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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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 MrWalker (927), Stockholm, Sweden
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/517/20
Jan 7, 2005  
Bottle @ HBK Black Beer Festival, Nynäshamn Backlog 26 Nov 2004
Breadlike aroma, full bodied and well balanced. Complex dark fruits and coffee.


 Sigmund (2303), Hafrsfjord, Norway
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 30, 2007  
500 ml bottle, bought in Scarborough. ABV is 6.5%. Black coloured beer, ruby in the highlights. Large to moderate tan head. Pleasant roasty and vinous aroma with notes of chocolate, coffee and claret. Full and rich moutheel. The flavour abounds with chocolate, also coffee and roasted barley. Excellent beer.


 RobBestwick (555), Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Aug 28, 2003  
roasted chocolate aroma, dark black hue with an off white head, smooth and oily palate, very rich, liqourice/chocolate/malty flavours, warming alcohol 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.


 Maria (6336), Thisted, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/515/20
May 6, 2007  
The head is huge and creamy on this black beer. The aroma has lovely notes of chocolate and the mouth feel is soft and creamy. The flavour is soft and alluring with clear notes of chocolate and a bit of coffee and it has a light bitterness. It’s a gentle and yet powerful porter, and I enjoyed this bottle for an hour or so, and it’s like it kept on developing until the last drop. I have since enjoyed more of this beer, and it’s really nice.


 Ungstrup (15436), 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.


 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.


 johndoughty (2170), 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.



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