Gadds' The Ramsgate Brewery Dark Conspiracy

Dark Conspiracy

 

Gadds' The Ramsgate Brewery in Broadstairs, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Porter Regular
Score
6.93
ABV: 4.9% IBU: - Ticks: 29
An ESP production – this rich, smooth, dark ale combines great flavours from English, German and Belgian malts with a careful blend of American and Kentish hops to give a truly complex drinking experience.
 

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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Dark brown with a frothy tan head and a soft roasted malt and dark fruit aroma. A touch of creaminess, dark fruits, some coffee with floral hops, soft roasted malt and a dry, slightly bitter finish.

Tried from Cask at The Kings Fee on 07 Mar 2026 at 11:25


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Pint on cask at the Gate House JDW 5:25 PM 28 Jun 24

Tried from Cask at Gate House (JDW) on 20 Jan 2026 at 09:31


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at The London & North Western under the 'Ramsgate' name. Dark brown/near black with smooth beige top, good lacing. A roasted malt and cocoa aroma. Taste of roast and chocolate, hint of dark fruit, with an ashy, cola and coffee finish. Nice flavours although I felt it was somewhat thin in the finish.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask by stillage at One Inn The Wood, Petts Wood on 21st October 2024. Sepia brown with shallow, pale tan foam and pattern lacing. Roasty malt aroma. Peppery, coffee-y roastiness in-mouth, and an emerging bitterness shapes the finish. Medium bodied with an engaging mouthfeel.

Tried from Cask on 21 Oct 2024 at 22:57


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Dark pour and a fine head. Ok lacing Fine intensity in the aroma. Balanced sweetness and a moderate bitterness. Also a fine carbonation level. Pleasant to drink Dark malt, chocolate, mild fruity and roast in the flavor [Cask at William Rufus (JDW) in Carlisle, England] Brewery #2688

Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2024 at 09:48


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask-conditioned at the WG Grace (JDW), Bristol 27/8/2024. Dark brown in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Some toasty malts with an earthy edge, touch of chocolate and liquorice, leading to a lightly roasted finish. Good.

Tried from Cask on 29 Aug 2024 at 08:17


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours a very dark reddish brown with a small scummy tan head and good lacing. There’s roast malts and dark fruits in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet with a creamy texture. Roasted malts to the fore in the flavour, plus hints of vanilla, plums and hops. Later it become somewhat watery with cola evident, leading to a slightly bitter finish. This is decent enough. But a bit bland and lacking in body.

Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2024 at 21:15


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A mahogany pour with a reddish glint and a loose cream head; earthy malt aroma; earthy malt taste; with a sweet malty finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Ramsgate Dark Conspiracy on 24 Sep 2024 at 14:47 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8. Original review text: [Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] An opaque peaty brown pour with a loose beige head; aroma of roasted grains; smooth oaty body with a good bitterness from the roasted malts; and a dry finish with a little herbal bitterness and some biscuity malts. A solid porter.

Tried from Cask at Hope Tap on 14 Aug 2024 at 18:22


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Pours a clear dark mahogany colour with a small frothy beige head that settled. The aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, and a hint of liquorice. A moderately sweet roasted taste, sweet roasted malt, milk chocolate flavours with a hint of ash and a light drying and roasted finish. Nice.

Tried on 06 Jul 2024 at 15:10