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The Alpha Project is now defunct. All beers brewed on the brewkit in the Hanging Bat bar on Lothian Road, Edinburgh should go under the Hanging Bat Brew Co.
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
On keg @ the Hanging Bat. Appearance - opaque black with a proportioned head. Nose - liquorice and smoke and generally the aromas associated with a dry stout - no oysters that I can detect but really this is far too cold for a stout. Taste - more of the same and there might be a hint of salty oysters as the beer warms but maybe I’m being subliminally influenced by the name. Palate - rich, medium to thick textured, not a bad finish. Overall - Surprisingly good considering that this is served at far too low of a temperature.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Sep 2013
at 02:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours jet black with decent tan head. Aromas of roasted malt, coffee, charcoal. Tastes similar, good roasted bitterness. Not getting much smoke, or, perhaps thankfully, much saline-oysteriness. Pretty good stout though.
Tried
on 13 Sep 2013
at 01:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
Keg at the bat... Light amber... Thin white lacing... Soft fruits... Lemon and orange nose... Herbal fruit front... Sweet juicy fruits... Light orange zezt... Quite herbal odd interesting but too bloody fizzy
Tried
on 31 Aug 2013
at 04:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 2
Overall 7
Keg at the bat... Deep black... Dark roast... Deep rich malts...little bitter chocolate nose... Chewy malts... Big blackcurrant... Rich deep roast thats full and rounded and totally ruined by the carbonation... Tiny light smoked hint... Soft meaty finish... So nice in some way.. So not in others
Tried
on 26 Aug 2013
at 08:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dense black body with a thin tan head that holds well. Lots of sticky lacing marks. Aroma is coffee, brambles and Twiglets. The flavour is more tangy than the aroma suggests - sharp berries and underripe plum. There’s a lovely charcoal quality to this. Thin to medium body with a watery, slightly oily texture. Soft carbonation. Tangy, dry and flavoursome - this is really rather nice.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2013
at 08:53
8.5/10
Truly a great stout--clear botanicals and clean flavours
Tried
on 15 Aug 2013
at 23:37
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Keg at the Bat 13/06. Pours a slightly murky amber brown. Aroma of common brewing flaws - apple and butterscotch - suggesting inadequate boil and/or not long enough on the yeast. No noticeable smoke. Toffee. Overall, unimpressed.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2013
at 09:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 9
keg at bat ... hazy amber ... thin white head ... soft sweet toffee malt nose... zezty fruuits ... toffee malts ... juicy roast ... lightest sour tinge ... but really nicem
Tried
on 07 Jun 2013
at 04:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
keg at the bat ... murky amber ... soft sweet fruits ... soft licorice nose ... soft sweet fruits ... soft malts ... soft zezty fruit ... light licorice ... light dry zezt ... really nice
Tried
on 27 May 2013
at 04:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Rocky Mountain 6.3% ... tap at the bat ... hazy copper ... creamy tan hea.. soft sweet toffee fruits ... juicy malt nose ... sweet berry fruits ... creamy malts soft zezty orange ... soft and sweet ... nic
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2013
at 08:07