Potbelly Beijing Black

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Blue Boar, Leicester, Leicestershire

Falcon, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

The Coopers Tavern, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire

Rack of Ale, Dover, Kent

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

The Wenlock Arms, Hoxton, Central London

Chesterfield Alehouse, Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Pig n Falcon, St Neots, Cambridgeshire

The Hop, Leeds, West Yorkshire

1st Angelfest Music and Beer Festival 2012, Tonbridge, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11		22 Apr 2012
thebrewingman		21 Apr 2012

The Speaker, Westminster, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		29 Dec 2011	Strong black mild with caramel and toffee flavours dominating. Full bodied with a dryish fruity finish. My score 16/20.

The Half Moon, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		14 Oct 2011	Fantastic
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	14 Oct 2011

The Berry, Walmer, Kent

The Samuel Lloyd, Corby, Northamptonshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen		19 Oct 2010	Velvety smooth coffee, chocolate, touch of licorice so good I had another.
Stephen		17 Oct 2010	First pint off black in colour lasting biege head and lacing to bitter chocolate espresso so smooth mild but not milk very nice.

The Butchers Arms, Herne, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		27 Aug 2010	Ever since having this at Nottingham BF a few years back, it has become a firm favourite. Good intense dark fruits and rich dark chocolate. A bit too much for the Welsh Wizard.

The Trackside, Bury, Greater Manchester

Charters, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen		17 Apr 2010	Fruit chocolate malt just lovely from here to the Brewery Tap spoons can wait

Queen Adelaide, Northampton, Northamptonshire

Artillery Arms, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		23 Apr 2008	One of my favourites, always overjoyed when I see it. Black mild, with no hops apparently. Really good.

Rare Breeds Beer Festival 2007, Woodchurch, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		01 Jun 2007	Bitter chocolate and buscuit flavours in this dark mild. Virtually no hops to mention. Fantastic example of a proper mild
Ian		01 Jun 2007	Very good dark bitter choc, blackberry/blackcurrant flavours.

Montefiore Arms, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		22 Mar 2007	Took me a while to work out there were no hops in this. Slightly sour black beer with an oily sheen to it. Subtle burnt malt on the finish.

The Haywain, Bramling, Kent

Nottingham Beer Festival 2005, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		20 Oct 2005	Black beer with thin beige head. Dark malts, choc/coffee. Lovely deep flavours. Bit of liquorice on nose and finish. Bit of sweetness on finish.