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Highgate Black Pig

Davenports Beer (prev Blue Bear & Highgate)
Smethwick, West Midlands
Beer style: Mild Ale
Ref: ratebeer.com Apr2024

Common descriptors are
Cask; Status uncertain.
Originally born out of a local custom of mixing Highgate Mild with Highgate Old Ale, Black Pig is a beautifully crafted and well-balanced beer, using East Anglia grown pale crystal and black malts, complemented with Herefordshire Fuggle and Progress hops. The nose has warming notes of fruit and malt. The palate is a complex blend of malt, fruit, chocolate and liquorice, balanced perfectly by a satisfying bitter finish.