Ah yes, dark British beers – some of my favorite brews! These beers originate from the UK and tend to have a rich, malty flavor profile. The color ranges from deep amber to almost black, and they often feature roasted malt characters like coffee, chocolate or toffee. Popular styles in this category include stouts like Guinness, milk stouts, porters, brown ales, milds, and old ales. These beers are medium to full-bodied with moderate carbonation.

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Our Joseph Holt Manchester Brown Ale is a smooth drink, offering a true taste of the North West and is now available in bottles. Learn more about Manchester Brown Ale here.

Pour yourself a glass of the black stuff (which actually isn't black at all) and read on for some facts about the legendary brewery, which has been carefully pouring pints of its famous stout since the mid-18th century.

Hey beer friend! Let me tell you about Schwarzbiers. As the name implies, these are very dark German lagers. Schwarzbier translates to “black beer.” They are midnight black in color with a light brown head. The flavor has pronounced roasted malt character – like coffee or dark chocolate – but the mouthfeel is medium-bodied and smooth. There’s enough hop bitterness to balance the malt sweetness. Hops also provide herbal, woody, or floral notes. Despite the very dark color, Schwarzbiers…

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As the name suggests, these are dark wheat beers – the “dunkel” means dark in German. They are a variation on the classic weissbier or hefeweizen style. Dunkles weissbiers maintain the signature yeast flavors like banana and clove found in regular wheat beers. But they use darker, toasted malts that provide notes of bread, caramel, chocolate or coffee to balance the yeast character. The color ranges from amber to deep reddish brown. Despite the darker hues, these beers are still...