Elland Maximum Darkness

Brewed by Elland
Style: Stout
Elland, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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Cask @ Bow Bar, Edinburgh 200712
Dark brown, off white head, good lacing, ruby light through edges of glass
Aroma - roasted malts, light coffee, chocolate, dark malts
Taste as aroma, more coffee now, some bitter roasted malts, good flavour
Palate - soft carb. medium bosy. Smooth and silky due to the oats. FInish of roasted coffee and chocolate.
Overall - Quite a good stout with a nice smooth texture

cask at bow ... deep red brown ... creamy tan head ...toffee and licorice nose ... soft toffee roast malt ... little licorice and treacle in linger ... bitter linger .. too bitter in its linger

Cask at the Market Porter. It pours darkest brown, with a decent beige head. The nose is mostly roasted malt, as well as smoky bacon and some cheesy hop. The taste is roasted malt, smoke, caramel, cola, bonfire, wood, liquorice and pepper, with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A flavoursome cask stout.

Bit of a surprise to see a Stout in Wetherspoons, especially in Rochdale! Very dark coloured, little head, coffee, chocolate notes, bitter finish. May have been turning though..

Cask Conditioned handpump Malt Shovel Northampton. A dark ruby coloured beer with a whitish head. A rosty smoky aroma with a little fruitiness. Good bitterness in the mouth as well a roasted malts. Pretty dry and good.

Cask (handpump) @ The Grove, 2 Spring Grove Street, West Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England HD1 4BP.

Clear dark red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, burnt, coffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, burnt dark malt bitter. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100119]

Cask. Pours a dark brown with an orange hue and a rough beige head. Burned malt in the nose with some licorice. Quite full-bodied, hard roasted malts, licorice and tobacco. Distinct malt bitter finish - almost tar-like. 190110

Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2007. A brown beer with an orange head. The aroma is sweet alty with strong notes of roasted malt. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of hops and roasted malt, lingering for a long time in the aftertaste. The body is a bit thin.

Cask @ Volunteer Arms, GBBF 2007. Pours a black color with a tan head. Roasted malty coffee aroma. Sweet roasted malty coffee flavor with some hints of chocolate. Dry roasted malty finish with a bitter aftertaste.

Cask, GBBF 07. Black with thin tan head. Nose is roasted malts, some dark chocolate and some espresso. Some hints of milk chocolate too. Mouth is burnt malts, some chocolate, cocoa. Finishes quite sour and bitter. Rather enjoyed this.