Box Steam Dark & Handsome

Brewed by Box Steam
Style: Old Ale
Trowbridge, England

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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Dark brown ale with nice off-white head. Malty aroma. Nice bitterness and soft carbonation.

Bottle. Clear dark brown, tan head. Aroma mostly dark chocolate with hints of vanilla, black cherry. Smooth medium body. Sweet with a fruity bitterness on the finish. Uncomplicated and refreshing.

Cask; dark ruby, thin head, fairly handsome; no obvious aroma; this one’s full of soft malty complexity - nutty, toasted; a light sweetness and a fairly long, gentle, bitter finish; feels weaker than 5%, this has a very soft all round feel which imparts a gentle charm.

Cask at market porter, 24th January 2013. This and smooth with a full flavour, toasty and roasty with some caramel, but fairly light

Bouteille 500 ml. 5%. Couleur brune foncée, reflets rougeâtres, mousse mince beige. Arôme de malt, un peu de tourbe, caramel. En bouche, malt, houblon, un peu de torréfaction, toffee. Finale avec une petite amertume, sucrée. Très bonne.

A clear dark reddish brown ale with a thick frothy brown head, very resilient. In mouth, nice dark fruits with caramel, butterscotch, a bit lighter than expected. In mouth, a smooth roasted caramel with light herbal licorice, molasses, nice.

Roasty, light chocolate aroma. Dark brown, with a quickly dissipating head. Light bodied, roasty/chocolate/slight hop bitter upfront with a long chocolate aftertaste. Soft carbonation. Suprisingly refreshing for a beer this roasty.

Aroma: Blackcurrant, molasses and toasted bread mainly. Long lasting and complex nose. Appearance: Brown and clear. Average creamy head, moderately lasting, sticking good but no lacing. Taste: A woody attack with roasted notes. Texture is watery. We can feel wood and roasted malt accents; almost smoke. Finish is with slight notes of lemon. Flavors are mostly malty and finish slightly hoppy. and dry. Not a great beer but pleasant to drink.

500ml bottle from the LCBO. Pours a dark brown with a nice head. Aromas 0f sweet malts and fruits, slight bitter. Flavours of roasted malts, quite balanced and drinkable.

Bottle from Malting Pot. Dark black with thin head. Roasty and malty nose. Taste of roasty malts, chocolate, licorice. With nice bitter lemon bursts n there. A very nice brew.