Williams Brothers Black (Bottle)

Brewed by Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)
Style: Stout
Alloa, Central, Scotland

50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a rim of an orange glare. Slowly collapsing light tan head. Chocolate and roasted malt aroma. Light body. Flavour is roasted and light acidic. Mild smoothness from the chocolate yet nothing that gives any body nor takes out the roasted notes into a decent balance. A bit thin and plain roasted, yet still a nice beer.

Dark ruby brown with a lasting off-white head. Dark toffee aroma with some cream coffee. Dry roast flavour with a chocolate note. Burnt charcoal finish. Not exactly a classic porter, and the roastedness is a bit one dimensional for my taste, but it’s a fine session stout.

Bottle. Dark brown with small light brown head. Aroma is roasted malt and notes of black fruit. Flavour is roasted malt, with notes of chocolate.

rich dark ale, strong flavours of roasted malts, Smooth coffee/chocolate/caramel undertones, blackcurrant aroma. could stand on its (extra tall) head. too hoppy too early and too late .

Bottle. Dark red brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is coffee, roasted, licorice. Flavour is licorice, roasted, coffee, malt, hop. Nice and easy drinkable beer.

Bottle. As expected, it pours a clear, dark brown body under a beige head. Pleasant, roasted nose with chocolate, coffee and mocha. Roasted, slightly porter-sour flavor with chocolate, mocha and a little hoppy bitterness. The finish has some of the same sourness, as well as chocolate. Medium body. Quite pleasant and easy drinkable. (080215)

500 ml bottle. Clear, dark red/brown body with a medium beige head. Aroma is light smoked malt. Flavor is sweet, roasted, malty, liquorices and coffee. A bit watery body.

from crackedkettle.com - very dark brown colour, no foam left; decently roasted with notes of blackcurrant and raisins; solid carbonation and a moderate malt body; decent bitterness and a long aftertaste of ashes and blackcurrant - subtle and complex