Black Hole
Oakham Ales in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England 🏴
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6.89
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We’re famous for our pale and gold coloured beers at Oakham Ales but we brew some brilliant black beers.
Black Hole Porter takes a traditional style and gives it a modern, refreshingly hoppy twist. First brewed in 1996, our brewing team now age Black Hole Porter in casks to produce the exceptional beer that we know today.
Colour: Black
Hops: Challenger, Bramling Cross (both UK), Willamette (USA)
Malts: Maris Otter, Wheat Malt, Crystal Malt, Dark Crystal Malt, Black Malt
Allergens: Contains Gluten
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RichTheVillan (12489) reviewed Black Hole from Oakham Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at Barton Arm 10th Anniversary fest; dark brown pour almost black with velvety tan head, fruity aroma, dark fruit taste, sweet with some chocolate action.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Black Hole from Oakham Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at CBC Clerkenwell - London. Pours clear, red-brown with a fine, creamy head. Toasty brown bread, hints of cocoa, burnt leaves. Light to medium sweet flavor, some dark bread, light chocolate, a bit of earth, moss. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Good condition. Light burnt wood to finish, moderate earthy bitterness, mild baking cocoa. Not outstanding but very tasty.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Black Hole from Oakham Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Oaka at the Masion House, Kennington - 19/03/13. Light black/very dark mahogony brown in the light with a light tan head that soon dissipates. Nose carries roast malt, figgy datey dark fruit notes, light background chocolate. Taste comprises, dark roast malt, toffee, molasses, dark fruits, sugars, some hop presence. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Not one of Oakham’s best beers for me, lacks a little flavour for a 5.5% jobbie, but a drinkable porter none the less.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Black Hole from Oakham Ales 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
cask at cloisters ... dark black ... thin tan head ... soft dark roast malt nose ... mellow roast chocolate roast ... dark malts ... mellow with light charcoal finish ...
Convair880 (6926) reviewed Black Hole from Oakham Ales 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at St Albans beer festival 2012. A black coloured pour with a small beige head on top. Sweet, roasty, malty aroma. Tastes slightly sweet, roasty, malty, dark fruit. This went down far too easily.
Downender (11275) reviewed Black Hole from Oakham Ales 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Cambridgeshire & Lincolnshire Beeriodical, at the Seven Stars, Bristol, August 2012. Almost back with a slight tan head. Sweet, caramel and milk chocolate aroma, with some roastiness. Flavour was similar, with a charred edge and some fruit in the dry finish. Very good.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Black Hole from Oakham Ales 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask@Reading Beer Festival 2012. More or less pitch black colour with a small brown head. Aroma is caranel, some roasted malts, mild liquorice, chocolate and also some quite floral notes. Flavour is liquorice, ripe dark fruits, some roasted malts, ashes and mild ashes. Rather bitter dry finish in this one, compared to many other porters.
Tommann (7637) reviewed Black Hole from Oakham Ales 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Waggon and Horses, Halesowen. Pours black with a small head. Aroma is blackcurrant. Taste is roasty and blackcurrant to start. Dry roast coffee finish.
yespr (55501) reviewed Black Hole from Oakham Ales 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From cask at the Rake. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malt. Light fruity flavoured. Roasted and slight bitter. Roasted finish, mild sweetness and bitter.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Black Hole from Oakham Ales 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield. A pitch black beer with a bubbly brown head. The aroma has thick notes of caramel as well as notes of soy sauce and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt, as well as some sweet malt, leading to a dry roasted, and very bitter finish.