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Hambleton Black Lightning 3.37 43

Hambleton Black Lightning


Percentile
79
overall
Brewed by Hambleton
Style: Porter

Ripon, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
433.46/5.03.37/5.06.5%67.4English pint, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
Bottled (pasteurised). May have appeared in cask occasionally.
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 johndoughty (2167), cheslyn hay, West Midlands, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/514/20
May 27, 2006  
Black and poured from the bottle with no head.Lots of flavour that hits you full on and includes liquorice.Mallt is also there as is a reasoable alcohol presence. An excellent porter.


 Ungstrup (15420), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/515/20
Jan 18, 2006  
A brown beer with a slight red shine and a thick but quite fluffy dark brown head. The aroma is sweet and very roasted, combined with notes of dark bitter chocolate. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt and chocolate, and raw cocoa powder, leading to a dry roasted end lending some dryness from the cocoa powder. The mouthfeel is smooth and thick, until the dry aftertaste sets in.


 ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 16, 2006  
Near black colour with a creamy tan head. Roasted malty aroma with a coffee biterness and a faint chocolate sweetness. Roasted malty flavor with a light liquorice note and a coffee bitter finish.


 JonMoore (1562), Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 20, 2005  
Bottle. Very dark brown with a steady beige head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate and toffee. Roasted malty, salty, chocolate and licorice taste, with a hoppy finish. Smooth and full bodied.


 veronika (410), Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Aug 8, 2005  
Almost black, nice brown head. Choclate and toffee aroma, coffee, some ashes and sweet fruits. Salty cocoa flavor with coffee and licorice. Bitter finish.


 rlgk (3378), Vårgårda, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 7, 2005  
Dark amber, nice offwhite head. Malty cocoa and chocolate aroma, vanilla and some ashes and figs. Malty tar and chocolate flavor. Roasted, salty and hoppy with a peppery dry finish. Nice oily body.


 joergen (8637), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/103/513/20
Jun 17, 2005  
Bottled. Brown coloured with a creamy and lacing beige head. Aroma of dish washer and coffee with notes of liquorice. Flavour of chocolate, liquorice and coffee. Hoppy finish.


 ante (2969), Stockholm, Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 24, 2005  
Dark brown, almost black with a rich light brown head. Full roasty coffee aroma, hints of hops and chocolate sauce. Toffee and toasted malt in flavour. Nice hoppy aftertaste.



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