[Closed] Dark Beers..

This is quite nice. 🙂

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There are the world of good stouts and porters available these days. I'll just big up two of my local ones, Bristol Beer Factory's Milk Stout and Bath Ales' Dark Side. Both lovely. Though, with a whiff of Spring in the air, I won't really be drinking them again much this year.

DD suggests good ale there.
And also another good suggestion, go local. Get to your local brewery and try their dark beer.

Camden ink or redchurch Hoxton stout are nice, not digging the black ipas

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http://www.scottishbeershop.co.uk/products/spey-stout

Had a pint of Griffin brewery chocolate porter during this afternoons real ales session....first taste was very chocolatey but got over whelming after taste of pine resin!
Wasn't my favourite of the days tastings. Tunnel Brewery Nuneaton mmmmmmmm nice beer and open fire 🙂

Brockville Dark by Tryst

Red squirrel black ipa

Fullers are doing a nice porter at the moment

Thanks all 🙂

God do i like the idea of a breakfast stout ! 😀

Darkstar espresso is a favourite of mine.

Young's winter warmer...

Breakfast Stout, you say?
Look no further.

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Though, with a whiff of Spring in the air, I won't really be drinking them again much this year.

All the more reason to avoid being like the post-hibernation "blonde" drinkers, and get stuck into the dark stuff... #niche

this thread needs beards.

Theakston's old peculiar [/end of thread].

Good mildred but there's many a better beer out there now.

I do like old P ( of course) but at 5.7% I tend to just have the one and move on to something a little less brain melting.

this thread needs beards.

Funnily enough... I probably need to look in the mirror a bit more, out on a ride somebody mentioned the the ride leader had a beard to someone and they pointed to me and said oh is it him.. I had no idea that I need a shave that badly ( I was not leading the ride)

.....Now clean ( ish ) shaven

Acorn Brewery's Gorlovka,mmmmmmmmm,an Imperial Russian stout,even though Gorlovka is in the Ukraine.

I recently tried these smoked beers
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The Oak Smoked (green label) one was the best.

Mmmmm.....Smoked Beer 💡

I had a pint of Franklins Pudding Stout last night which was lovely

Also had a delicious smoked porter recently , can't remember the brewer though, oh well.

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Mmmmm.....Smoked Beer

It was surprisingly nice. The Oak one is only made at Christmas so it might be harder to find later in the year. The standard one is beechwood smoked. It was a bit rougher but still nice. The Oak is about 8% iirc so only a couple are needed 🙂

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If you can find some of this, it's worth pretty much whatever you have to pay for it.

Innis & Gunn Treacle Porter was a revelation to me a couple of months ago....

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Seek ye out the Guinness Foreign Extra, like Guinness but better.

TSA Double Espresso
Traquair House Ale.

CFH has it. Mikkeller Beer Hop/Geek Breakfast is a damn fine beverage. One of the finest...ever.

Salopian Black-Ops and Kernal Export Indian Porter are pretty nice too in a similar vein.

For a more regular tipple Hawkshead Brodie's Prime

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Are all worth a try, particularly the Emelisse:

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I love dark beers me.

Hobgoblin is a favourite, Dark Lord is nice, Black sheep obviously.

My favourite though is Holts 'Black'
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Only ever get it in the Black Dog in Belmont but I love just sitting there smacking my lips like an old man. Sticky, tasty and wonderful.

God do i like the idea of a breakfast stout !

(mybrewerytap will send you a box of largely dark ales just now, or at least they did for my birthday recently 😀 )

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Sam Smiths Yorkshire Stingo.

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Elland 1872 Porter.

Not the greatest beer in the world, but certainly one of the better Spanish mass market beers:

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I likes this I does:

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Dark beers are my raison d'être

Ones to try if you haven't already:

Fyne Ales - Sublime Stout
Flounders - Kentucky Breakfast Stout
Flying Dog - Gonzo Imperial Porter
Anchor - Porter
Fyne Ales - Zombier
Kernel - Export India Porter
Kernel - Export Stout
Williams - Midnight Sun
Orkney - Dark Island Reserve
Cairngorm - Black Gold

mogrim, I've had that somewhere recently. It was good! Estrella do a dark beer too IIRC don't they?

Some crackers up above. Tempest Red Eye Flight and Chipotle porter are great. Mikkeler Texas Ranger is awesome as is the Beer Geek Brunch Weasel.

Cromarty beers are almost all good. Brewed Awakening and the new Ghost Town Porter are great (Rogue Wave is the only one I'm not keen on).

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If you want to try dark and smokey I like this one.

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You've teefed my pic SSSTU 😡

For that I won't tell you that it's on in the Victoria at the moment 😡

This

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My favourite of all the wonderful Northamptonshire ales

Another Acorn Brewery - Old Moor Porter, lovely.

I love dark beers me. Hobgoblin is a favourite, Dark Lord is nice, Black sheep obviously.

Loads of great beers been suggested, but my favorite beer of all time is Old Peculiar served by a grough Lakland bloke, supped by the fire in the ODG after a day walking / climbing in Langdale. Bliss!

Cheers,
Jamie

Drac - Moderator

Good mildred but there's many a [s]better[/s] different beer out there now.

And that Saltaire Choccy stout up there?
Amazeballs.

As is The Dark Side Of The Moose - not had a bad Purple Moose beer yet.

black sheep riggwelter
jennings snecklifter
ringwood old thumper
hopback entire stout

current favourite, wye valley dorothy goodbody winter stout

(recommend your local shocker) most of wye valleys offerings are rather good particularly butty bach

Loads of great beers been suggested, but my favorite beer of all time is Old Peculiar served by a grough Lakland bloke, supped by the fire in the ODG after a day walking / climbing in Langdale. Bliss!

😀

A number of years ago, a friend and I decided last minute to do a winter 3 peaks (yorkshire). We headed over on the Friday night and were about to head to bed early in our B&B after a quick pint of OP, when in walked a dozen girls on a hen night. Bearing in mind this was a miserable February night in a tiny b&b in the Dales, we thought we'd hit the jackpot!

Long story short, we stayed up drinking with them until about 3am. I'd had about 10 pints of OP (!!!) and awoke to my alarm at 6am. After emptying my stomach of OP and the room of two "guests", we decided (still drunk) to crack on with our adventure.

25 miles and 11 hours later, I arrived back at the B&B a broken man. I think I sobered up on top of Penyghent, in a whiteout, and realised what a silly idea it was 🙂

I love OP!

😆 Nice one Peter, what a great story! Getting anything done after that much OP, left alone the 3 Peaks is a great achievement!

Cheers,
Jamie

I'd be dead for a week if I drank 10 pints of anything never mind OP.

deadlydarcy - Member
mogrim, I've had that somewhere recently. It was good! Estrella do a dark beer too IIRC don't they?

Most of the Spanish brands are starting to make them. The Carrefour variety isn't bad, either, certainly has a bit more flavour than the usual lager.

Waen's Chilli Plum Porter was tasty, just a gently buzz on the tongue!

Einstock's toasted porter is yummy.

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Acorn Brewery Gorlovka or Old Moor Porter, award winning beers

Slightly biased as my mate owns the brewery, if ever in Barnsley Old No 7 is a proper pub with a good range of both Acorn beers and Guests

http://www.oldno7barnsley.co.uk/

Cheers

mein lieblings Dunkelbier:

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auch nicht schlecht:

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sehr empfehlenswert, aber schwer zu finden....

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OP seems to have changed its recipe since the mid '90's, I swear it had more of a sweeter taste than it does nowadays, although that could be down to my tastebuds maturing I suppose.

Im a big fan of Youngs Double Chocolate Stout and Fuller Black Cab Stout is wonderful.
I've struggles to find a Porter I really like, either i've never had a truly good one (unlikely) or its just a style that hasn't clicked with me. I'll keep trying in the interests of research though....

I've struggles to find a Porter I really like, either i've never had a truly good one (unlikely) or its just a style that hasn't clicked with me.

I'll keep trying in the interests of research though....

Cheers,
Jamie

So for tonight I have got these..Best I could do, with running around trying to sort out a bathroom..The Innis and Gunn is complex to say the least ( yes i have cracked one open at 5 pm 😀 )

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+1 for Ringwood Old Thumper. Easy to get as most Supermarkets sell it and a bit more 'approachable' since they dropped the ABV from 5.6 to 5.1

For those local to delamere, Frodsham brewery does some cracking dark beers
Night Mail and Iron Man are personal faces.

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Houns - Member
You've teefed my pic SSSTU

I did wander who took that picture.
I can't remember taking it but found it on my phone the next morning. 🙂

I had a couple of sneaky mid-afternoon pints of this... very nice.

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Sam Smith's Imperial Stout.

Or this

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£1.05 a bottle. Surprisingly nice.

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Was going to have a JDC night, but I think I may have been dissuaded.

That Augustiner Dunkel up there^^^ is very nice indeed.

Youngs Double Choc, and Innis+Gun Rum Finish round out my top 3 beers on untappd.

Off to see what local beers I can find...

Sadlers Mud City Stout is beautiful stuff, over 6% as well so you know when you've drunk it.

Just finishing off a revisionist dark India pale ale! Made by marsdens for tescos... Actually not bad, wish I'd got another.

alanf-it has to be the Old No 7,it's the only place to drink in Barnsley 😆