Black Cat (Cask)
(Batch of Black Cat)
Moorhouse's Brewery in Burnley, Lancashire, England 🏴
Mild - Dark Regular|
Score
6.61
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A legendary black mild with a distinct chocolate malt taste and a hop fruit finish.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Pitch black, with a tawny glow and a soft tan head; peaty and smoky aroma, like a good Islay malt whishy, with undertones of chocolate malts; milky texture, dry at first, then a sweet sugar rush, followed by chocolate milk shake; leading to a dry, slightly nutty finish. A very satisfying mild, punching way above its weight.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jun 2009
at 09:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravity at The Bree Louise, London
Red-mahogany color. A good mix of (light) malt and caramel, lightly fruity too; luckily there is no roasted malt, unfortunately there is a light metallic touch. The final, well bitter, is also a bit harsh. Enjoyable.
Red-mahogany color. A good mix of (light) malt and caramel, lightly fruity too; luckily there is no roasted malt, unfortunately there is a light metallic touch. The final, well bitter, is also a bit harsh. Enjoyable.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2009
at 04:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask, New Oxford, Salford. Exceedingly dark brown colour; virtually black. Dissipating light brown head. Aroma packed with dark malt and coffee. Similar flavour with some sweetness and shades of licorice. Bitter finish. Pretty complex for a 3.4% brew. Meeow.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2008
at 15:21
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Cask at the Oakford Social CLub, Reading] Large soft creamy head with a hint of coffee. Beer itself is rather bitter for a mild; also rather watery. Some red fruits come through later. Vary easy drinking, and flavours improved as I drank more - the second pint was nicer than the first.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jun 2008
at 07:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Edgar Wallace, London WC2 16/5/08. Near black with a slight, off-white head. Slightly roasted aroma with some bitter chocolate. Light mouth feel with a touch of fruit and coffee, before a slightly sweet finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2008
at 04:22
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at The Horseshoe, Hampstead 28 Apr 08. Dark brown/black colored. A small creamy head. Modest aroma of coffee. Dry flavor of coffee. No bitterness. A bit one dimensional.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2008
at 15:12
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[i] Cask at JDW The Penny Black, Bicester, Oxon 04-11-07 [/i] A very dark brown pour with some ruby glints, off white head. Some roasted notes on the nose. Had a very slight sourness on the edge, maybe getting a bit tired (this had actually finished before I left the pub) burnt flavours from roasted malts but otherwise a bit lacking.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Nov 2007
at 01:28
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2007, London. Medium black color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, light brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, coffee, smoke, ash, coal. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and light bitter with a long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2007
at 02:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bow Bar edinburgh ... Black with red tinge ... light sweet malt little smoke ... sweet roast malt . quite wattery ... but pleasane
Tried
on 28 Jul 2007
at 09:05
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
At The Spaniards Inn. Warm dark aroma of very lightly roasted malt. Fairly black color with minimal beige head. Light sweet start, malt backed by a kind of chocolate with a small bit of molasses. Very smooth. Finishes medium dry with light bitter hop in the finish. Delicious.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2007
at 15:12