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Wychwood Black Wych 4.5%

 (RETIRED)
Percentile
15
overall
Formerly brewed at Wychwood (Refresh UK - Marstons plc)
Style: Stout

Witney, England

bottled
available

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unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1762.51/5.02.52/5.04.5%3.3English pint
Commercial Description:
Bottle: Filtered. And cask.
Ingredients: Marris Otter pale malt, Black malt, Crystal malt, Oats; Progress and Target hops.
"Black Wych was first brewed long before Jeremy Moss arrived as brewer at Wychwood. It is a 4.5 % abv brew of Maris Otter Black malt, a bit of Crystal and some oats. Hops are mainly Progress with a dash of Target, all of them copper hops with no late additions."
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ddenomme (27), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/513/20
Jul 2, 2004  
Nice taste and mouthfeel, but thin and lacking the body of a real stout. Strong coffee, a little minty bitterness and a hint of chocolate.


 turbothy (722), Bonn, Germany
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/59/20
Jun 8, 2004  
Points for style to Wychwood, but not for much else. This beer definately looks better than it tastes. Nothing offensive, just bland and way too thin for anything resembling a stout.


 Jeppe (2638), Ølbutikken, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 6, 2004  
Foamy tan head on a dark brown body with a read gleam. Weak aroma of malt and a little coffee. Flavor is malty and grassy with notes of coffee and citrus. Mild but easy drinkable!


 PorterPounder (3137), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/511/20
Jun 4, 2004    Updated: Jun 5, 2004
Pleasantly surprised - expected skunk due to the clear bottle - but has a pleasant, slightly minty aroma. Dark licorice like pour with a mocha colored head with good lacing. Has some bittersweet chocolate notes in the flavor with trailing hop bitterness. Pickup some oatmeal hints as well. Not too complex, just a decent session stout. Mouthfeel is a tad too thin for a stout - my only real complaint.


 Beer Snob (382), Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 21, 2004    Updated: Jan 12, 2006
A thin stout, but not a bad brew. Looks and pours like a cola - head dissipates remarkably fast for a stout. Nice (again "mild") roasty aroma. The taste is good, albeit a bit on the mild side for a stout. Taste actually fades in mid-swallow leaving a decent bitter aftertaste. Not a traditional stout, but it quenches adequately.


 joeycapps (1466), Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/101/56/20
May 7, 2004  
Slightly transparent dark brown colour w/ beige head. Faint lightly roasty, licorice aroma, w/ a whiff of skunk. Thin feel. Flavour of licorice, milk chocolate, & diesel fuel. Astringent alcohol laden finish. Shades of malt liquor.


 beerbuzzmontreal (2911), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
May 7, 2004  
Black color with some brown hues. Mild aroma of roasted malt. Mild flavor of roasted malt. A very average stout, I’m not a fan of this brewery, the beers I’ve tasted from them range from ordinary to awfull : Hobgoblin, Fiddler’s elbow and this one.


 fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
May 4, 2004  
Black color; thin creamy head. Reasonable aroma, roasted malt and a touch of liquorice. The taste besides the roasted malt and liquorice/caramel is not really surprising, and the final just strong. Above the average Stout, with no emotions.



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