Dark & Handsome
Box Steam Brewery in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.93
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A smooth, creamy beer with hints of lemon and subtle blackcurrant and liquorice undertones. A sweet start and finish.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, shared by fonefan. A clear, copper-colored beer, brownish, with a small, off-white head. The aroma is quite burnt with a pleasant chocolate scent, some dried fruits and a pleasant hoppyness. It’s dry in the mouth, full-bodied and pleasantly carbonated. The flavor has a good blend of chocolate and roasted malt, and a fine bitterness towards the end. Some dried fruits and citrusy, fruity hops too. A really pleasant one, nicely layered up with the expected flavors and a good hop addition. I could easily down a few of these. 100814
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2010
at 04:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, nuts and toffee with a mild roasted note. Sweet roasted flavour with a hint of smoke
Tried
on 14 Oct 2010
at 07:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at home ... dark brown roast ... big creamy malty nose ... soft coffee malt roast ... little licorice ...soso toffee malts ... ok but not quite balanced
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2010
at 11:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
@ Cross Guns, Avoncliff. Nutty dark brown. Rich nutty nose with light chocolate notes. Rich, soft dark sugars, light plummy fruits, notes of toffee and bread and fresh chocolate malt. Excellent complexity and depth.
Tried
on 13 Sep 2010
at 04:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ Danish Summer Gathering, 2010. Pours dark amber with a off white head. Nose is sweet. Fruit cake and cocoa. Vague roasted coffee bean notes. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2010
at 00:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml. @ The Danish Summer Gathering, TTODRBSG10 - Ulfborg.Clear medium to dark red brown color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, straw, roasted, caramel, dusty malt. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dark roasted, dusty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100814]
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2010
at 10:23
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
clear caramelly brown, small head. caramelly aroma, faint bitterness. flavor is caramelly, lacks hoppy bitterness, but there is some spicy bitterness. palate is thin
Tried
on 14 Aug 2010
at 06:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 5.0%. Quite roasted aroma, a little fruity. Clear dark brown colour. Small frothy tan head. The flavour is slightly sweet and mildly roasted. The aroma is sharper, but the flavour is round. Hard roasted malts, but a subtle amount.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2010
at 03:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Clear orangey brown with a rough off-white head. Hard roast malt and dried fruit in the nose. Medium body, hard roast malt again and a little ashes. Discreet bitterness. 140810
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2010
at 02:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Clear mahogany with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with hard roasted malt, caramel and dark fruits. Sweet flavor with hard roasted malt, dark fruits, coffee and burned caramel.
Tried
on 14 Aug 2010
at 02:54