Black Galloway
Sulwath in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.58
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Named after the native cattle of Galloway, embodying all that is best in the regon, this dark porter derives it’s colour from the abundance of deeply roasted malts used in the brewing. It is a robust drink which is ideal as a “winter warmer” and can aid recuperation from illness since it embodies a high nutritional value.
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6/10
Tried
on 09 Aug 2017
at 15:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is roaste malty, dark breadish and roasted malty. Dry, dark roasted, bitter and mild chocolate note. Roasted dark breadish finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2015
at 07:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at the Sulwath Brewery Tap. Dark brown with a creamy tan head. Coffee and liquorice dominate the nose. Sweet taste which turns to a malty Guinness-esque sourness. Solid and very tasty, an enjoyable beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Apr 2015
at 11:47
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the standing order. Pours clear dark brown, red chinks, thin beige head. Aromas of treacle scones. Taste is treacle too. Very thin and watery, like diluted treacle I guess. Some coffee notes sneak past the treacle, but it’s pretty poor overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Mar 2015
at 08:22
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours black, nose is roast malts, fruity, taste is roasted, chocolate.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2014
at 23:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Aldi Gorgie
Very dark chestnut brown, nice rich frothy dense off white head, some lacing
Aroma of roasted malts, toasted cereal, some burnt toast, dark coffee roast
Taste as aroma, roasted malt, dark caramel malts, some sweet dark malts
Palate - Medium carb and body, soft carb after left to settle, some creaminess. Finish of burnt roast, some lingering roast malt.
Overall - Quite a decent flavour, would like to try this on cask
Very dark chestnut brown, nice rich frothy dense off white head, some lacing
Aroma of roasted malts, toasted cereal, some burnt toast, dark coffee roast
Taste as aroma, roasted malt, dark caramel malts, some sweet dark malts
Palate - Medium carb and body, soft carb after left to settle, some creaminess. Finish of burnt roast, some lingering roast malt.
Overall - Quite a decent flavour, would like to try this on cask
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2013
at 22:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Third Sulwath bottle of the evening: 500ml just out of date when opened on 4th Aug 2012. Dark brown with no ruby red hints I could find: on top a full and fairly deep head of tan coloured foam. Burnt malts of course rule the nose and taste: coffee, dark chocolate and liquorice all in the flavours. Not rich or creamy, but far from watery, a medium depth of body I suppose. OK more than great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2012
at 14:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Deep ambery brown colour with a mediumsized creamy/fluffy head, that leaves some lace. Aroma is nutty, chocolaty, mild ashy with some liquorice. Flavour is rather similar. Pleasant, and quite bodied for being 4.4 %.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2012
at 02:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at NWAF, 2012. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Brown sugar, coffee and chocolate nose. Dry roast flavour. Strong coffee presence with a hint of licorice. Long malt finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jan 2012
at 04:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 26 Nov 2011) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of chocolate, dark bread and dried fruit. Roasted, malty taste with dark bread, coffee, chocolate, prunes and a mild bitterness in a dry finish. Medium body. Tasty and nice porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jan 2012
at 12:41