Ace of Spades
Wild Card Brewery in Walthamstow, Greater London, England 🏴
Porter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.50
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A Classic London porter. A dark, velvety beer with rich chocolate, deep coffee and smooth caramel flavours.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Wild Card Ace of Spades ].Clear dark red brown color with a small average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, chocolate - dark chocolate. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dark chocolate, roasted, sweet malt, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141011]
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2016
at 17:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours a black colour, small foamy tan brown head that doesn’t last long. Sweet chocolatey, malty, roasted/burnt coffee aroma. Taste is quite strong on roasted chocolatey malts. Some bitterness to the finish but it’s short lasting, the nice chocolatey aftertaste hangs around longer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2015
at 23:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours dark brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of toffee, faint burnt toast, something creamy, light cocoa. Taste is more burnt toffee, quite sweet up front, some roast bitterness and faint cocoa. Not bad, slightly thin on the finish maybe, then some wood notes at the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2015
at 08:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - opaque black with a lovely fawn head. Nose - creamy and eluding to chocolate. Taste - definitely creamy chocolate. Light sweet viscous note at the end with hazelnuts too. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Maybe a bit thin. Overall - best so far today.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2015
at 08:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Drinkmonger. Dark brown body with no head or lacing. Aroma of blackcurrant, treacle and brown sugar. Flavour of blueberries and dark chocolate. Thin body with a smooth mouthfeel. Softt fizz. A light Porter - quite thin with a berry edge.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2015
at 06:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
28th March 2015: cask pint at the brewery. Decent stuff. Black body, the brewery is dark inside and it was difficult to gauge the true colour, it’s dark though honest. The head was a beige wisp and collar. Malts, over roasted malts and semi-sweet in nature rule the brew from start to finish. Mild fruity notes mid-sip but mostly maltiness in big waves.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2015
at 10:11
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Hopology, Nottingham. Deep dark almost black with no head. Poverty light aroma with caramel and fruity malt. Taste is a touch watery, with a fruity sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2015
at 12:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2014 - London. Pours dark brown with a creamy light tan head. The nose has notes of minerals, light roasted malts and cocoa. Light-medium sweet flavor with some old leather, dried dark fruits, earth. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Moderate sweetness in the finish with light dried dark fruits, bitter chocolate. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Mar 2015
at 16:03
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; dark brown pour with a thin tan head, big roast malt aroma, taste has some dark fruit action along with dirty roast malts, cocoa, yesterday’s coffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2014
at 15:25
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at Pig’s Ear Beer Fest 2014. Aroma is stale caramel malts, grainstore and hot alcohol, a little coffee. Mahogany brown coloured pour with a loose tan head. Flavour is compoed of tart apple, nutty caramel malts, cranberry, roasty toasty malts. Palate is medium sweet, sticky full body, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Dec 2014
at 16:56