30/04/2016. ROYAL OAK, Lower Bristol Road, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FOUR COUNTY INNS)

6.3

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

Cask (handpump) @ The Bag O’ Nails, 141 St. Georges Road, BS1 5UW Bristol, Bristol, England. [ As Flying Monk Jackdaw Porter ]. ABV: 4.3%. Clear dark brown colour with a small average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, sweet malt, dark malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, dark malt, sweet malt, chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190721] 6-3-6-3-13

7.2

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

(Cask at Captain Corvus, 20171118) The beer poured black. Its head was medium sized and lightly brown. Aroma had burnt malts, dark chocolate and ash. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were dark chocolate, burnt malts, sweetness, ash and bitterness. Aftertaste was sweet, burnt and bitter. A rather pleasant porter.

6.6

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

Cask at the Silk Mercer (JDW), Devizes. Mahogany-black with a thick beige head. Liquorice, coffee, mild roast, a little fruit. Dryish. Ok.

7

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

Black beer, beige head with a light malty, chocolate aroma. Flavour is sweet, malty chocolate, a touch of fruit. A bit of tangy fruit in the aftertaste. Very pleasant.

6.4

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

Cask at the 28th Ealing Beer Festival. Pours almost black with a bubbly tan coloured head. Aroma of roasted malt, dark fruit, light chocolate, hop and caramel. Medium sweetness and light roasted bitterness. Toward medium body, oily and watery texture, soft carbonation.

5.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Sawn. Farnborough. 06/04/17. Got nil aroma, but that part was being hampered by a colleague’s fag smoke! Glossy appearance. A dark cola brown. Creamy if not overly thick beige head. Surprisingly sweet. Caramel, sugary. Fruity. A hint of bitterness. Watery. Soft carbonation. Slick. A sour aftertaste. OK but I found it to be too sweet for my tastes and certainly for a porter. More like a mild, perhaps.

7

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

Cask @ Angleterre. Poured mahogany color with a thin but lasting light brown head. Aroma has nuts, toffee, fudge, vanilla. Flavor has vanilla notes, fudge, sweetness, caramel, toast. Quite pleasant. Nice drinkability. Another pleasant cask at Angleterre.

8

Huddersfield Oktoberfest Beer Festival 2016. Dark coloured and quite a punchy porter.