Moorhouses Black Cat (Bottle)

Brewed by Moorhouses
Style: Mild Ale
Burnley, England

16.9 oz bottle into a Shaker glass. Pours an incredibly dark brown that shows a tiny bit of amber around the sides when held up to the light. Off-white to tan head that holds retention. Aroma brings a tiny hint of chocolate with an overpowering roasted malt smell. Old style yeast is also present. The flavor starts at first with a mild malt that moves right into an old yeasty, deep mocha flavored body. A tiny hint of metal is present (although it seems like that is the way it’s supposed to taste). This continues, while near the finish bringing up a light bitter hop note that is mainly overpowered by the dark mocha metal flavor. A bit sour in the end while tasting like very old style yeast. Definitely an interesting one (meaning, I’m not sure what to think). An English friend of mine tells me this stuff is excellent, but I don’t really see why.

Black ale @ 3.4% ABV in 16.9oz bottle. Dark brown brew with deep red edges. The head is frothy mocha in color leaving a fair amount of lacing down the glass. Mild aroma of burnt malts, roasted coffee beans, molasses and toffee. It seems to taste a bit like a roasted coffee with molasses as the sweetener.

Slight fruitiness and medium malt aroma. No hop aroma. Light malt flavor, no hop bitterness, similar to a light brwon porter, great session beer probably made from very pale british malts as biscut.

Smells like coffee....tastes like coffee...must be black cat. YUmmmm! 2 finger head, black opaque beauty. Hints of chocolate, not complex but is good at what it is.

The aroma is toasted malt with leaves and yeast. The appearance is dark brown with a bit of red in it. The head is rather small. The flavor has coffee, medicinal bitterness, burnt malt, soy sauce, and brown sugar. The palate is much thinner than expected. Overall I find this disappointing and a real flavor jumble.

Bottle. Pours dark brown with a thin brown head. Aroma is flat malts, and something that reminds me of a box factory. The flavor is mild caramel and a little bit of smokiness. I could understand why someone would drink this while eating fish and chips, but on it’s own, it isn’t something I would drink again.

Bottle: Dark coca-cola like pour with a lot of carbonation and a small Coke like head. Aroma is malts, chocolate, and a sour apple or sour grape note. Flavor is lightly malty, caramel, and nice hop texture. Chocolate is minimal in the taste. A lot of carbonation and some very light fruit textures. Palate is carbonated and a little bitter on the back end. Overall, It’s a nice sipper. I liked this subtle beer very much.

Nice malty smooth beer, little white head that disapates quickly. this is a slow drinking winter beer, with the taste of a rosted and smoky malt.