18/09/2021. VILLAGE, 33 Wilton Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (FREE HOUSE)

6.4

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

Cask at Slaters, Stafford Pours a very dark red brown with a small beige head and good lacing and low carbonation. A vague chocolate aroma leads to the mouth which is sweet asnd creamy. Choclate and mint are both there, combining like After Eight mints. Finish is minty but also slightly osur and peppery. Nice enough, but a bit of a gimmick.

6.8

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

Cask (gravity) @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Downton Mint Chocolypse ].Clear dark brown colour with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, mint. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, mint - peppery, chocolate, dark malt, chocolate - spicy bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151205] 7-3-7-3-14

6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

4th December 2015
Pigs Ear Day 4. Cask. Clear deep red - amber beer, good bubbly pale tan head. Palate is light and fairly dry. Good tangy dark malts. Medium strength floral bitterness. Mild mild mint. Light dry finish. Bitter linger. A mixed bag.

5.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at Pigs Ear 2015 - London. Pours clear brown with a mild, off-white bubbly head. The nose holds faint rubber, toast, cocoa, only mellow impressions of mint. Light sweet flavor with earthy bitterness, a bit more rubber, vague chocolate. Light bodied with fine carbonation; so so condition. Bitter earthy finish with notes of char and rubber - no mint to speak of. This one doesn’t really deliver.

5.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’15, 04/12/15. Mahogany brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is mint chocolate chip, dark malts, cocoa rub, light menthol. Taste comprises mint and pea soup, a little washed through, faint chocolate, spice. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close. So so, a touch harsh and disjointed.

6.5

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

Cask at the Guildford arms.. Dark brown black.. Small tan head... Dark dry chocolate roast malts nose... Dry chocolate.. Thin.. Light mint... Bitter linger

6.6

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

Cask at the Guildford arms. Pours deep brown, nose is sweet chocolate, cocoa, roasted, taste is sweet chocolate, toffee, light mint.