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Allendale Black Grouse

Score
5935
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Allendale
Style: Porter
Hexham, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
available

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RATINGS: 18   MEAN: 3.24/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.11   SEASONAL: Autumn   EST. CALORIES: 120   ABV: 4%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Seasonal - August to January. Also available bottled.
A Porter style dark beer at 4%. Hints of coffee and chocolate with an oak aged aroma. The sister brew to Golden Plover, taking over from Curlew’s Return for the later part of the year.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Fin (5749) - Merton, Oxfordshire, England, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - NOV 27, 2011
Cask, handpump at the Hop Pole, Aylesbury, Bucks, 23.11.11 Reddy brown with filmy off-white head. Fruity with a little chocolate, touch of grainy powdery chocolate, its ok. 3.3 A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Benjii (2328) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - NOV 21, 2011
On cask at The Cask and Barrel (Southside). Pours a dark brown colour with a thick, light tan head. Aroma of chocolate and roasty malt. Lots of chocolate flavour upfront with roasty malt again and burnt toast. Light bitterness and a long malty linger. Moderate carbonation with a creamy mouth-feel and a dry finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
deanso (1656) - the Hague, NETHERLANDS - OCT 21, 2011
50cl bottle/ clear amber pour, Nice portyer. nice beer.......................................

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 18/20
cgarvieuk (8635) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - FEB 3, 2010
cask ... red brown ... bubbly tan head ... light nutty malt ... thin watery chocolate ... nice flavour ... but body is almost water ... little nuts.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Bullit (3284) - Burgos, SPAIN - NOV 11, 2009
Cask @ 3 Judges Dark ruby-red colour, tan head. Aroma of toasted matls and vanilla. Flavour has roasted malts, lots of vanilla, custard, coffee. A bit watery. Interesting beer.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Gusgus (202) - Mölndal, SWEDEN - AUG 28, 2009
Cask @ the local pub in Allendale Town. Pours pale brown / dark red. Nice aroma of raisins and chocolate with medium strong coffee following. Very refreshing and light with spicy chocolate notes. I warmly reccomend this one.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Christian (8548) - Odense, DENMARK - JUL 30, 2009
Dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and fruit. Dry chocolate-dominated roasted flavour

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
anders37 (9890) - Malmö, SWEDEN - APR 6, 2009
Cask @ GBBF 2008. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma with some hints of caramel. Roasted malty chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MesandSim (7109) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - FEB 8, 2009
A Sim rate (Chelmsford BF): Sweet, winey aroma with a hint of plum. Looks very portery.. which is always good to see. Flavour’s ok. It tastes somewhere between a bitter and a porter. Slight bitterness, but then a sweet plum balances it out. OK, but not great.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
wyzzywyz22 (1525) - Wirral, Merseyside, ENGLAND - OCT 31, 2008
Bottle, Hotel du Vin, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Deep dark brown with next to no head. Choccy malt, coffee aroma and flavour with a hint of woodiness. Smooth and easy drinking with some depth to it despite the weakish abv. Would like to try cask effort.


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