Bock (Saltaire/Dark Star)
Saltaire Brewery Limited
- From:
- Saltaire Brewery Limited
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.4 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 09, 2015
- Added:
- May 09, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
3.4/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A 500ml bottle with a BB of Feb 2015, so it's a little out of date. Picked up a while back from Trembling Madness in York. A collaborative brew between Saltaire and Dark Star breweries, this is described as a traditional German bock hopped with Hersbrucker, Hallertau and Challenger (I'm not convinced, hence the designation of brown ale)
A: Poured into a dimpled pint mug. A deep, clear ruby-brown hue with good carbonation. Yields a decent head of frothy off-white foam that lasts for a moment or two before collapsing to a patchy surface layer.
S: Aroma of dark caramel malt with hints of toasted grain, mild barley sugar, a twinge of chocolate, ale yeast and faint stewed hops. OK but unexciting.
T: Tastes of dark caramel malt with a subdued bitter finish. Notes of subtle roasted grain, caramel, mild barley sugar, a hint of chocolate, ale yeast, a touch of grass/hay, stewed hops and faint earthiness. Slightly sweet, followed by a restrained, leafy bitterness upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with pleasant carbonation and decent body. Could be a shade thicker. Lightly astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of caramel malt, mild roasted grain, ale yeast and faint stewed hops.
O: Not bad, but comes across as neither authentic for the intended style nor particularly outstanding. Looks alright, while the aroma and flavour are a staid mix of dark caramel malt, ale yeast and subtle hops. Body is OK. Easy-drinking but forgettable.
May 09, 2015A: Poured into a dimpled pint mug. A deep, clear ruby-brown hue with good carbonation. Yields a decent head of frothy off-white foam that lasts for a moment or two before collapsing to a patchy surface layer.
S: Aroma of dark caramel malt with hints of toasted grain, mild barley sugar, a twinge of chocolate, ale yeast and faint stewed hops. OK but unexciting.
T: Tastes of dark caramel malt with a subdued bitter finish. Notes of subtle roasted grain, caramel, mild barley sugar, a hint of chocolate, ale yeast, a touch of grass/hay, stewed hops and faint earthiness. Slightly sweet, followed by a restrained, leafy bitterness upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with pleasant carbonation and decent body. Could be a shade thicker. Lightly astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of caramel malt, mild roasted grain, ale yeast and faint stewed hops.
O: Not bad, but comes across as neither authentic for the intended style nor particularly outstanding. Looks alright, while the aroma and flavour are a staid mix of dark caramel malt, ale yeast and subtle hops. Body is OK. Easy-drinking but forgettable.
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