05/11/2016. BATH BREW HOUSE, 14 James Street West, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (CITY PUBS)

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330ml can. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a lasting frothy light tan head. The aroma is roasty malt, coffeee, light liqourice, charcoal. The flavour is light sweet, with a smooth roasty, liqourice, dry coffee spice, smooth liqourice bitter palate. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.

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16/2/2019. Can from Beers of Europe, Kings Lynn. Pours very dark brown with a frothy beige head. Aroma of roasted coffee, sweet malt, chocolate, vanilla and touch of lactose. Moderate sweetness, bitterness and body. Watery and oily texture, average carbonation. Quite drinkable, though even at 4.5% could do with more body.

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Can from Honest Beer as GBrewery Espreso. Almost black colour with a tan head. Aroma roasted malty coffee. Taste light roasted bitter. Full body.

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330ml can. Pours almost black with a small beige head. Aroma of coffee, roast malts. Taste of coffee, roast malts, dark chocolate, bitter roasty finish and a hint of a metallic note coming through. Light-medium body, fine carbonation, a little thin for what it is though to be fair it is only 4.5%. Not bad but plenty have done this better.

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Cask at the Wellington, Brum. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma is chocolate and bitter coffee. Taste has roast to start and a bitter coffee finish.

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Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Gloucester Espresso ].Unclear dark brown colour with a small, fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee - espresso, dark malt. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average to long duration, dark chocolate - espresso, dark malt, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161013] 7-3-7-4-14

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Cask-conditioned, on gravity at the Bristol branch of the Brewhouse & Kitchen November 2016. Near black in colour, with a slight, beige, head. Aroma of coffee beans, plain chocolate and toasty malts. Flavours had plenty more coffee bitterness and chocolate, before a dryish, roasted malt finish. Enjoyable.