The Lizard King - Rioja BA
Low Key Barrel Project in Ashford, Kent, England 🏴
Collab with: Vault CityStout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special
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Score
7.61
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Vault City collab. Blueberry and Chocolate Imperial Stout aged in Rioja barrels.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the wee vault. Pours black, nose is grape, raspberry, chocolate, blueberry, oak, taste is similar, quite sweet, juicy berries, dry, tannins from the wine. --- Beer merged from original tick of The Lizard King Rioja BA on 07 Sep 2022 at 08:03 - Score: 8
Tried
on 07 Sep 2022
at 07:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle split at the Tilt Tasting, Bingohame Convention VI, thanks to Ian 02/07/22. Black with a big old khaki cap that stays for the show. Nose is dark malts, spice, dried fruit rinds, vinous, chocolate dipped raisins, red berry tang. Taste comprises chocolate, toffee fudge, light spice, molasses, toasted brown sugar, dried red berries, trace of wine barrel, oaky tones. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Solid kit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2022
at 12:06
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Tilt: Poured a black brown with a beige head. Aroma is roasty malts, sticky, chocolate, fruity, blueberries. Taste is blueberry, roasted malts, chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2022
at 03:31
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
375ml bottle at the Tilt tasting; 2nd July 2022; cheers Ian (harrisoni). Tanned top to the black body, not quite clear. Dark berries in the nose, taste is also dark berries, but with a stem/wood like twist, boozy and a trace of chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2022
at 06:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Tilt. Quite tasty overall, a lot of rich dark fruits, a bit of wood, booze. Full bodied, fine carbonation. Moderate warmth to finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2022
at 21:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Cotteridge Convention 2022. Decent fruity. jammy fruit. dark roast dark chocolate. I liked the fruit very much.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2022
at 17:03
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at cotteridge convention. Many thanks. A dark black brown coloured pour with a lively light tan head. Aroma is nice jammy grape, earthy roast, waxy roast, blackberry. Flavour is composed of jammy berries, woodland fruit, blackberry, jammy, chocolate roast,. Palate is semi sweet, woody roast, woody, airy carbonation.. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2022
at 16:59
7/10
Tried
on 02 Jul 2022
at 16:58
9.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle at the strait and narrow. Jet black colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are malty roasted and chocolate. With berry and light sweet vanilla. Full body.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Strait And Narrow
on 25 Jun 2022
at 14:58