29/03/2019. BEER HAWK, Unit 6, The Gallery, Tower Estate, Stamford Street, LONDON, SE1, England

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (02/08/2019) - brown verging black with a beige head. Dark roasted toasted malty with cocoa, some smoked charred notes, some orange rind, medium body, charred smoked roasted malty finish.

7.1

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft. A black beer with a lazing brown head. The aroma has notes of smoke, oranges, hops, and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of smoke, roasted malt, oranges, and nuts, leading to a dry smokey finish. A bit OTT for me.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Half Pint at Southampton Arms pours a basically opaque, straw gold with some white head. Nose has lemon and lime and white orange, herbs, pineapple. Flavor has a lot of citrus, juice and rind, raw pineapple, herbs. Finishes bitter but dry.

6

Strong grapefruit, hop pellet dust, pineapple, pine, coffee, softly roasty, some smoke, iodine. Medium sweet start, a bit tangy, smoky, softly bitter. Developed some wild hop burn I didn't like at all. Too wild in combination with the carbonation.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can at home, 27/05/19. Black with a big old khaki covering of bubbles. Nose is light smoke, perfumed notes, bitter tropical fruits, herb, charr, nutty. Taste comprises mild roast, charr, pine needle, bitter Tropicana, light spice, trace of herb, light floral, grapefruit zest. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with earthy hop bitterness. Solid CDA with a balanced smoked edge.

8

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

440ml can. Pours almost black with an enormous tan head. Aroma is smokey, woody, pine, roast malts, zest. Taste of roast malts, pine, smoke, orange zest, coriander, woody, bitter finish. Medium body, chewy, moderate carbonation. Wasn't sure on this at first but it turned out to be really good, and well balanced too.

6.8

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

On tap at The Experiment, Hackney, London. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Smokey, malty, orange, spice aroma and taste. Not bad but seemed a little unbalanced to me.

8

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

440ml can from Caps Off, Bishop Auckland. Pours black brown colour, foamy beige head leaving lacing and aroma of smoke, ash, meaty, bacon, some zesty citrus hop. Taste is smokey malt, meaty, cured sausage, bacon, ash, roasted, bready notes, liquorice, dark fruity and pine, citrusy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish with some hop. Nicely drinkable