Archers Black Arrow

Formerly brewed at Archers (Evan Evans)
Style: English Strong Ale
Swindon, England

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

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Huge caramel and chocolate brew. Unbalanced, but not horrible, but a sample at EBF was more than enough.

Cockney Pub, Aarhus, DK. Cask, 291208. Reddish with beige head. Aroma of red berries and malt. Flavor of fruits and chocolate

Cask at Cockney Pub, Aarhus. Beautiful beer, deep mahogany with red edges - almost black. An impressive, staying, creamy cappucino head. Soft aroma, lightly roasted, some slight chocolate. Low carbonation, fine, creamy mouthfeel. Flavour is pleasantly roasted with lots of soft, milky chocolate. Super dry finish. Some blackberries appear as it warms.

Cask [gravity] at EBF 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark. Clear dark brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heay malty, roasted, sugar, prunes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture oily, carbonation is soft to flat. 120908

Cask at EBF 2008. Dark amber, small head. Soot aroma, milky, chocolate and with butter notes. Bitter metallic flavor, milky, some cocoa, tar notes.

Cask at EBF08. Dark brown. Burnt sugar and butterscotch in the aroma. Soft and smooth. Pretty sweet with notes of licorice.

EBF2008, cask. It’s dark brown with a red hue. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, sweet licorice and caramel. The flavour has a light sweetness, notes of roasted malt, licorice, caramel and light fruit. It’s uncomplicated and charming.

During a late lunch break at EBF I met the brewer, and he advised me to give this one a try. So I did, went to the British bar and got the brew from cask. Black as pitch, maybe with a brownish tint. Mildly aroma of roasted malts. Sweet, dark malts in flavour followed by a touch of liquorice and complemented by bitter coffee notes towards the ending. A bit diluted in the mouth, otherwise satisfying (13.09.2008).

From cask. Pours black with no lasting head. Mild spiced and roasted malty aroma. Bitter ad roasted malty base flavour with a subdued sweetness coming through. Mild acidic and roasted into the far finish.

Cask. Dark brown with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, chocolate and caramel notes. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, coffee and chocolate notes. Ends sweet.