Black Bear
Beartown Brewery in Congleton, Cheshire, England 🏴
Mild Regular|
Score
6.62
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oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Black Bear from Beartown Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask@GBBF2011. Black colour, small beige head. Aroma is fruits, roasted malts, some liquorice and mild toasted and syrupy notes. Flavour is quite much the same with also some ashes and mild riped fruity notes.
LordAlwold1970 (9754) reviewed Black Bear from Beartown Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at GBBF, 2011. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Toffee, caramel and a little vanilla aroma. Vanilla and caramel flavour with a heavy malt presence. Quite dry. Nice.
yespr (55501) reviewed Black Bear from Beartown Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
From cask. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted and dark malty and slight breadish. Bitter, dark malty and roasted flavoured. Mild fruity, bitter and dry hoppy. Ends bitter and dry.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Black Bear from Beartown Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the Victoria Station JDW. Chestnut with a compact beige head; rich and malty aroma; sweet earthy malt flavour with a touch of licorice and coffee; dry tingly finish with an underlying and lasting bitterness. More a Porter than a Mild in my opinion.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Black Bear from Beartown Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW. Pours a lovely, rich ruby-brown with a creamy, light beige cap. Nose holds underripe berries and just hints of roasted malts. Lightly sweet flavor, some dark fruits, a little burnt toast. Light in body with fine carbonation. Finish has some woody notes, bit of sugar and subtle roast. Easy drinking, alright beer.
stravale (3279) reviewed Black Bear from Beartown Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask @ JDW Elgin [090611]
Dark ruby brown, clear, dense off white head, some lacing
Aroma of dark fruits, raisins, plums, dark sugars, lots of red fruits, jammy plum fruits
Taste of fruity dark malts, plum and redcurrant jam, dab of blackcurrant, slight earthy malt, some bitter english hedgerow hop in background
Palate - Medium body, quite smooth, quite sweet dark plummy malts. Finish as main flavour, slightly dry
Overall - Far better than before
Cask at Wetherspoon, Elgin [051111] . 7/4/4/2/8 Very dark brown beer, white head, slight aroma of bread. Medium body, slightly creamy texture. Soft carbonation. Fruity initial flavour with stout roasted malt....seems to be a muddle of a stout and a ruby red rich fruity bitter....very long sour, dry, astringent, almost metallic finish. At the first couple of sips it was around the 75 mark, but the aggressive sharp sour finish overwhelms the taste (especially the sides of the tongue) to such an extent I couldn’t finish it.....so drops to around the 40 mark. Perhaps a dodgy brew?
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Black Bear from Beartown Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at NWAF 2009. A brown beer with a thin tan head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel as well as lighter notes of roasted malt. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of roasted malt as well as vegetables, leading to a dry and roasted finish.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Black Bear from Beartown Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
8th July 2008. Black beer. Slightly sour with a hoppy finish. Dark malt. Dry. Not bad at all.
Bullit (6144) reviewed Black Bear from Beartown Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ 3 Judges. Dark ruby red - brown colour, tan head. Aroma has hints of toasted malts. Flavour of toasted malts and fruits. Bitter and dry. Sharp finish.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Black Bear from Beartown Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ The Manchester & County, JDW. Manchester M1. Pours a dark brown color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty caramel aroma. Sweetish roasted malty caramel flavor with some hints of chocolate. Has a sweetish roasted malty caramel finish.