Velvet Evil
Straight to Ale in Huntsville, Alabama, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
6.96
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A variant of the same old ale used as the base beer for Unobtanium and Illudium, it has been spiked with subtle hints of coffee and raspberry and a full-on dose of rich chocolate. It is deceptively smooth, sweet and delicious.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Straight to ale velvet Keg at BrewDog Castlegate. It pours clear deep brown with a decent beige head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, toasty grain, fudge, date, creamy, ice cream sundae, whippy cream, vanilla, some ripe raspberry and cranachan. The taste is dry, bitter, tart, tangy fruits, jammy berry, raspberry, juicy, oak, wood, leather, cranachan, boozy warmth, spice, tangy and just a tough of acidity. Finish is drying and woody. Medium body and fine, foamy carbonation. Fruity and tangy. Dangerously drinkable.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2019
at 20:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled at home thanks to Martinus. Clear amber color, virtually no head. Smell and taste malts, odd milk chocolaty dessert-ish. Maybe some tonka bean notes with a toasted malt note. Quite ok. Odd but ok.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2019
at 23:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from Total Wine. Dark clear ruby maroon color medium tan head. Aroma of chocolate and spiced coffee. Taste is sweet malty cocoa, coffee, herbs. Doesn't quite come together.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Nov 2018
at 15:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Imported from my RateBeer account as Straight To Ale Velvet Evil (by Straight To Ale):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
3/XI/18 - sample @ home, BB: n/a - (2018-1645) Thanks to Tinus for sharing the sample!
Clear amber to hazelnut brown beer, practically no head. Aroma: lots of vanilla notes, tonka, spicy touch, milk chocolate, cinnamon. MF: soft carbon, medium to light body. Taste: soft acidity, sweet touch, quite some caramel, milk chocolate, pretty bitter, cinnamon touch. Aftertaste: bit oxidized, vanilla touch, soft roast, mocha touch, some coffee, nice but a bit watery.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
3/XI/18 - sample @ home, BB: n/a - (2018-1645) Thanks to Tinus for sharing the sample!
Clear amber to hazelnut brown beer, practically no head. Aroma: lots of vanilla notes, tonka, spicy touch, milk chocolate, cinnamon. MF: soft carbon, medium to light body. Taste: soft acidity, sweet touch, quite some caramel, milk chocolate, pretty bitter, cinnamon touch. Aftertaste: bit oxidized, vanilla touch, soft roast, mocha touch, some coffee, nice but a bit watery.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2018
at 20:15
8/10
Choccy'Wow
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2018
at 20:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at brewdog Edinburgh. Pours deep amber, nose is chocolate, toffee, earthy, vanilla, taste is sweet, chocolate, burnt toffee, light funk.
Tried
on 17 Jul 2018
at 19:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at brew dog Edinburgh... Dark brown.. Thick tan head head.. Soft woody vanilla chocolate roast malts nose.. Soft sweet woody caramel... Soft toffee caramel woody malts
Tried
on 16 Jul 2018
at 15:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
can - pours brown white head - nose and taste of cheap "12 days of Christmas" cardboard chocolate, raspberry and coffee - medium body
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jun 2018
at 23:18
7/10
Huge chocolate raspberry nose and forward, boozy throughout, bitter back.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2018
at 19:08