Black Cat
Moorhouse's Brewery (Burnley) Ltd

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From:
Moorhouse's Brewery (Burnley) Ltd
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
English Dark Mild Ale
Ranked #24
ABV:
3.4%
Score:
86
Ranked #18,680
Avg:
3.83 | pDev: 10.97%
Reviews:
166
Ratings:
217
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 04, 2022
Added:
Mar 26, 2002
Wants:
  37
Gots:
  7
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Ratings by TripelJ:
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Reviewed by TripelJ from Florida

4.08/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Now Quaffing: Moorhouse's Black Cat

Touted as a "black ale" as per the bottle, this beer pours a nice dark, opaque brown with a thin head that dissapates relatively quickly with little lacing. Aroma is sweet with light roasted notes. Flavors are all very subtle, and do not really become pronounced until the beer warms up a bit. Sweet malts give way to a nice mellow roasted barley with some coffee and other roasted flavors. Lots of character for such a low alcohol brew. AB could learn a thing or two from our friends "across the pond".
Oct 12, 2003
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.89 by Shiredave from New York

Jun 04, 2022
 
Rated: 3.93 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 15, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by krome from Illinois

Jun 14, 2017
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Rated by Beginner2 from Illinois

3.85/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On the 1001. My review to come.
Reviewed in Roger Prost's CAMRA classic "300 Beers To Try Before You Die."
Mar 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by warpedrevolution from Illinois

Jul 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.41 by Euroglot from Belgium

Feb 24, 2016
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Reviewed by DrAnnaNemis from Illinois

3.69/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Kind of nice! A dark brown ale with no head. Smells of earth and wood. Maybe some tea. Taste is similar with some ash. Thin, watery and no carbonation. Seems to work. Nice pint!
Jan 28, 2016
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Reviewed by tekstr1der from New Hampshire

3.85/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Nice color to this, pour is slightly more ruby than mahogany. No head or retention to speak of. Aroma is the best part - full of toffee, cocoa, and malt. Very similar to Dark Island on the nose, but even weaker, somewhat watery in flavors that are just too light for my liking. Fairly pleasant malty finish.
Nov 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.82 by EdmundBlackadder from Ohio

Oct 10, 2015
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Reviewed by TheSixthRing from California

3.2/5  rDev -16.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Appearance - Pours cola brown with a paltry quarter-finger head that quickly flattens out to a thin, broken layer of surface suds. A few spots here and there is all you get for lace.

Smell - Mild notes of toffee and chocolate with a bit of earth.

Taste - starts with mild toffee and caramel malt notes backed by a moderate amount of earthy, nutty character, like liking a walnut shell. Faint traces of chocolate. Finish has a light staleness.

Mouthfeel - Light in body with low to moderate carbonation. Dry finish.

Overall - The bottle says it has rich flavor, but I found it mostly bland and uninspiring. It's a fair beer that will be quickly forgotten.
Oct 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.95 by rather from California

Sep 10, 2015
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Reviewed by rawfish from California

4.02/5  rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Porter-like dark coloration with a standard 2 finger high head of shell beige. Quite a bit of lacing gets stuck to the glass.

The roasted malts are full and centered adding a light coffee ground, baker's chocolate, browned toast and golden raisins into the mix.

Smooth grains, essence of raisin bran with iced coffee, medium toast and pleasant acidity. Finishes with that roasted acidity and earthy hops, lightly balanced, bitterness and clean finish.

Light and easy with substance, it's a damn shame this style gets passed over.

A terrific easy drinker when you need something dark and alot of it. The nose and flavor gives me that satisfying dose of roasted malt and coffee nuances with a lighter body.
May 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.91 by kdivers from New Hampshire

Mar 15, 2015
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Rated by QUINNY0960 from England

4.73/5  rDev +23.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
One of my favourite brews to date and it's a local beer for me
Jan 28, 2015
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Reviewed by chogm54 from Australia

3.39/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
Black, pours a thin offwhite head. Smell of roasted malt and dark choc. The taste is similar, with a real dry finish (like cooking chocolate). Low carbonation, feels very watery. Ok if you are after a mid strength dark ale.
Dec 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by speedvagen from Ohio

Nov 23, 2014
 
Rated: 2.6 by Rshersnow from Massachusetts

Nov 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by wrightst from Maryland

Sep 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by zenithberwyn from California

Sep 12, 2014
Black Cat from Moorhouse's Brewery (Burnley) Ltd
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 217 ratings