Beat the Devil
Green Duck Beer Co. in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England 🏴
Porter Special|
Score
6.84
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Beat The Devil is dark rich American robust porter. A light roasty aroma entices you into this rich beer full of chocolate and caramel flavours. Lightly hopped with Northern Brewer, a pleasant sweetness partners well with roasted specialist malt creating a dark and satisfying brew.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask from Head of Steam, Birmingham. Pours black, with nice consistent beige head. Very roasty and dusty in aroma. Toasty, citrus zest, berries, coffee; decent flavour. A little light bodied but overall a decent porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:05
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
on 07 Dec 2022
at 10:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Third, hand-pulled cask ale at Bull Baiters Inn, Worcester. A filmy layer blanketing the glass. Coal black in the glass. Promising aroma of dark fruit and chocolate malts. Fine mix taste of raisin, dark berries and chocolate. Slightly roasted malt-fruity finish. Medium bodied. Tasty. (09.07.2018).
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jul 2018
at 06:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the joint stock.a jet black coloured pour with a a lasting tan head. Aroma is, black malts, liquorice, piney hop. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty malts, toasted roast, liquorice, piney hop, blackened sugars, oily, lowish carbonation, sticky. Lingering roast.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jul 2018
at 19:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Head of Steam, Bingoham, pre CCIV 23/06/18. Black with a well presented tan cap. Nose is dark malts, roasted tones, earthy hops, dried fruit rinds. Taste comprises cocoa powder, toffee, light charr, roast malts, dates, raisins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close sprinkled with earthy hop bitterness. Decent hoppy porter ... comes over almost CDA like.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jun 2018
at 11:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Brewhouse, Lye. Pours black with a large head. Aroma is beefy coffee and chocolate. Taste is beefy coffee to start and a vanilla, coffee and liquorice finish. Chocolate aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jun 2018
at 12:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the Head of Steam, Birmingham. Poured a clear dark brown with a lasting frothy off white head. The aroma is roasty malt, charcoal coffee. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter with a light caramel malt, light dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jun 2018
at 10:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Head of Steam - Birmingham. Pours black-brown with a dense, creamy white head. Some tangy dark malts in the nose. Light sweet flavour, some ashy roast, raisins, cocoa. Light bodied, with fine carbonation and velvety entire. Finishes with mellow ashy roast. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jun 2018
at 10:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask the Head of Steam; dark opaque brown pour with a creamy tan head, aroma has coffee and chocolate, taste has rich malts, dark fruits, bitter coffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jun 2018
at 10:50
6/10
Tried
on 23 Jun 2018
at 10:50