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Landlord Dark

Timothy Taylor's Brewery
United Kingdom·Brown Ale
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Landlord Dark pours ruby-brown, with gentle notes of roasted malt, toffee and mature fruit. It is smooth, balanced and quietly complex, with a rounded finish and no heaviness. It is brewed from the same core recipe as Landlord, a deeper, richer expression of that beer, made at Knowle Spring in Keighley. 4.1% in the bottle.

ABV
4.3%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Roasted bitterness
SRM
deep amber20
PaceA Few
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
roastedmaltydark fruit
roasted
malty
dark fruit
caramel
toasty
nutty
Aroma
The nose opens with roasted malt and gentle toffee notes, followed by hints of mature dark fruit and a subtle toasty complexity.
also:bready
not found:hoppy,chocolate,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Landlord Dark

◎ Appearance

Landlord Dark presents a ruby-brown hue with excellent clarity and a modest, persistent head. The pour is clean and inviting, showing good carbonation that supports a fine Schaumkleiden along the glass wall.

ruby-brownclearfine lacing

◌ Aroma

The nose opens with roasted malt and gentle toffee notes, followed by hints of mature dark fruit and a subtle toasty complexity. There is no aggressive hop character; instead, a quiet roundness suggests well-balanced brewing and restrained noble hop use.

roasted malttoffeedark fruittoasty

◐ Taste

On the palate, smooth malt sweetness dominates the entry, with caramel and nutty undertones building through the mid-palate. The 24 IBU provides gentle bitterness that frames rather than overwhelms; bready, slightly fruit-forward notes emerge in the middle before tapering into a balanced finish.

smoothmalty sweetnesscaramelgentle bitterness

◑ Finish

The finish is rounded and dry without heaviness, allowing the roasted and fruity notes to linger briefly. A clean aftertaste confirms the beer's balance and approachability.

dryroundedclean
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
82
Taste
84
Appearance
80
Finish
80
Serve at 10–13°C

Serve at 10–13°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Pint glass

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

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