Dark Conspiracy
Gadds' The Ramsgate Brewery in Broadstairs, Kent, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.93
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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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6.6/10
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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
6.9/10
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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
The Gate House (JDW)
on 20 Jan 2026
at 09:31
7/10
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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
7.1/10
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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
6.2/10
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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
6.8/10
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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
7.1/10
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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
6.5/10
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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
6.9/10
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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