Ceredigion Gwrach Du (Black Witch)

Formerly brewed at Bragdy Ceredigion
Style: Stout
New Quay, Wales

Serve in English pint

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Bottled. Jet black stout with a full beige head that falls away considerably. Rich, dark, dark aromas escape as the bottle is opened. Really dark this. Aromas or dark stone fruit cherries and blood plums but super concentrated and only just coming through the black malt richness. The flavour is a slightly less impressive. Whilst its opening is fine the middle and later sections of the flavour fall away sharpishly leaving the beer with a fairly mediocre finish.

A Mes rate. Bottle at Chris O’s "Has anyone seen my stool?" tasting.
Dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of strange fruit and flowers with a touch of moss. Tastes of moss and general countryside type stuff. It’s like something that would come out of a small river. Not fun.

Bottle at ChrisO "I’m Trying to see the Stool" pre GBBF2010 tasting. Everyone said it tastes of moss. I got chocolate and thought the beer was fine.

31st July 2010. ChrisOs Pre GBBF - ’Raise The Roof’ tasting. Clear dark brown beer with a little tan head. All downhill from there - sourish nose. Dusty watery malt accompanied by some weird and horrible tastes (I think Mes said ’moss’ and that fits). Finishes dry. Horrible!

Bottle 50cl. @ ChrisOs Pre-GBBF Shindig 2010.

[ Raise The Roof Tasting ]. Clear medium to dark amber brown color with a small average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, old malt, moss, wet fusty. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100731]

Bottled@The Chriso rock the roof down pre-GBBFtasting. Deep amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is liquorice, wood, fruits, some mild minty/anislike notes as well as moss. Flavour is moss, sap, earth and some mild anislike notes.

bottle at Chris O’s Grand tasting ... bottle .... odd herbal toffee nose ... odd again ... mossy ??? ... very odd .

Bottle at Chris O’s ‘Raise the roof’ tasting. Muddy brown no head. Blackcurrants, some caramel and herbs in the nose. Raisins, some chocolate, herbs. Not much going on.

Bottle at chriso’s pre- GBBF ’Raise the Roof’ Shindig ’10. Dark brown. Sweet honey aroma and allegedly mossy taste. At this point the ceiling collapsed and I remember no more.

Cask Stillage at the Civic Hall, Nantwich 30/09/2006 Some fruit aroma. Dark coloured and slightly rich on the palate. Some dryness in the crisp roast malt finish.

Bottle Conditoned, 500ml. Jet black with tan head. This is a very decent dry stout indeed. Chalky, burnt and full with chocolate undertone. Finishes with a good hop note. Lovely.