Northern Deep Dark Secret

Brewed by Northern (UK)
Style: Porter
Northwich, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.

Clear dark black brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, light burnt. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110803]

From cask. Pours dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is mild smoked and caramelish malty flavoured. Bitter, dark malty and dry toasted caramelish. Bitter and dry finish.

Cask@Market Porter, London. Very deep amber colour, small white head. Aroma is coffee, liquorice, roasted malts, some toasted notes as well as rather much bitterness as well. Flavour is being roasted malts, some coffee, nuts, mild wooden bitterness as well as some pleasant berrylike notes. Brilliant stout!

Cask at GBBF 2011. Black coloured with a small beige head. Fruity arooma of dried fruits and liquorice with roasted notes. Fruity and light roasted flavour of caramel and liquorice. Roasted finish.

Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours black with a small white head. Espresso, cold coffee and ashes. SMooth. Nice.

Cask at GBBF 2011 - Tuesday. Black - offwhite head. Chocolate, coffee, berries, burned malts, nice roasted, dark malts, oiley notes, licorice, smooth.

cask at NWAF ... DEEP LIGHT viscous black ... deep roast malts.... light blackcurrant roast .... soft sweet balanced roast malt... good body ... good roast ... lovely. bit more body and it would be world class

UPDATED: NOV 3, 2009 1. Cask Handpump at the New Oxford, Salford 07/12/2007 Fruit and roast aromas. Dark red coloured a little rich and sweet on the palate with a crisp and slightly bitter lasting malt finish. 2. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black JDW, Northwich 26/12/2007 Some roast aroma. White head. Black and slightly rich on the palate with a little dryness in a creamy and bitter chocolate roast finish. 3. Cask Handpump at the Marstons Arena, Wincham 20/06/2009 Big roast aroma. Dark coloured. A little rich and smooth on the palate. Hoppy and fruity with some bitterness in a crisp and very dry finish.

Cask conditioned handpump Wig & Pen Northampton 04/12/12. A black beer with an off-white head and lace. Roasty coffee throughout with what I thought to be whiskey barrel tendencies. Smooth and tasty with late bitterness. Boozy and very good indeed.

Cask (GBBF2011)
Black, not much head. Roasted aroma. Not too sweet, roasty and slightly chocolatey finish. Tasty. Only Anna got her mitts on this, much to Phil’s chagrin.