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Berkshire Shabadoo Black and Tan Ale 3.22 63

Berkshire Shabadoo Black and Tan Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
633.26/5.03.22/5.06.3%45.3English pint, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
A full bodied dark ale which is a blend of our Berkshire Ale and Drayman's Porter. It combines the caramel malt flavor of the pale ale with the chocolate roasted taste of the porter. Shabadoo is a complete and delicious ale.
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 LadySusan (488), Ste-Therese, Quebec, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/58/104/517/20
Mar 14, 2006  
This beer is a kind of beer that I rarely drink, a porter. This one is an exception. I drank it at the Montreal beer festival, it was so so good, the only probleme I cannot get it here.Bravo !


 ToadMan (554), Washington, Washington DC, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
Oct 25, 2002  
Poors dark with a frothe head, rich hoppy/malted aroma. Lots of roasted chocolaty malt that intensifies as it warms. Finishes with a slight hoppy bitterness. Good beer, Ill be back for more.


 mkobes (2104), paramus, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/514/20
Mar 6, 2005  
220z bottle. Deep dark orange in color with a nice tan head. Very malty aroma. Very malty flavor. Sweet tasting. Some roasty. chocolate notes. Nice beer.


 MaiBockAddict (1499), Good Beer Bar Deprived, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/514/20
Mar 5, 2005  
22 oz bottle. Dark orange, nice tan head. Rich malty aroma and flavor. Sweet and malty. Light roasty/chocolate notes. Malty finish. I like this.


 Cletus (5057), Connecticut, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Apr 8, 2005  
Pours a murky amber with subtle diminishing head. Aroma is of caramel, chocolate, grapefruit and rasberries. The taste of this beer is very complex. One gulp tastes of their porter, the next tastes of a nice pale ale. Above average carbonation and the astringent vinegary finish made this one a personal favorite of mine. This beer turned out to be surprisingly good. The complexity of taste and excellent marriage of two styles has convinced me that this brewer’s other offerings are worth a closer look. To date I have yet to taste an offering from Berkshire that isn’t above average.


 muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 4, 2004  
Bomber. Powers very dark, but transparent, with a very rich-looking creamy lasting head. Nose roasty but sweet, a bit smoky, malted milk. Flavor -- yeah I can sorta get the B&T thing, seems to me quite an excellent blend of a lighter, fruitier pale and more robust porter. Very smooth, but some nice hop kick all the way down. I'm with argo0 on this one, well worth your $3.50


 thejon375 (392), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/516/20
Jun 9, 2008  
It was towards the end of the night but this black and tan was delightful. Hints of the Drayman’s Porter poked through on the nose, with the lighter texture of the Ale hitting the palate. Great well rounded beer.


 PhatB420 (136), Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Man, I love the shabadoo. This brew gets better each time I have one. Goes down smooth, and the coffe undertones are great along with the chocolate and suttle spices. Great beer.



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