Blackwood
Grain Brewery in Harleston, Norfolk, England 🏴
Stout Regular|
Score
6.81
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A SMOOTH AND CREAMY STOUT, WITH FLAVOURS OF CHOCOLATE AND ROASTED MALTS
Previously 5%
Previously 5%
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Spread Eagle, Ipswich. Pours black with a lasting off white head. Aroma of chocolate, malt, toffee, molasses. Light milky sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium to full bodied, sticky texture, soft carbonation. Finish is slightly smokey. A good stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Nov 2016
at 11:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Jet black with thin creamy head. Aroma and flavour have a pleasant smokiness. Some cocoa in the finish.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2015
at 15:38
7/10
Back at me local. Ash, coffee, Devonshire cream, blackcurrant and woodruff. OK.
Tried
at
The Ale House
on 27 Aug 2015
at 15:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Gryphon, Bristol 5/9/2014. Near black, with a thin, creamy, beige, head. Ashy, roasted, malts, some milk chocolate sweetness and a toasty finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2014
at 09:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Ringstead Village Stores, Norfolk. Darkest brown. Tan halo of head. Aroma of licorice, dark fruit. Some coffee. Taste is roast dryness. Light bitterness. Slightly watery mouthfeel. Thin finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2013
at 10:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Dark brown color with medium beige head. Roasty aroma with coffee, cocoa, chocolate. Taste, roasted malt, coffee, wood, bitter hops. Drinkable stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jun 2013
at 03:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at home ... deep black ... thinest lacing ... soft coffee roast ...light charcoal nose ... over fizzy ... dark malts ... little rought ... dry roast ... soft chocolate ... ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2012
at 11:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the CBC Tune-Up Tasting, London. Thanks to Paul. Pours dark brown with a fine, bubbly tan head. A bit less roasty on the nose than the porter, but it has more chocolate in the flavor. Some peat and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Mild roasty finish with some tobacco, earth and chocolate. Well-made stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2012
at 02:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Brown 500ml bottle, 5 days out of date (best before End of Nov 2008, drank on 5th Dec 2008). Poured into a Westmalle Chalice and the rest into a Palm tulip, it had yeast within (bottle conditioned), so I had to pour in one go. Really deep, dark brown/black in colour. A small tanned head soon became a collar and wisp. Burnt toast, coffee, dark chocolate and tarmac all came to my nose along with a Peat Bog Fire aroma. Very dry and bitter, the toast and smoke from the Peat Bog fire come through in the taste. A bit thin for a 5.0% Stout, very little body. The rear label mentions wheat as an ingrediant, that might explain the lack of a deep feel to the beer. Overall not bad, but I was expecting a little more from this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2012
at 04:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at my Pre-CBC Tune-Up Tasting. It pours dark brown, with a thin bubbly beige head. The nose is caramel, roasted malt, bonfire, smoke and soy sauce. The taste is roasted malt, charcoal, wood, filter coffee, chewy malt and a touch of chocolate, with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and low-average carbonation. A solid stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2012
at 05:44