Thick Black
Devon Ales in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Stout Regular|
Score
6.22
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The aroma has notes of sweet and some roasted malt. The flavour is sweet malty with light notes of roasted malt and soy sauce, leading to a dry finish
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Mansfield Arms, near Alloa, Scotland 21-03-09 in the company of Craig, Stella and kids. Pours black with a light tan head. Roasty and bitter nose. Taste is dry and bitter but getting deeper into it there is some creaminess, but this is soon overwhelmed by some bitter coffee and burnt toast, roasty malts show in the mouth, its not bad at all. A6 A3 F6 P3 OV12 3.0
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Mar 2009
at 06:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hard roasted, raisin - prune notes. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. (080808)
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Oct 2008
at 09:52
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF08. Sweet syrupy liquorice aroma. Almost black colour. Good roasted and vinous flavour. The mouthfeel is not exactly thick, but OK. Vinous aftertaste, getting a little tart.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Sep 2008
at 07:10
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2008. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is yeast, dark fruits, some hints of earth and mild fudge. Flavour is dark fruits, salted licorice and some mild dark berries along with sweetish roasted notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2008
at 04:33
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Cask at GBBF ... HOW ODD ive never heard of this lot ... deep black ... roast malt nose .. thin roast malt....3.1 Cask at the Mansfield Arms ... With Fin ... Black ... thin tan head ..sweet roast chocolate malts nose ... quite chocolate ... while nothing special ... i thought this a good solid stout. 3.1 ->3.7
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2008
at 07:48
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Dark brown with tiny beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, coffee and mild liquerice notes. Sweet flavor with hints of roasted malt. Ends sweet.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2008
at 18:02
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Had this in 2002 (score = 3.2). Re-rated at the Cask & Barrel in Edinburgh, Sept 2010. Very dark brew. Smokey, with a beef jerky note, liquorice and some sort of gamey biltong...fun nose. Smoky palate, meaty, nice light malt character. Oh fun stuff!
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2002
at 11:10
4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
Sampled cask conditioned at GBBF.
Dark black, Sweet and roasty. Malty, but with strange and offputtinf plastic mouthfeel and finish.
Dark black, Sweet and roasty. Malty, but with strange and offputtinf plastic mouthfeel and finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2002
at 00:20