A dark, bitter stout. Roast and nut aromas with a fruity balance of hops and dark malt provide an excellent lingering finish.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
13th September 2007
Warning! Early amateur rating! Very dark beer. Very lively and sharp. Huge amount of flavour. Tangy fruit, malt chocolate and lingering minerals. Smoke. Slightly bitter finish. Nice.
Warning! Early amateur rating! Very dark beer. Very lively and sharp. Huge amount of flavour. Tangy fruit, malt chocolate and lingering minerals. Smoke. Slightly bitter finish. Nice.
Tried
on 06 Jan 2011
at 13:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Pembury Tavern. Pours a dark, ruby brown with a creamy, tan head. Holds a sweet, chocolate malt nose with some dark fruits and faint roast. Great flavor, very well balanced. Notes of light chocolate, plum, mineral malts, very light roast, and very subtle bitterness. Light to medium in body with fine, slightly tingly carbonation. Sweet finishe, with lightly roasted malts, cocoa, mild dryness and just hints of fruit. Nice beer overall. Very, very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Nov 2010
at 11:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 18/09/10. Near black with a slight, tan head. Roasted malt and dark chocolate aroma. Flavour had an ashy edge, with more chocolate and a touch of fruity sweetness, before a dry finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Sep 2010
at 00:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark brown with no head. Aroma of toffee and fruit with a roast note. Dry and thin roast flavour with toffee notes. Charcoal roast in the finish.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2009
at 13:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear dark dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, plum and prune notes, smoke light notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090807]
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Nov 2009
at 09:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask@GBBF2009. Black colour, not much head. Aroma is strong smoke, chocolate, some roasted malts as well as mild liuquorice and nutty notes. Flavour is roasted malts, smoke, some grass and mild notes of dark fruits.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2009
at 00:34
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask@GBBF 2009. Very dark brown color, not much head. Tobacco ash in the nose and some licorice. Cold coffee, some licorice in the flavor. Watery, but has some nice lingering roastyness in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2009
at 12:41
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Ealing beer festival 2009. Black pour with a beige head. Aroma of chocolate, fruit and roasted coffee. Malty, burnt coffee, chocolate, smokey, nutty taste. A very drinkable stout that I always drink when I see.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2009
at 07:05
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask @ Wenlock Arms with Magic Dave6 and Mes. I have to admit that I would try this just for the name since I m a huge fan of the series. Black colored with slim head. Roasted and chocolate malts. Hints of coffee and caramel. Bitter sweet with a nice warm finish. I liked it.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Dec 2008
at 05:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
[cask at the Back of Beyond, Reading] Smoke and coffee on the nose. Tastes of coffee & coca cola, like a sweeter smoother guinness without the carbonation. A hint of smoke in the flavour, lots of treacle, some plummy fruit, and quite sweet and syrupy (but not unpleasantly so) by the end.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 May 2008
at 10:45