Dec 31 2014
My #12BeersOfXmas – Day 12 – King of Clubs – Black Jack Beers (Manchester) – Strong Stout – 7.4% abv
The second beer from this most excellent Manchester brewery comes in one shade. Black. As Tarmacadam. Black as a Johnny Cash shirt. Wearing a mocha coloured collar and boasting an aroma coated in bitter chocolate and soaked in Port wine. Oh dear, this is going to get messy!!!
Oh WOW! Unexpectedly, the first big flavour that assaults the tongue is a really strong whack of Espresso, nice and bitter. Full-bodied and Unctuous smooth, the second mouthful brings da booze! A deep port wine, warming and making me slide down my seat…. Oooohhhh!
Then the return of the chocolate, bitter and smooth leading you on to a dry hoppy finish.
A Big beer too finish a big year!
Wishing you all a very happy 2015!
Slainte!
01/01/2015 @ 11:31 am
I thoroughly enjoyed a bottle of this one on C’mas Day. Lovely stuff. Almost as good as the cask version, and that’s saying something.
01/01/2015 @ 11:59 am
Lovely and smooth sipping beer. Need more my friend!