Knops Black Cork

Knops
Brewed at Traditional Scottish Ales
Style: Porter
Edinburgh, Scotland

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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UPDATED: FEB 17, 2012 BOttle at home ... deep black ... big bubbly tan head ... dark coffee roast ... some licorice ... even some pine hop nose ... soft mellow body ... sweet pine hop ... overlayed on a rich chocolate roast with again licorice and pine in the linger cask at cloisters ... dark blck ... no head ...deep dark roast ... little chocolate nose ... dark malts ... deep roast ... big chocolate roast ... soft licorice ... deep roast malts ... really nice ... some pine in linger ... juicy 4.0

bottle at home ... dark black ... thin light tan head ... soft dark roast malts ... lots of licorice nose ... light fizz ... dark chocolate malts ... sweet roast ... again licorice ... soft roast ...little pine.. nice 3.9

Bottle from Great Grog. Spicy treacle malt aroma & flavour. Almost black colour, reasonable head. Bitter sweet aftertaste. Quite a big porter.

Bottle from Great Grog
Black with ruby edges...frothy tan head...dissipated to rim
Aroma - Fruity dark malts...some soft roast....slight medicinal herbal note...hint of soft coffee...touch of alcohol..quite complex
Taste - Dark soft roasted malts...liquorice...some dark berry fruits....bit of burnt crust...slight medicinal and herbal note...plain chocolate in background...smooth silky...no harsh notes...bit unusual...complex...tastes a bit old-aleish to me
Palate - medium carb...little over fizzy...medium body...quite smooth...soft roast and sweet slight herbal dark malts on palate. Finish.as main flavour...bit dry....some lingering fruity dark chocolate and liquorice...cleans well
Overall - Unusual beer - sort of a mixture of porter / old ale

Home - Bottle, happy as a pig in poke. Yes there are better beers, but this just such a nice little number from a nice wee brewery. Coffee and chocolate not at all bitter....at first, then a subtle kick, lingered on the palate for a while which is good. Deffo drinking now.

330ml bottle. Thin chestnut head, dark dark body. Bitter and toasted in flavour, chocolate on the nose. Very nice.

nutty with hint dried coffee. good strong black colour. excellent roasted malt flavours. creamy and rich in the mouth.

Bottle. Pours black with a great looking tan head. Chocolate, liquorice and coffee. Subtle bitterness. Everything about this beer is great. .

Fairly new beer from Knops. Bottled from Provenance Wines. Black, opaque, little or no head. Rich aroma, sort of liquorice/coffee. Coffee and chocolate malt with well balanced bitterness. Really very good stuff for a cold winter’s night. Supposed to be inspired by a traditional 18th/19th century Edinburgh brew of the same name.

AROMA: barnyard, dough, quite a sour smell APPEARANCE: black, brown head, forthy quickly disappears TASTE: lightly bitter, followed by intense bitter aftertaste PALATE: medium body, slick feel, average carbonation, prickly feel, astringent OVERALL: do not like the aromas, nor the palate. Not to repeat

Bottle - Great Grog. Pours a deep black with a 2 finger tan head. Aroma of liquorice, black forest gateaux-style goodness. Hoppy spice in the taste with licquorice, creaminess, dark chocolate. Really very nice.

Bottle. Dark brown pour, thick foamy head. Nose is big liquorice, blackberry, black forest gateau, milk chocolate. Chocolate, hazelnut, berry palate, hint of vanilla sweetness and a surprisingly hoppy nutty finish. Nice!