Beerphemera

You're in the Jungle Baby! [X Jackie O's] by Evil Twin positive

Rated on 2023-06-12 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington

Quality: 62.5, Enjoyability: 64.5, Overall: 63.5

Black. Some tan head on pour, with some halo retention but very little lacing. Strong initial orange, dark chocolate and ?chili pepper? aroma. Dark chocolate orange taste, chilli honey after.

Raspberry & White Chocolate Ice Cream Pale Ale by Glen Cannich neutral

Rated on 2023-08-10 by BeerDorkNik at Home Bargains

Quality: 49, Enjoyability: 54, Overall: 51.5

Gold. Good foamy head on pour, but no retention or lacing. White chocolate and cheap beer aroma. Raspberry and white chocolate taste, creamy chocolate after.

Velvet Stout (for ASDA) by FourPure positive

Rated on 2023-10-25 by BeerDorkNik at Asda

Quality: 61, Enjoyability: 63.5, Overall: 62.25

Chestnut. OK off-white head on pour, little surface retention but an OK halo and lacing. Creamy, milk chocolate malt aroma. Similar, weaker, taste and dark chocolate after.

Kakawa by Thornbridge positive

Rated on 2023-11-03 by BeerDorkNik at Lidl

Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 60

Fizzy black. Very large foamy tan head on pour, very little retention or lacing. Boozy cocoa aroma. Creamy chocolate taste, woody/oaky after.

K9 Cacao by Moersleutel positive

Rated on 2023-11-20 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog, Liverpool

Quality: 73, Enjoyability: 76.5, Overall: 74.75

Black. Very little halo as poured, with good retention but very little lacing. Dark chcocolate aroma. Smooth, creamy chocolate taste and after.

Cold Hands Warm Heart by Bang the Elephant positive

Rated on 2023-12-04 by BeerDorkNik at Cavern of the Curious Gnome, Chester

Quality: 56, Enjoyability: 58, Overall: 57

Black, with an OK dark tan head as poued. Burnt, treacle malt aroma. Dark chocolate Stout.

Dairyfreak [NBC with Dixon's Milk Ices] by Magic Rock positive

Rated on 2023-12-05 by BeerDorkNik at Homebrew Tap, Hoole

Quality: 65, Enjoyability: 65, Overall: 65

Black. OK light tan head as poured, with little retention but OK lacing. Fruity, milk chocolate aroma. Chocolate ice cream.

Naughty & Nice (Yule Log) by Vocation positive

Rated on 2023-12-06 by BeerDorkNik at The Cellar, Chester

Quality: 62, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 61

Black. OK tan head as poured, halo and little surface retention and some lacing. Chocolate malt aroma. Rich chocolate taste and after, not much els.

Vespertine by Brightside Brewing Co. positive

Rated on 2023-12-20 by BeerDorkNik at Richard John Blackler

Quality: 55.5, Enjoyability: 56, Overall: 55.75

Amber, with some off-white head as poured. Chocolate malt 'beer' aroma. Dry cocoa malt taste, creamier chocolate after.

Chocolate Ale (@ Banks's for JDW) by Leikeim Brewery positive

Rated on 2024-03-06 by BeerDorkNik at Childwall Fiveways

Quality: 68, Enjoyability: 67.5, Overall: 67.75

Deep ruby, with some head as poured. (Bad pour - new staff.) Sweet, choclatey roast malt aroma, with a sharper under. Rich creamy chocolate taste with a hint of sharper liquorice / blackcurrant, and a creamy cocoa after. New staff here are weird, I stole a glass.

Chocolate & Vanilla Stout by Titanic positive

Rated on 2024-03-20 by BeerDorkNik at Richard John Blackler

Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 63, Overall: 61

Black, with some light tan head as poured. A dece Chcoclate and Vanilla Stout.

Atropos by Tartarus Beers positive

Rated on 2024-06-29 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington

Quality: 67, Enjoyability: 71, Overall: 69

Deep ruby. Large dark tan foam head on pour, but no retention or lacing. Rich, chocolatey, spiced aroma. Similar taste, drier, musty after.

Cows More Cows by Disruption Is Brewing positive

Rated on 2024-09-10 by BeerDorkNik at The Maltings, York

Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 60.25

Black, with some tan head as poured. Lactose roast malt aroma, hint of cocoa? Dark chocolate (or many just chcolate and roast malt?), milkshake, roast malt taste and after.

Brownie Hunter by Wilde Child positive

Rated on 2024-09-13 by BeerDorkNik at Morrison's

Quality: 64, Enjoyability: 71, Overall: 67.5

Black. OK off-white head on pour, with little surface retention and no lacing. Cocoa powder, brownie aroma - like the dry crust on top of a Brownie. Wet Brownie taste, heavier fudgy after.

Funk a Dunk by Play Brew Co. positive

Rated on 2024-11-20 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog, Liverpool

Quality: 69, Enjoyability: 64, Overall: 66.5

Black. Good tan halo and little surface head as poured, with good retention and little to OK lacing. Cocoa, slightly roast, aroma, dry. Similar taste and after, slightly dry chocolate / cocoa.

Festive Star by Northern Monk positive

Rated on 2024-11-27 by BeerDorkNik at Head of Steam, Liverpool

Quality: 62, Enjoyability: 65, Overall: 63.5

Black. Little tan head as poured, with little retention and little to no lacing. Rich, vanilla cake and chocolate aroma. Similar, nutty taste and dry, cinnamon, after.

Chocolate Moose by Basqueland positive

Rated on 2024-12-24 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52 Advent Calendar, 2024

Quality: 63, Enjoyability: 66.5, Overall: 64.75

Black. Large dark tan head on pour, with good surface and halo retention and OK lacing. Dryish, coco Nutella aroma. Boozy Pain au Chocolat taste and after.

Tick Followed Tock by Black Lodge positive

Rated on 2025-03-13 by BeerDorkNik at Black Cat Taproom

Quality: 54.5, Enjoyability: 54, Overall: 54.25

Cocoa brown. Some light tan foam head as poured, little halo and very little surface retention with no lacing. Creamy cocoa malt aroma. Cheap milk chocolate – like HB advent calendar in February cheap – taste and a drier chocolate after. Tiny sharp bubbles, bit creamy and somehow gritty.

Cherry B'Bomb by Yonder positive

Rated on 2025-05-23 by BeerDorkNik at R & H Fine Wines

Quality: 71.5, Enjoyability: 68, Overall: 69.75

Black red. Very large dark tan head on pour, little surface retention and very little lacing. Dark chocolate, cherry syrup, hint of pastry aroma. Cherry astronaut ice cream taste, rich, dark chocolate, creamy after. Creamy thick.

Triple Choc by Saltaire neutral

Rated on 2025-06-24 by BeerDorkNik at Childwall Fiveways

Quality: 56, Enjoyability: 51.5, Overall: 53.75

Black. Very good creamy, light tan head as poured, with very good retention but little lacing. Milk chocolate malt aroma. Watery, yet somehow powdery, chocolate taste, like milkshake mix in water, bit drier cocoa after. Watery. End of barrel, so may have been better earlier.

Bertha [NBC with Get Baked] by Northern Monk positive

Rated on 2025-08-15 by BeerDorkNik at Morrison's, Belle Vale

Quality: 69.5, Enjoyability: 68, Overall: 68.75

Black red. Large, dark tan foam on pour, OK surface and thin halo retention with very loose lacing. Rich, chocolate cake aroma, cocoa powder under. Rich, bit dry, chocolate sponge taste, creamier, chocolate frosting after. Thickish.

City of Cake by Hammerton positive

Rated on 2025-09-03 by BeerDorkNik at Pivni, York

Quality: 66.5, Enjoyability: 70.5, Overall: 68.5

Black. OK dark tan head as poured, with good retention and solid lacing. Strong Daphna’s chocolate layer cake aroma. Similar taste and after. Oddly watery given richness in aroma and taste.

Colin's Birthday at the Brewery by Three Brothers Brewing Co. neutral

Rated on 2025-09-04 by BeerDorkNik at Eagle & Child, York

Quality: 56.5, Enjoyability: 54.5, Overall: 55.5

Black. Some tan head as poured, OK surface and good halo retention with some layering. Chocolate cake aroma. Dry milk chocolate taste, lasting similar after. Thinner than expected.

J&D Porter by Jim & Dad's Brewing Co. positive

Rated on 2025-10-23 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52

Quality: 63.5, Enjoyability: 59.5, Overall: 61.5

Black. Very large light tan head on pour, irregular surface retention with a good halo, some layering and loose lacing between. Creamy cocoa aroma, toasty, roast malt under. Smoked malt taste, milk chocolate after. Creamy.

German Black IPA by Himlenbryg positive

Rated on 2025-11-01 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52

Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 52, Overall: 55.5

Murky black-brown, like chocolate milkshake. Large tan foam head on pour, ¾ halo and little surface retention with OK loose lacing. Chocolate, nutskin dry aroma. Similar taste, slightly gassy similar after. Bit wet.

Milk Stout by Fuerst Wiacek neutral

Rated on 2025-11-01 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52

Quality: 62, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 61.25

Black. Good tan head on pour, with halo and little surface retention and little lacing. Roast malt aroma, bitter/lactic under. Similar taste and after – medium dark chocolate (that’s a thing, right? Cadbury’s do it, I think). Watery cream texture, with some sharp effervescence.

Heaven by Northern Monk positive

Rated on 2025-11-15 by BeerDorkNik at Sainsbury's, Woolton

Quality: 66, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 63.25

Black. Very good dark tan head on pour, halo and little surface retention, with good lacing. Creamy chocolate aroma. Slightly dry, ‘Nitro’ gassy chocolate taste, richer dark chocolate after with lasting cocoa powder. Oak Conditioned Chocolate and Maple Stout! Yummy, but not really getting the Maple…

Smores by Beartown positive

Rated on 2025-11-20 by BeerDorkNik at Handyman's Supermarket

Quality: 65, Enjoyability: 65, Overall: 65

Black. Good creamy tan head as poured, with very good retention and OK lacing. Marshmallow, cocoa, bit ?coffee? bitter aroma. Milk chocolate, bitter coffee, sweet taste and after. Marshmallowy texture.

Dark Force by Stonehouse Brewery positive

Rated on 2025-12-08 by BeerDorkNik at Marlborough Arms, Chester

Quality: 62.5, Enjoyability: 57.5, Overall: 60

Black. Little light tan head as poured, little halo retention and some loose lacing. Some cocoa malt aroma, hint of something sharper - lime? Creamy chocolate malt taste, bit powdery similar after. Milky, rather than creamy.

Chocolate Yule Log by Colley's Brewery positive

Rated on 2025-12-08 by BeerDorkNik at The Cellar, Chester

Quality: 62.5, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 61.5

Black. Some tan head as poured, OK halo and some surface retention with some loose lacing. Cocoa cream aroma. Similar taste - creamy chocolate - and a drier similar after. Bit creamy, like dissolving a block of indifferent chocolate on your tongue.

Outland Chock-Work Orange by Badger positive

Rated on 2025-12-13 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52 Advent Calendar 2025

Quality: 65, Enjoyability: 69.5, Overall: 67.25

Mahogany. Extra large tan foam head on pour, full surface retention with thicker halo and good clumpy lacing. Milk chocolate orange aroma. Orange oil and milk chocolate taste, lasting milk chocolate after. Thinner than expected, but some body.

Centaur Army (2025) by Neon Raptor Brewing Co. positive

Rated on 2026-01-03 by BeerDorkNik at Dead Crafty Beer Co, Allerton Road

Quality: 69, Enjoyability: 64.5, Overall: 66.75

Black. OK tan head as poured, good surface and thick halo retention with solid lacing. Rich dark chocolate aroma. Creamy chocolate taste, drier, bit peanut skin, similar after.

Patron's Project Wild Sounds [X Bereta Brewing Co., NBC with Barbarian Hermit] by Northern Monk neutral

Rated on 2026-01-24 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52

Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 52.5, Overall: 55.75

Mahogany black. Good light tan head on pour, with halo and little surface retention, but good lacing. Dank, coconut, red fruit aroma. Bitter chocolate, bit Malibu, taste, drier similar after. Bit creamy.

Naughty & Nice (Double Coconut Macaroon) by Vocation positive

Rated on 2026-02-07 by BeerDorkNik at Asda, Penny Lane

Quality: 68, Enjoyability: 63, Overall: 65.5

Black. Extremely large dark tan foamy head on pour, with good clumpy surface retention and good clumpy lacing. Deep roast, bitter dark chocolate aroma. Rich, creamy, only slightly bitter, dark chocolate taste and after. Creamy smooth with some tiny sharp bubbles.

Úlfr by Black Lodge positive

Rated on 2026-02-24 by BeerDorkNik at Head of Steam, Liverpool

Quality: 63, Enjoyability: 63.5, Overall: 63.25

Black. Some tan head as poured, with good halo and surface retention but little to no lacing. Vanilla sponge cake, slightly chocolate, aroma - becomes more chocolate as it progresses, might’ve been environmental vanilla from waitress’s perfume. Chocolate sponge with chocolate frosting taste and after. Creamy, with a dry lasting note.