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Amber Chocolate Orange Stout

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Brewed by Amber
Style: Stout
Ripley, England

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RATINGS: 50   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.18   EST. CALORIES: 120   ABV: 4%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask: Regular.
Created for a non real-ale drinking landlady we tweaked our Stout, adding yet more chocolate malt and Curacao orange peel to the boil. We add lots of vanilla pods during fermentation and yet more orange is added into each cask, followed by a long slow maturation. A traditional with a twist!


3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
ManVsBeer (6267) - Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, ENGLAND - JUL 11, 2015
Leeds Beer Festival. Black with an off-white head. Both chocolate and orange is evident, although the ale has a thin texture. Reminiscent of the Terry’s Chocolate Orange confectionary.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
joe19612 (2235) - camberley, Surrey, ENGLAND - NOV 23, 2014
Ascot 2014. Pours black with a thin beige head, aroma is roasted malt with orange hints, taste is bitter with orange and a bit thin, dry finish.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
weaselkenievil (1608) - Cheshire, ENGLAND - APR 23, 2014
At the NWAF Manchester 2012 Black thin tan head. Aroma has coffee, roasted malts, a little chocolate and a small hint of orange. Flavour has some reasonable choc and orange. Low carbonation. Not bad.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
SaintMatty (6069) - Uppsala, SWEDEN - APR 16, 2014
Cask (Newcastle Beer Festival 2014) - Dark brown with red tinges. Chocolate, orange and roasted malt in the aroma. Chocolate, orange, liquorice and roasted malt in the taste.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Scopey (9796) - Croydon, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 14, 2013
Cask at GBBF 2013. It pours near black with a small beige head. The nose is earthy, light roast, chocolate, oily orange and caramel. The taste is smooth, mellow, caramel, cocoa, touch of artificial orange, vanilla and wood with a light bitterness in the finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Smooth and easy drinking, but let down by the artificial notes. OK.

2.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 6/20
ThreeCats (694) - ISRAEL - AUG 13, 2013
Black body with a little large-bubble head. Aroma of roast, orange liquor, and chocolate. Taste of roast and soap, fake orange finish. Smells great but fails to deliver.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Brigadier (3295) - Clevelandish, Ohio, USA - JUN 28, 2013
On cask at the Five Lamps
This was a very interesting cask ale. Almost like a liquid version of a Cadbury orange egg it drinks very easily with enough flavor to make finishing the pint not difficult at all. It’s also a fair value at £1.40ish for a half.

Aroma / Appearance - The deep reddish black base maintains a red tint. The ochre head lasts for a second before it falls into the fluid body. Coffee, Cadbury orange chocolate, and roasted peanuts provide a sweet edge to the malty foundation.

Flavor / Palate - Light iced coffee cedes to liquid Cadbury chocolate and oranges. Sip after sip a sweetness permeates the corners of the mouth. The texture of cooled cocoa carries into a bittersweet finish that provides a delayed smokiness. From start to finish this is a worthy release.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
knickskicks (953) - - SEP 7, 2012
Cask. Dark brown, thin tan head that goes away quickly. Chocolate, orange bugspray in nose. Taste is chocolate, orange peels. Way too much orange peels. It doesn’t taste artificial, but it’s just not the best combination. Thin mouthfeel.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
madmitch76 (18996) - , Essex, ENGLAND - MAY 6, 2012
7th August 2009
GBBF. Cask. Light soft palate, very slightly dry. Soft chocolate - not dark and not sweet. Strong orange flavour, blends in pretty well. A bit of a Cadburys Chocolate Orange without the sweetness. Crisp finish.

2.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
wheresthepath (1833) - Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND - APR 30, 2012
[Cask at Chippenham Beer Festival] Black with a loose beige head. Aroma of - yes, definitely Terry’s Chocolate Orange (the milk chocolate one). Dry and very thin in the mouth with orange, vanilla, some green leaves, and an unfortunate blast of bleach with roast malt arriving late in the day. A beer to buy for friends for comedy’s sake, but not one I would want to drink again - too thin and too much bleach. c10


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