Gadds are a brewery I tried a few times during 2009 so when I opened by Beer Swap parcel and found a bottle of the black pearl I was over the moon, especially as it wasn’t one I’d had before and I had really enjoyed Gadds No.3, Dogbolter and Ancestors (reviews coming soon).
Gadds Black Pearl
Black Pearl weigh’s in at 6.2% and according to Gadds, Black pearl “Pours with a tight & light tan head and gorgeous near-black body. Roasty aroma, creamy roasty/chocco/mocco fruitless flavour & rich mouthfeel. Bitterness lasts and lasts. Begs for more.. and gets it!”
I’m not going to disagree with any of that, apart from the head which was a lot bigger than I thought it would be, not that I am complaining as it gave it a lovely look in the glass.
The aromas were of coffee, roasted malt and little bits of dark chocolate with just a touch of sweetness.
The beer is packed full of flavour, the most prominent ones being of roast malt and coffee, you then get hints of chocolate and a lovely dry bitter hoppy finish. There wasn’t really any hint of the alcohol that you would possibly expect from a 6.2% beer but this just made it really drinkable, in fact it was drinkable enough to come in a 500ml bottle and still leave you wanting more.
This is a beer I will be buying again soon, provided I can find it, it seems that at the moment no where has any stock, but once again I find my self saying Eddie and Co : I salute you.
You can read Gadds blog post about Black pearl here or check out Ramsgate brewery on twitter and also Eddie Gadd on twitter or visit the Gadds website here
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I’m drooling…
Make sure you wipe it up ;o)
have you manage to get your hands on any of that 40% beer yet?
Mmm… this is a real beauty! If you want Gadds beer you should get down for the Planet Thanet beer festival in Margate in April – it’s a great fest and Eddie always gets some cracking beers on.
Nope. I wrote to the brewery to see when it’ll be out, and where, but no reply yet. Given the 31 was 55 Euro for a 33cl bottle, I reckon I’ll be skipping this one 🙂
Ouch that’s rather pricey! To be honest, Id like to try it but I would rather spend the money on trying lots of different beers ;o)
You can also purchase these beers here or wholesale here
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(andy told me to do this!)
I’m so glad that the internet alwlos free info like this!