Moorhouses Black Cat (Bottle)

Brewed by Moorhouses
Style: Mild Ale
Burnley, England

Pours a dark brown with a nice head that doesn't leave much lacing on the glass. I was disappointed to learn that this brew only had 3.4% abv, so this may skew my rating. The aroma was a bland dark malt, but nothing much more. The mouthfeel is thin as the beer seems a little watered down. Pretty bland overall. The flavor didn't show me much - hints of chocolate and roasted malts, but nothing to write home about.

A malty Ale that is fine, just doesn't jump out and grab you. Worth a try!

Pours a dark black/brown color with average sized head and good lacing. The aroma is largely roasted with a strong coffee presence. The chocolate notes are there, but hard to detect. The flavor screams forward a perfectly balanced smokyness. Finishes a little watery and metallic, but overall this was a well built mild ale, a unique experience for me.

Pours dark brown with ruby edges, a small head that vanishes quickly, and quite a bit of carbonation. Aroma is light coffee, just like a mocha frappacino, and some hints of chocolate. Smoky flavors of roast malt, very mild fruit, maybe grape/raisin. Fuzzy mouthfeel, finishes a bit watery. Not bad at all.

Huge head and black body make this a terrribly nice looking beer. Light licorice and coffee flavors with a creamy palate. Incredible lace. Having recently had an 11% Belgian strong ale which had very little flavor this 3.4 percenter is mind boggling. I would preffer this to many full strength stouts. Superb.

dark brown with a red tint, no head on mine. aroma is slight roasted with a smoky flavor. hops are barely perceptible in the flavor. it's almost as if the chocolates in this are smoked. not at all bad

Dark, dark brown with a moderate tan head. sorhgum and corn meal aroma, hints of sulfur. Very much like licking a match after it has been extinguished. Tar malt, and burnt grains. Somewhat like some american darks in that they use the grains to create the darkness. this has a bit more depth, just a bit. I still think I'm sucking on blowout candle, yet I think I could sit in the pub and imbibe on this all day.

Very dry, and somewhat bland beer. Definetly "mild", but the malts are pleasant and roasty. There's really not a whole lot to talk about with this beer. It looked like a nice stout.