Mauldon's is a fine Suffolk brewery based in Sudbury. They offer five standard ales and Black Adder is their porter.It's absolutely delicious too. Pouring extremely dark with a thin, dissipating beige head, the nose is a roasted cacophony of chocolate and nutty intrigue.
The sup is gentle and rich, a swirl of dark malts colliding to conjure up a deep, woody coffee-cocoa taste that commences sweet and segues into a sophisticated bittered tail.
At 5.3% abv, Black Adder has a decent chassis to carry a beautiful, ultimately bitter taste voyage. It really is a fine example of stout at it's best from the heart of East Anglia.
9/10 - Sumptuous and smooth, a Rolls Royce stout singing with quality.
- The Broadside
Sounds lovely I must seek this one out, I've had one other Mauldon's ale Suffolk Pride which I found a bit dull:
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I loved it - it won CAMRA's Gold award in the Champion Beer of Britain back in 91, so a few others have agreed, will be great to know what you think.
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