Williams Brothers Black (Bottle)
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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.
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.
3.3
218 reviews
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Community reviews
Tasting from Nov’ 2014.
At cellar temperature and into a shallow chalice. Dark as midnight brown with excellent clarity as to shimmer in the lights. Dense yet compact beige pad atop lasts the length with minimal lace. The nose is deep, complex and fringes on dank, dusty, cobwebs and stagnant water cellar notes through to hinting at charred meat and Biltong, kecap manis and roasted carob with just a touch of Vegemite™. Chalky and pasty, chocolate malt dominated palate; low in carbonation with a medium light body and soft finish. A little cocoa powder, roast carob and Vegemite™, vanillin and cola which melds as sort of a creaming soda flavour. Long chocolaty, dusty and woody length. A lot more clean and streamlined from the complex aroma. This is aromatic but not the most interesting of ales inside. Easily sessionable though! (50cL, BBE 01/15, The Liquor Shed, Jandakot)
Dark brown, almost black, small but lasting tan head. Aroma is very nice, milk chocolate, brown sugar and coffee. Taste sweet milk chocolate and caramel in start that carries it to a more roasted dry finish. Also some low roasted acidity is present. light to medium bodied.
The official description above is pretty precise. Thin palate and thin look, but amazing aroma and flavours of roasted malts, excellent dark chocolate and black currants. Nice and tart-sour, from that currant touch.
Butelka 0.5L.
Wygląd: Brunatne, niska do średnio obfitej, jasnobeżowa pian, lekko znaczy szkło.
Aromat: Ciemne pieczywo, przypalona skórka chleba razowego, karmel oraz niewielka ilość nut palonych.
Smak: Lekko kwaskowe, palone, ciemne pieczywo.
Odczucie: Wodniste, faktura kremowa, wysycenie średnie
Całość: Lekki sesyjny stoucik, bez szału ale jako codziennie piwko byłoby OK.
Poured from bottle. Clear dark brown color with big beige head. Aroma of prunes, chocolate. Medium body, oily texture, low carbonation. Roasted bitterness dominates over the sweetness. Overall Ok. Nice for a change.
Bottle from one of the supermarkets. Poured a clear dark brown with a frothy tan head. The aroma is malt, dark chocolate, light fruit. The flavour is moderate bitter with a rich malt, dry coffee, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
50cl bottle courtesy of and shared with JMGreenUK.
Thin creamy tan head. Clear deep amber pour. Some coffee and chocloate.
Bottle 500ml @ John Bull Pub, Aalborg
Pours clear reddish dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate and caramel. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long milk chocolate and caramel finsih. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Great chocolate aroma. Just awesome quality chocolate. Aroma is deep and long. Notes of coffee and dark malts are also present. It’s dark seal color, non-transparent, with rather poor head. Taste is similar to aroma but like divided and reduced few times. But still - it’s taste great. Perfect dark chocolate flavour with delicate bitterness on the background. It’s quite heavily carbonated for a stout. The body is rather thin. Malty aftertaste is short and rather annoying.
Bottle. A rich dark ale, dominated by the strong flavours of blended roast malts that are the foundation of this beer. Smooth coffee and chocolate notes. Creamy texture. A bit of butterscotch caramel notes. Pretty good.
Black colour, medium head that does not last long but shows very good lacing. Aroma is dark chocolate, roasted malt, a bit of prune. Light sweetness, light bitterness. Light body. Quite smooth, definitely not aggressive, overall good.
Aroma: roasted malts, dark chocolate, roasted barley, herbs.
Appearance: clear dark brown color, nice beige head.
Taste: low bitterness (herbs), dark malts, smooth, intensive herbal notes, dark chocolate, watery and dry.
Palate: low body and medium carbonation, roasted finish.
Overall: Quite strange beer, very herbal.
Bottle from Prisma in Kovoula, Finland.
Nice fluffy Brown head over a Deep dark red beer. Aroma of Old leftover vegetables in refridgerator. Smooth light roasted malty taste with sweetness and low bitternes. Tiny body.
Pours a deep ruby red. Aroma is smokey and spicy. Taste is more of the same with a good mix of rich malt smoke and a slight hop bitterness. Interesting.
Appearance: Clear dark brown with ruby highlights and finger thick beige head.
Aroma: Toffee/caramel, coco pops, roasted malts.
Taste: Low/medium sweetness and sourness with low bitterness.
Palate: Thick grainy texture, light body, average carbonation, abrupt dry, slightly chocolatly, fruity, malty, caramel finish.
Comments: Tasty and glass lace.
Poured from bottle. Clear dark brown color with big beige head. Aroma of prunes, chocolate. Medium body, oily texture, low carbonation. Bitternes dominates over the sweetness. Bitterness is more from roasted malts then hoppy.
Sehr dunkelbraunes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr röstmalzig, schokoladig, dunkle Früchte. Geschmack intensiv röstmalzig, schokoladig, Kaffee, dunkle überreife Früchte.
Bottle at home in London - got from some online retailer. Pours dark brown with red highlights and a creamy tan head. Pleasing aroma of lightly toasted bread, mellow cocoa, soft roast. Light to medium sweet flavor with lightly charred toast, mild milk chocolate and subtle scorched earth bitterness. Light in body with fine to average, massaging carbonation and creamy texture. Very well balanced to finish with further milk chocolate notes, more toasted and lightly burnt bread, minimal bitterness, perhaps some torched leaves. Highly drinkable beer.
Coffee in scents, with roasted malts, prunes, old red wine.
Dark brown to black body, with a tan/beige half finger head upon.
Tastes roasted caramel malts, hops underneath, some coffee, and liquorice is quite tiny and only sweet. I guess it is that malted wheat.
Easy to drink, gentle to swallow.
Fruity finish, with caramel, some bitter fruity hops under, some yeast.
Overall quite good, especially considering the moderate 4.2% abv.
500ml brown bottle 4.2% b@Kilpishalli, tasted@home Norway.
500ml bottle at home. Pours black with a thick tan head. Coffee and liquorice aromas, taste brings a bit of dark chocolate sweetness, and a light woody note. Finishes pretty clean. Bit thin, but not bad.
Bottle. Pours clear dark brown with airy light tan head. Clear atoma of coffee beans, with notes of malt and coffee beans. Sweetish aroma of malt, with notes of caramel and coffee. Sweetish flavour of coffee, malt, caramel, and hints of liquorice. Bitter and sourish aftertaste. Not bad.
Bottle 50 cl. Pours brown black with small brown white lacing head and a fruity blackcurrant scent. Notes of roasted malts, chocolate, wood, coffee, nuts, dark fruits. Tasty but somewhat thin body.
Bottle. Black beer with medium beige head. Aroma of chocolate and roasted malts. Taste is roasted malts, some lactose, chocolate and a little coffee. Watery palate. Not great.
Botlle luxuary xmas hamper. Colour is black thin tan head. Aroma is coffe and roasted malts taste is similar. Medium body medium carbonation. Ok beer
Bottle @ John Bull, Aalborg. Clear dark brown with a lasting beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty and caramel. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. Watery. Bland. 251213
500ml bottle. Pours an opaque black, with a small light beige head, which fades fairly quickly and does not leave much lacing. Roasty malt, whipped cream and milk chocolate make up the aroma. Mild peppery hops up front give way to smooth milk chocolate in the mid-palate. A touch of roasty malt comes in at the finish. There is nothing too exciting about this one; it’s simply a reasonable middle-of-the-road stout.
Bottle from friend Dark chestnut brown color with medium off-white head. Aroma of dark fruits, coffee, roasted malt. Roasted malt, espresso, dark chocolate, hints of dark fruit.
mørk nesten svart farve med lyst beige skum. Lukt av god malt og karamell. Smak av malt, karamell og frukt. Supermarked.
Dyp god dyft av kaffe og lakris. Tynt kremet hengende skum. Fin sort farge. God smak av lakris og kaffe. Fin ettersmak av lakris.
bottled. overall the beer was drinkable. black ales are not my taste (yet). I prefer stouts or porters. this one was easy to drink, but nothing special.