7.1

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

dark brown
A - caramel, slight banana esters
F - burnt sugar dark malts liquorice

7.3

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

Cask at the Royal Oak, Borough on 11th June 2025. Dark sepia with shallow brown tinged foam and full lacing. Nutty malts aroma. Hazelnut nuttiness in-mouth and a roasty finish with continued nuttiness. Lightish body. Crisp mouthfeel.

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8

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

500 ml bottle, as Harvey's Lewes Castle Brown, from Seven Cellars. ABV is 4.8%. Hops are Fuggle and Progress. Very dark brown colour, small beige head. Aroma of medium roast malts, liquorice and mild coffee, a hint of blackcurrants. The flavour is distinctly malty and medium sweet, notes of caramel and liquorice, fruity hints of blackcurrants and prunes, moderate bittering hops. Very enjoyable to drink.

7

Bottle from Harveys Brewery Shop. Pour a very dark brown (coca cola look) with a thin beige head. Nice lacing. Aroma of dark fruit, caramel, dark malts, not too much on the nose. Taste is very malty with ripened dark fruit, raisin, caramel and bread. Very chewy sticky mouthfeel. Full bodied. Nice lingering aftertaste of more dark fruit. Added notes of toffee, liquorice and a little port wine. A touch sweet but not overly so. Unique and a very nice winter beer.

7.9

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Lord Nelson, Brighton. Brown pour with a beige head. Nose of raisin, caramel, chocolate, toffee. Flavours of toffee,caramel, dried fruit, milk chocolate. Malty sweet finish. Nice.

7.5

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

4/4/2018. Bottle from Cobbetts, Dorking. Bit of a gusher. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Aroma of dark fruit, malt, liquorice, biscuit, toffee and coffee. Medium plus sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Decent brew, if a little sweet.

7.9

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at home from the brewery. A lovely dark pour and a minimal head. The flavour was all about that malt and that imparted a lovely richness to the mouthfeel. It wasn't sweet, which was a bit surprising, but very welcome. A very tasty brown ale for grown ups.

7.5

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from brewery in Lewes. Really nice brown ale, soft and not too bitter with slight notes of chocolate, red wine and boiled vegetables. (26/2/17) ---- Bottle from brewery. Aroma - plain. Appearance bloody awesome. Espresso foam and slick dark appearance. Taste has notes of choco and slight sweet cherry. Easy going. Kept at 3.8.

6.1

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

Cask @ Market Porter, Borough SE1. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty caramel aroma. Slightly roasted malty caramel flavor. Has a slightly roasted malty caramel finish with weak hoppy hints.