26/04/2014. LAST POST, 5 Weston Road, SOUTHEND ON SEA, Essex, England (WETHERSPOONS)

7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

6th Dec 2015: cask in The Crown Inn, Oakengates Shropshire. Ruby/Brown body, off-white head. Malty throughout with definite chocolate and coffee flavours coming through from the start in both the nose and taste. Really enjoyed this, have they changed the recipe? Just checked the other reviews: can’t be the same beer if you read what others have said.

5.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Nice dark colour. Aroma of Granny Smith apple. Flavour has a light tartness. Dark bitter malts struggle to make their mark. This may have been on the turn.

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Wetherspoons. Sweet, light chocolate roast, a bit thin, light spice.

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Willow Walk, JDW, Victoria SW1. Pours a dark amber ruby black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty caramel aroma. Slightly roasted malty caramel flavor. Has a roasted malty caramel finish with weak hoppy hints.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Cask at the foot of the walk... Deep black... Small tan head... Dark chocolate vanilla roast nose... Dark malts.. Tasts like mcewansc export... Wierd

6.2

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Wetherspoons, Milton Keynes. Darkest purple/brown, perfect and sizeable tan head. The aroma is not particularly forthcoming; but a robust sniff yields coal, chalk, liquorice and dried berries. Taste is slight as well, with bittersweet competing with sour. Sourish finish. Nice enough but difficult to get excited about.

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Stick or Twist, Leeds. Very dark with a thin off-white head. Roasted malts are itching to get out of this one and whilst there’s a few in the nose it’s a crisper subdued taste and a touch thin.

6.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

28th March 2014
Goodmans Fields Spoons. Cask. Clear deep amber - red beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and dry, modest carbonation. Light caramel malt, whisper of sweet ester. Tangy fruits turning a little sweeter. Dry finish. Okay.

5.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask handpull at Westgate Spoons Canterbury. Black beer lasting tan head. Ok chocolate. Good condition. Not much hop. It’s a plain stout. Uninteresting.