Source: Griffin Brewery, Chiswick, England (Fuller, Smith and Turner PLC)
Style: Stout
Strength: 4.5%ABV
Colour: Black (as a London Black Cab)
Tasting: at The United
Rating (out of 10): 9
Notes:
I don't know what other experts would say, my utmost (or maybe only) criteria in assessing a beer is whether it is delicious. I cannot find any other reason to enjoy a beer, (it is much easier to getting drunk if you drink whisky, vodka or gin; and "show" your "taste" by having a glass of wine). And my first-time drinking of this Fuller's Black Cab Stout fits very much what I demand of beer drinking - it is very delicious, from the first mouthful to the very last.
The beer books told a lot about the "invention" of this style of beer in London and was so loved by the working class people (i.e. the porters), from there the name came. And the stronger version of porter was called stout. Nowadays, when you speak of Stout, it almost automatically means Guinness.
It is true that Guinness is good, when you drink it on tap at a bar (but not bottled or canned). Much better than other brews, such as Murphy. But I think this Black Cab Stout is more delicious than Guinness, in ways of its deliciousness, easy-going character, and dry finish.
Black Cab Stout is so delicious that it gives you a taste of sweetness in your first mouthful of it. More accurately, it should be called bitter-sweetness, but actually more sweet than bitter. This may be described as "biscuit-like" or "malty" in those book, but anyway I prefer sweetness. Furthermore after the first taste of sweetness, it gives you dryness in its aftertaste. Such a perfect combination.
A really satisfying experience.
This is what introduced in the Fuller's website:
Black Cab Stout
Brewed with a combination of five different malts, some heavily roasted for a near jet black appearance, Black Cab Stout is 4.2% ABV and beneath its dark exterior features luxurious red berry notes, toasty aromas on the nose and culminates in a dry, bitter finish.
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