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Cloudwater Brew Co.

 

Canned in a big old tallboy crafty craft can and purchased from Beermoth in Manchester city centre
Pours s very very very very dark brown body with good tan head
Aroma is boozy cocoa
Flavour is intense, 80-90% dark chocolate dustings of vanilla

Almost pitch black in appearance. Very dark tan head, that seems to have developed twice. Large bubbles that struggle to pop. Odd appearance. Smells of bitter dark chocolate and a hint of vanilla. Taste is the same, though not as swet as expected. Chocolaty bitterness is present. Feel is a bit too fizzy initially. Certainly good, but not the best I've had.

440ml can from Cloudwater Online Shop (£6.75):
A really thick & oily black with an opaque body & a large, 4cm foamy head that's light brown & takes eventually settles as a thin surface lacing that's very slightly patchy. Chocolate dominates the nose, there's some dark malts, caramel & a subtle vanilla sweetness with some coffee bitterness to finish. There's more of the coffee bitterness on the taste but the cocoa & dark chocolate malts still dominate, there's vanilla, darker fruits & fudge in there too with a boozy finish. It's full bodied & quite rich with a smooth feel & fine carbonation but the balance is good & it goes down well given the abv.

 

 

 

 

Pours a very dark brown motor oil with a mocha head

This all about chocolate alright. You can't deny that. Actually is more like a chocolate sauce with hins of vanilla than a complex imperial stout or such.

It's good but it lacks a certain complexity you can obtain with the use of real malts (this is definitely using a lot of maltodextrin).

Still a very enjoyable beverage, it hits you hard after a while