04:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Amber-brown. Caramel, light bread, light butter. Light caramel and toast, a good mild, basically.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2014
at 19:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap(@Queens Arms, Kensington):Almost clear, ruby-amber coloured, stable fluffy off-white head, dry ashy-toasty nose with delicate chocolatey flavours underneath; dry bitter flavour, smooth and light bodied; moderate roasty-malty finish, ashes and a very small amount of sweet caramel in the aftertaste.Nice session beerโฆ
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2013
at 13:36
7/10
Tried
on 22 Sep 2013
at 15:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A roasted flavor with some sour notes. Color is very dark brown with a white fluffy head.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2013
at 10:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Kris Wines, London. Almost black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and a little chocolate. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. 140913
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2013
at 10:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask handpull at the Victoria, Colchester. Deep ruby brown colour, with an off white head. Mild chocolate aroma. Malty. Pretty good.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jun 2013
at 01:36