Beast (Cask)
(Batch of Beast)
Exmoor Ales in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.89
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Beast is a full-bodied dark porter. It’s dark mahogany-brown in colour, with a hint of crimson. Rich aromas of toffee, treacle, Mocha coffee, vinous fruit, and chocolate. There’s more complexity on the palate with fruitcake, a hint of rum, more Mocha coffee, herbal hoppiness, vinous fruit, and a bittersweet finish that’s smooth yet complex, rich but not cloying.
Hops: Goldings, Challenger and First Gold. Brewed with a mix of pale ale, chocolate and crystal malts.
Hops: Goldings, Challenger and First Gold. Brewed with a mix of pale ale, chocolate and crystal malts.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Gravity cask at the Wandsworth Common Halloween Beer Festival - Le Gothique, London. Pours clear, deep brown with a creamy, beige head. The aroma has tangy, semi-dark fruits and lightly toasted bread. Medium sweet flavor with some toffee, figs, bread, brown sugar, raisins. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Light warmth in the finish with sticky toasted sugars, semi-dark fruits, berries. Very tasty. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Nov 2013
at 00:01
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at moon under water. Dark chestnut brown, beige head that sticks around. Aroma figgy rum touch of oak. Flavour is toffee burnt sugar, touch of solvent. Fuller body and sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2013
at 12:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Gravity dispense at the Prince of Wales, Farnborough BF - 12/10/12. Dark chestnut brown with a thin off white head. Fruity nutty nose with a little spice and a touch of wood. Taste develops from the nose with a little chocolate. Medium bodied with a little bite leading to a fruity finish.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2012
at 01:28
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask (Standing Order JDW, Southampton) - Dark brown with red tinges. Malty, fruity and roasted aroma with hints of marzipan and raisins. Rich and fruity taste with roasted malt, fruitcake and spice detected.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Mar 2012
at 02:17
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Heavy, although not quite as heavy as you expect for this percentage. Slight treacleness about it.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2012
at 14:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ JDW Elgin
Very dark brown..ruby edges...thick creamy off white head....very good lacing
Aroma - rich dark caramel malts...liquorice...some spicy hops
Taste - rich dark caramel...bit of roast malt...liquorice...dark fruits...dark toffee..bitter hops in the background...slight salty notes...little savoury..alcohol quite well hidden..complex and tasty
Palate - soft carb....medium body...rich malts...smooth. Finish - rich malts..bit of warming alcohol..dark smooth toffee..clean finish
Overall - This is more of an old ale to me and a very good one too!
Very dark brown..ruby edges...thick creamy off white head....very good lacing
Aroma - rich dark caramel malts...liquorice...some spicy hops
Taste - rich dark caramel...bit of roast malt...liquorice...dark fruits...dark toffee..bitter hops in the background...slight salty notes...little savoury..alcohol quite well hidden..complex and tasty
Palate - soft carb....medium body...rich malts...smooth. Finish - rich malts..bit of warming alcohol..dark smooth toffee..clean finish
Overall - This is more of an old ale to me and a very good one too!
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Feb 2012
at 13:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Belle Vue, High Wycombe] Deep brown, slight off-white head. Fruity at first, alcohol is evident, chocolate comes through in the finish. Quite syrupy, too sweet by the end.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 May 2011
at 17:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask at St Urho’s Pub Porter and Stout Days 2011) The beer poured deep brown and clear. Its head was medium sized, long lasting and light brown. Aroma had vanilla, roastedness, whisky and liquorice. Palate was medium bodied. Flavours were roastedness, mildly vanilla, chocolate, whisky and bitterness. Aftertaste was roasty, A really good beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2011
at 08:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the Union Rooms (JDW), Plymouth. Deep mahogany brown with a red tint and a loose cream head; aroma of rich malts and purple fruit; however it disappointingly thin in the mouth with weak fruit flavours - cherries and blackberries - then burnt sugar; before a caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2011
at 13:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Society Room, JDW. Dark ruby-red colour, medium tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, dark fruits, bit of licorice. Flavour is roasted malts, light coffee, sulphur, sour fruits. Ok stuff, and evidently better than the bottled version.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2011
at 05:59