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Number of Burnt Beers : 12
Number of times Burnt has been used positively : 1
Number of times Burnt has been used negatively : 6
Number of times Burnt was neutral : 5
Black Angus Porter by Craven Brew Co. negative
Rated on 2022-09-14 by BeerDorkNik at The Maltings, York
Quality: 49, Enjoyability: 45, Overall: 47
Chestnut, with a good tan head as poured. Roast malt aroma. Similar taste and after, tending to burnt.
Big Toucan by Brew York negative
Rated on 2023-09-02 by BeerDorkNik at Brew York Tap, York
Quality: 50.5, Enjoyability: 48, Overall: 49.25
Black red, with a good tan head as poured. Slight burnt malt or treacle toffee aroma. Wet, bit burnt, with a bitter after.
Satin Stout by Seven Bro7hers negative
Rated on 2024-03-23 by BeerDorkNik at Asda
Quality: 40, Enjoyability: 38, Overall: 39
Black. Large tan head on pour, with little halo or surface retention but OK lacing. Soy sauce Stout aroma. Gassy, burnt, poor Stout taste and after.
Sonata by Colbier negative
Rated on 2024-08-05 by BeerDorkNik at Crafty Swine
Quality: 49.5, Enjoyability: 46.5, Overall: 48
Black. Good tan head as poured, OK retention and a good halo, with good lacing and layers. Soy Sauce Marmite aroma. Wet, warm (as opposed to 'warming'), burnt malt, soy sauce.
Trainspotter by Half Moon Brewery neutral
Rated on 2024-09-08 by BeerDorkNik at Pivni, York
Quality: 58, Enjoyability: 51, Overall: 54.5
Black. Some light tan head as poured, with little surface retention and little lacing. Roast malt aroma. Treacle taste, burnt / carbon after.
Mug Shot [NBC with Buxton Coffee Roasters] by Buxton neutral
Rated on 2025-03-13 by BeerDorkNik at Black Cat Taproom
Quality: 50.5, Enjoyability: 65, Overall: 57.75
Black. Some tan foam on pour, dispersing, very thin halo retention but no lacing. Dark roast coffee aroma, lactic creamy under. Slightly burnt coffee taste and after. Tiny sharp bubbles. Too wet and burnt tasting to be ‘rich’ but maybe it was just too cold, and too late in the session, to appreciate it? Or, maybe it was just a bit shit. Look, I’m hard on coffee beers because I like coffee as much as I like beer, so they have to do justice to both…
Caramelised Biscuit Stout by Kirkstall positive
Rated on 2025-05-06 by BeerDorkNik at Asda
Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 55.5, Overall: 57.75
Black. Good tan head on pour, with good halo and OK surface retention, and OK lacing. Caramelised biscuit aroma (duh), bit Marmite malt under. Dark roast malt, slightly biscuit, taste and after. Some soft effervescence, but a bit watery. I’m reminded that ‘caramelised’ kind of also means ‘burnt’.
Sticky Toffee Pudding Stout (ASDA Collab Collection No. 3) by St. Ives Brewery neutral
Rated on 2025-05-08 by BeerDorkNik at Asda
Quality: 55.5, Enjoyability: 47, Overall: 51.25
Black. Good tan head on pour, with OK retention and little lacing. Dense, fig / date spiced aroma, rich toffee under. Roast, almost charred, taste, some sticky toffee after, with a lasting toffee/caramel sweet thickness. Gloopy. Knocked some points ff, as I couldn’t be bothered finishing – not _bad_, just profoundly _meh_.
Forgot about Dray by Electric Bear Brewing Co. neutral
Rated on 2025-05-20 by BeerDorkNik at The Cornubia, Bristol
Quality: 53.5, Enjoyability: 51, Overall: 52.25
Black. Some off white head as poured, with OK retention and good loose lacing. Roast, bit burnt, malt aroma. Deep roast taste, burnt Marmite (which I like!) after. Wet.
Classic Dark Mild by Milestone negative
Rated on 2025-06-30 by BeerDorkNik at Richard John Blackler
Quality: 50.5, Enjoyability: 51, Overall: 50.75
Black. Some off white head as poured, OK halo and some surface retention, with Loose lacing. Some burnt-roast malt aroma. Similar taste – bit burnt, watery coffee dregs, might’ve been nicer with a bit of body. Wet.
Black Angus Porter by Craven Brew Co. neutral
Rated on 2025-09-01 by BeerDorkNik at The Little Ale House, Harrogate
Quality: 58.5, Enjoyability: 52, Overall: 55.25
Black mahogany. OK tan head s poured, with very good retention and solid lacing. Burnt roast malt aroma. Similar, dark roast malt taste, burnt after. Silky.
Korax by Black Lodge negative
Rated on 2025-11-04 by BeerDorkNik at Head of Steam, Liverpool
Quality: 58.5, Enjoyability: 50.5, Overall: 54.5
Black, with good dark tan head as poured. Faint toffee/caramel aroma, bit burnt under, developing cocoa. Similar taste and after – dark roast malt, cocoa, hint of coffee. Wet, with many tiny sharp bubbles.