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Brewed by Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)
Style: Stout
Alloa, Scotland

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RATINGS: 168   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.25   EST. CALORIES: 126   ABV: 4.2%
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Bottle: Filtered.
A rich dark ale, dominated by the strong flavours of blended roast malts that are the foundation of this beer. Smooth coffee and chocolate undertones are complemented by the addition of late harvest cone hops, giving a lovely blackcurrant aroma.


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3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
fonefan (29292) - VestJylland, DENMARK - NOV 1, 2006
Bottle. Clear dark brown color with a tan off-white head. Roasted malty aroma with a light coffee note and some chocolate sweetness. Malty, roasted flavor with a coffee bitterness and light notes of chocolate.

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Ungstrup (26244) - Citizen of the universe, DENMARK - JUN 1, 2005
[At Københavnske Øldage 2005] A red-brown beer with a disappearing beige head. The aroma is of roasted malt combined with hints of wood. The flavor is dry roasted with notes of malt on a slightly acidic background. The body is thin.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
yespr (25932) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - MAY 15, 2008
50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a rim of an orange glare. Slowly collapsing light tan head. Chocolate and roasted malt aroma. Light body. Flavour is roasted and light acidic. Mild smoothness from the chocolate yet nothing that gives any body nor takes out the roasted notes into a decent balance. A bit thin and plain roasted, yet still a nice beer.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Papsoe (25131) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JAN 14, 2007
(Bottle 50 cl) Pours a clear, dark brown with an orange hue. Tiny, off-white head. Aroma is one of hard roasted malt. Light body with malty, lightly burned coffee accents. Dry and very drinkable with a subdued bitterness. 140107

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
oh6gdx (18575) - Vasa, FINLAND - JUL 16, 2007
Bottled (thanks GarethYoung!). Very dark amber colour, quite close to black. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, blackcurrant along with some smoke and licorace. Just lovely. Flavour is at first very licoracy and some blackcurrant and some coffee but turns more and more roasted towards the finish. The roastiness and coffee stays for a while in a pleasant aftertaste. Really pleasant for a 4.2% brew.

3.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
omhper (17461) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - JUL 13, 2005
UPDATED: SEP 6, 2005 Bottled. Near black, small off white head. Aroma of licorice and black currant. Drish with clean, rounded mouthfeel and fairly light body. Roasty with notes of coffee and chocolate. Restrained hoppiness, fairly low bitterness. (No, I didn’t cheat and look at the commercial description before I rated it...)

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
joergen (17339) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - MAY 29, 2006
Bottle. Dark brown coloured with a small beige head. Roasted aroma of oat and chocolate. Roasted flavour of oak, chocolate and hops.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Dedollewaitor (12285) - Odense, DENMARK - NOV 12, 2011
Bottle @ liva, kolding. Pours dark ruby Brown with a small creamy head. Roast, fruit, coffee and ashes. Medium bodied. Pleasant mild coffee roast and fruity flavor.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MiP (12136) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - JUN 29, 2006
Bottle. Malty, liquoricy aroma. Black colour, small light brown head.The flavour is nice, roasted and pleasant. The same goes for the aftertaste which also has some liquorice.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
saxo (11216) - Højbjerg, Aarhus, DENMARK - MAY 6, 2009
Bottle. Nice head with medium duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt and smoke with coffee notes.


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