A dark brew full of promise. Coopers Dark Ale is a journey in taste, starting fresh and creamy, and finishing with a lingering coffee flavour.
Conditioned and naturally brewed using the top fermentation method, Coopers 'Dark' is made using roasted and chocolate malts, giving it a rich dark colour and unique flavour.
Coopers Dark Ale has no additives and no preservatives.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by pickens3 from Batesburg-Leesville, SC, USA who has tried this beer once. (8/20/2007 2:35:23 AM)
"Like most Australian brews, this brown ale from "down under" has a very 'watered-down' mouthfeel in my opinion. It pours very dark and cloudy and with very little head, which should be expected considering the flat taste and low carbonation. A sweet, fruity taste can be detected - probably from prunes or some other dark fruit."
Aroma:
4/10
Appearance:
4/10
Mouthfeel:
4/10
Flavor:
4/10
Overall:
4/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $5.5 Unit Cost: $7.33 per Pint
[2] Review by ~welder~ from Portland, OR, USA who has tried this beer once. (7/14/2007 6:36:23 PM)
"its poured creamy milky like. very little head. light/med body. the color is nice, its like a dark brown with floaters in it, lol. it looks like wheat or yeast. maybe its just unfillered. still a great beer full of flavor and texture, again a little milk coffee like."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.69 Unit Cost: $2.25 per Pint
[3] Review by staleyiv from Newnan, GA, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (9/9/2006 3:21:28 PM)
"One thing I don't like about Coopers is the massive sediment that is in ever one of its brews they make, that being said, you must pour carefully. The aroma is sweet and malty and of faint chocolate with maybe some light profiles of coffee and creaminess. The appearance is a nice, dark burgundy when held to the light with a respectable head on top that maintains nice retention and is a light-tan in color and carbonated. The mouthfeel is light-bodied with much less balance or complexity than I predicted with a palate that is wet-like and not too terribly bad. The flavor is of light roasted coffee and chocolate with some overtones of some burnt malts with an aftertaste that is thin and a bit watery with a finish that is creamy, smooth, and chocolatey. Overall, this brew lacks complexity that a dark ale needs and to say the list there is almost no flavor profile in my opinion but at least it is a beer that is easily consumed and maybe they were shooting for a brown ale that was easily pounded in the Australian Outback during the Winter months in the Southern Hemisphere but if that was the case why not just brew a dark (dunkel) lager, decent dark mild I guess; anyway, next beer PLEASE! Geez..."
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.25 Unit Cost: $1.67 per Pint
[4] Review by vanderla from Sydney, Australia who has tried this beer once. (8/2/2006 3:56:54 AM)
"Dense foamy head, not much bubble activity. Sinks leaving a dense ring near the rim.
Some tiny suspended particles, but not cloudy per se.
Copper.
Notes of subtle roasted malt, Aussie hops, touch of honey.
I taste some smoke, before & after, maybe some honeycomb, but not sweet. A nice lingering aftertaste of the dark malt.
Finishes quite dry, not heavy at all.
I'd drink this for morning tea (if I was allowed to).
"
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 375oz @ $2.09 Unit Cost: $0.09 per Pint
[5] Review by ante from Stockholm, Sweden who has tried this beer once. (6/21/2006 4:46:16 PM)
"Dark brown, dissapearing bubbly foam. Weak aroma of roasted nalt and chocolate. Thin flavour of toasted bread, dark malt and chocolate. Thin, almost watery aftertaste."
Aroma:
4/10
Appearance:
4/10
Mouthfeel:
4/10
Flavor:
4/10
Overall:
4/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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