Leighton (34941) reviewed Blackout from Block Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2018 - London. Day 1. Pours rich black-brown with a creamy tan head. Good depth, some chewy chocolate, light earthy bitterness, nipsnof coffee, dark berries. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Warming finish, some burnt sugars, more rounded chocolate. Solid.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Blackout from Block Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
4th December 2018
Pigs Ear. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth dark chocolate, tangy and a little woody salty. Bubblegum esters not that sweet. Spicy finish. Pretty full on.
Svesse (15730) reviewed Best Bitter from Block Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
(Cask at Wenlock Arms, Hoxton, London, 26 May 2018) Amber colour with foamy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with caramel, dried apricots and prunes. Malty taste with notes of caramel, syrupy malt, dried fruit, prunes and a mild earthy bitterness in the finish. Light body, with a slight sweetness. Hardly exciting, but well balanced and drinkable bitter. Quite enjoyable.
MusingAnorak (11819) ticked Best Bitter from Block Brewery 7 years ago
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from Block Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
5th December 2017
Pigs Ear. Cask. Clear brown beer, no head. Smooth dry palate, modest fine carbonation. Dry dark malts, some coffee tang. Mild dark fruits underneath. Light dry finish leaves a little roasty bitter linger. Okay, but nothing out the stout mass.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from Block Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at Pigs’ Ear 2017. It pours jet black with a medium white head. The aroma is earthy, toasty, rather savoury, charred wood, roasted malt, umami, dark chocolate and liquorice. The taste is dry, bitter, earthy, umami, savoury character, oily, peppery spice, touch of dried fruits and liquorice with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Could almost be done with a bit more sweetness to balance it out. OK, but a bit too savoury in my opinion.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from Block Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at Pig's Ear '17,day one, 05/12/17. Rich mahogany brown with a well appointed beige covering. Nose is chocolate, toffee, light spice, brown bread. Taste comprises chocolate biscuit, charr, toffee, light coffee notes, spice balance, hint of dried fruits. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough stout.
fonefan (84534) reviewed ESB from Block Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (gravity) @ 34th Pig's Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2017, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.
[ As Block ESB ].
ABV: 5.2%. Clear medium yellow amber colour with a average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, caramel, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sweet malt, caramel, sugary, malty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171208]
6-3-6-3-12
fonefan (84534) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from Block Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (gravity) @ 34th Pig's Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2017, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.
[ As Block Oatmeal Stout ].
ABV: 4.7%. Clear light dark red brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good to fair lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, oat, roasted, dark malt. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, oat, dark malt, sweet malt, light coffee - chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171205]
6-3-6-3-12
Leighton (34941) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from Block Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at Pigs Ear 2017 - Hackney. Pours brown with a light, creamy tan head. The nose holds toasted brown bread, earth. Lightly sweet, with leathery fruits, well toasted grains. Light bodied with fine carbonation; OK condition. Finishes with more grains, earth, hints of roast, dried berries. So so overall. A little basic.