March Of The Penguins
Williams Brothers Brewing Company

 

Pint from cask at Teuchters in Edinburgh. A properly bitter, roasty English Stout. Very mild hop presence in the finish. Easy drinking with big flavor. Delicious.

Absolute belter of a stout, coffee notes are not overpowering but distinctive, very smooth and pleasant bitterness on the finish. Was drank cold at foest ans drank slowly, upon warming up became sweeter and lower carbonation brought out the maltiness

500 ml bottle, a gift. ABV is 4.9%. Black colour, large to moderate brown head, nice lacing. The aroma has moderate roasty notes (mild coffee, chocolate and liquorice), also strong fruity and acidic notes (hops, lemons and orange peel), hints of coriander. The aroma seems a bit misplaced, but that might just be due to old habit. Smooth flavour, very pleasant to drink, mild roasty notes. Not much acidity in the flavour, just a hint of orange peel in the background. Moderate hops. Not sure if I could identify the coriander, if I did not know that it should be there. Don’t know if March of the Penguins will be imported to Norway (most other WB beers are, so it is likely that it will) - I would buy again.

 

Bottle. Dark brown with a thin, dense tan head. Lacing present.
Smells of cappacino sprinkled with chocolate powder.
Tastes of toasted white bread with dark chocolate spread. Finishes with a charred bitter flavour.
Medium body and carbonation.
Nice stuff.

 

Look - Dark, "cola" colour, but still transparent. Heavy, thick foam. Nice lacing.
Smell - Roasted malts.
Taste - Toasty, roasted barley. Gentle coffee undertones.
Feel - Full bodied, but not too heavy. Quite satisfying. Warm feel after few sips.
Overall - Decent stout.

 

 

 

 

L- Effectively black, but a sliver of ultra-dark red-brown in the glass corner when held up a bright light. Clear, pours with 1Cm tan head, reducing to lacing.
S- Certainly toasty.
T- Toasty again, into a slight smokiness then some hoppy bitterness. The malts then come in for some balancing richness. After swallowing, my palate is left to ponder what is quite a robust flavour profile.
F- It packs a lot of flavour for a 4.9%, it's 'bright' yet robust. Good carbonation in the mouth.
O- I'm certainly not a born stout/porter drinker but I'd happily make a session with this one; [now smiling to myself in a 'Wow, yep, I really do conclude that' moment...].
BB: 08/2020. 500ml bottle, from BeersOfEurope.

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