7.8

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

Bottle. No idea where from. Really dark, cola brown. Thin, creamy, tan head. Nose has raspberry ruffle chocolate. Vanilla biscuit. Milky coffee. Taste has raspberry milkshake sweetness. Some coffee bean bitterness. Nicely silky mouthfeel. Soft carbonation. Some coffee bitterness to finish. Been looking at this in the fridge for ages, and don’t know why I haven’t had it sooner. Weird Beard rarely disappoint.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle. Jet black colour with huge, frothy to macropore, osteoporosing, beige to tan head. Chocolately, roasty, dark malty and fruity aroma, notes of bramble, blueberry, morello, spicy hints of marmite and liquorice. Taste is roasty dark malty, chocolately, fruity and slightly yeasty spicy, notes of dark chocolate, morello, hints of bramble and blueberry, a touch of marmite and liquorice; slightly overcarbonated.

6.3

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

Cask (gravity) @ 33th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2016, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Weird Beard / BrewDog Shoreditch Dead By Dawn ].Clear dark black brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, dark malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, dark malt, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. Not much to say ! [20161129] 7-3-6-3-12

Pulped coffee. Bourbon variety.. Cherries. Cigar ash. Milk chocolate. Soft malts. Clean. Drinkable. Eaay-going.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle from Ales by Mail. Pours pitch black with a massive thick and foamy head. Aroma of chocolate, roasty malts, mild sourness, hints of tart cherries and mocha espresso. Taste is smooth, slightly earthy and roasty with hints of cherries, coffee, berries and mocha. Finish is smooth, sweetish and slightly earthy with some tartish cherries, chocolate, coffee and espresso notes. Actually quite smooth, I was expecting a bit more extreme stuff based on the aroma.

6.9

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

29th November 2016
Pigs Ear Fest. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, smal pale tan head. Palate is smooth, semi dry and has modest fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, tangy. Mellow tangy dark fruits. Smooth semi dry finish. Nothing out the odinary then but there is a nice freshness and richness that elevates it above the crowd.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Pig’s Ear Fest, Hackney, London. A black coloured pour with a thin beige head on top. Roasty, chocolate aroma. Tastes pretty much the same, roasty, chocolate, berry fruit. Decent.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle at 5.6%. Pours black with a large head. Aroma is has tart notes and smoked ham. Taste has tart cherry with some smoked ham and liquorice.

7

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

Bottle at The Alexander Bottle Shop, Halifax, Friday 9th December 2016 Pours black with a slim off white head. Soft carbonation, not getting so much cherry, a little roasty edge, good tanginess but quite sweet also. Good. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.5