Burton Bridge Bramble Stout

Brewed by Burton Bridge
Style: Stout
Burton-on-Trent, England

Bottle @ thewolf-and-his-flock-of-sheep tasting session. Dark color, short head. Very fruity aroma of brambles, some roasted malt. Fruity taste, quite bitter as well. Hint of menthol?

Bottle at TheWolf’s place. Pours black with a creamy head. Aroma & taste is roasted malts, chocolate & coffee. Mouthfeel is medium & soft. Dry & fruity taste.. OK!

Bottle @ thewolfs pre-festival tasting, Kolding.
[thank you, Chris_o]
Pours deep black with red edges. A fine, creamy beige head on top. Aroma has chocolate and light roasted tones. Okay mouthfeel. Flavour is super-dry, almost like cocoa-powder. Some balckberry fruitiness as well. Okay beer overall.

Cask at the Smithfield, Derby. Polished magohany with a creamy tan head; milky coffee aroma; flavour is fruity and sweet to start, with traces of blackberries, but also plum and damson, thick and chewy; moving to a dry roast coffee finish.

500ml bottle from Nelson Wines. Fruity notes overlaid on malt on the nose with blackberries evident in the mouth. Dark brown with a fluffy cream coloured head at first. Some chocolate in the taste too but a rather watery palate. Dry finish though.

Fruity aroma doesn’t make up for a lacklustre stout. Body was too watery, and the flavour was noticable in its absense. Disappointed

A Mes rate: 50cl bottle from Kris Wines.
Solid black with no light penetration what so ever and a lasting beige head. Sweet and fruity aroma carried on a nice malty base with the blackberries being totally obvious along with a really pleasant chocolate note. Similar flavour with a little liquorice and a really nice dry bitterness. Something very dandelion and burdock about it, especially in the finish. Tasty and interesting.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4     Light Brown(1)->Pitch Black(5) : 4     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3   Off-White(1)->Dark Brown(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 2   Nitro : XX
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 2   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Ink : XX   Tar : 2   Olives : XX   DMS : XX
Malt : 4   Biscuity : XX   Burnt Toast : 3   Caramel : XX   Nuts : XX   Pumpernickel : 2   Cereals : 2   Coffee : 3   Dark Chocolate : 3   Vanilla : XX   Grapes : XX   Blackberries : XX   Cherries : XX
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Floral : 1   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes :   Earth : 1   Wood : XX   Mint : XX   Smoke : XX   Soy : 1   Bourbon : XX   Anise : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : XX   Lactic : XX   Bitterness : XX   Complex : 2   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 4   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : XX   Sharp : 2   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 2   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Well balanced, nicely aromatic, well roasted stout with the pleasant Burton Bridge yeastiness.