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Number of Gateau Beers : 10
Number of times Gateau has been used positively : 9
Number of times Gateau has been used negatively : 0
Number of times Gateau was neutral : 1
Give That Wolf A Cherry [X Lervig] by Brew York positive
Rated on 2023-05-04 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 77.5, Enjoyability: 75, Overall: 76.25
Cherry red-black. Large creamy tan head on pour, with halo and good surface retention, solid lacing and layering. Black Forest Gateau aroma. Similar taste and after.
Out of the Woods by Brew Toon positive
Rated on 2023-10-26 by BeerDorkNik at Handyman's Supermarket
Quality: 71, Enjoyability: 68.5, Overall: 69.75
Black. Good dark tan head on pour, surface and halo retention with OK lacing. Black Forest Gateau aroma, but a bit floral/soapy under. Black Forest Gateau taste, creamier afte. Many tany sharp bubbles.
Black Forest Gateau Stout by Northern Monk positive
Rated on 2024-03-23 by BeerDorkNik at Sainsbury's
Quality: 69.5, Enjoyability: 72.5, Overall: 71
Black, with OK to good tan head on pour. Cherry syrup, cocoa aroma. Liquidised Black Forest Gateau. The cheap kind, sure, but still Black Forest Gateau.
Take Me Nowhere by Left Handed Giant positive
Rated on 2024-05-05 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 68.5, Enjoyability: 66.5, Overall: 67.5
Black. Large tan head on pour, with OK surface and halo retention but very little lacing. Black Forest Gateau aroma. Black Forest Gateau taste, bit coconut in after. Thin and a bit wet for 7.2%
Träume by Hammerton positive
Rated on 2024-06-06 by BeerDorkNik at Black Cat Taproom
Quality: 68, Enjoyability: 65.5, Overall: 66.75
Black. OK to good tan head on pour, good halo but little surface retention, and some loose lacing. Black Forest gateau ice cream aroma, bit dry. Black Forest ateau, can't go wrong.
Dark & Wild 2024 by Northern Monk positive
Rated on 2024-12-11 by BeerDorkNik at Cavern of the Curious Gnome, Chester
Quality: 70, Enjoyability: 70, Overall: 70
Black. OK tan head as poured, with OK retention and good loose lacing. Cherry syrup aroma. Slightly menthol-sharp Black Forest gateau taste and after.
Foil Top [X Burning Sky] by Lost Cause Brewing Co. positive
Rated on 2024-12-19 by BeerDorkNik at Handyman's Supermarket
Quality: 67, Enjoyability: 70, Overall: 68.5
Black cherry. OK off-white head as poured, with good retention and lacing. Dark chocolate aroma, with cherry under. Dry, dark chocolate taste, bitter cherry, Black Forest Gateau after. Dry cocoa cherry left on lips.
Scoop 3 by Azvex Brewing Co. positive
Rated on 2025-02-13 by BeerDorkNik at Black Cat Taproom
Quality: 67, Enjoyability: 71, Overall: 69
Pulpy purple-red. Extremely large, thick, overflowing the glass, pulpy head as poured, very long lasting and leaving pulp marks rather than lacing on the glass. Black Forest Gateau aroma. Similar taste and after, with a hint of mint choc chip ice cream (or mint Viennetta?).
Take Me Nowhere by Left Handed Giant positive
Rated on 2025-07-12 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 73, Enjoyability: 70, Overall: 71.5
Black. Extremely large tan foam head on pour, dispersing, OK head as settles, with surface and halo retention and OK loose lacing. Sweet chocolate ice cream aroma, coconut under. Rich, Black Forest Gateau taste, similar, bit coconut, after. Silky smooth. VERY warm this time…
Black Forest [X Anspach & Hobday] by Salopian neutral
Rated on 2025-11-04 by BeerDorkNik at Liverpool Brewing Co. Tap
Quality: 66, Enjoyability: 55.5, Overall: 60.75
Black, with very little dark tan head as poured and no retention. Strong tart cherry, bitter cocoa aroma. Creamy similar taste and after. Bit creamy, with tiny sharp effervescence.