DARK & HANDSOME ~ BOX STEAM BREWERY

We sampled Dark and Handsome, an Old Ale, from a bottle at room temperature.  It pours dark brown with a decent head.  The nose has notes of  berries, currents, and roasted malts   The taste began with dark berries, like black currants, with not a lot of sweetness. I then tasted freshly ground coffee, which finished with the taste of unsweetened black liquorice, and a subtle dark chocolate.  The malty sweetness is nicely balanced with a bitter finish.

Box Steam Brewery is a microbrewery located in Wilshire, England.  All of their beers names are train related.  Dark and Handsome was names after Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who was an engineer that designed the first major British railway, The Great Western.  He was quite short and was known for wearing a top hat, which is represented on the company’s logo.

5%  from Trowbridge, England
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