05/12/2014. PIVNI, 6 Patrick Pool, YORK, North Yorkshire, England (PIVOVAR)

6.8

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

440ml can @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, August 22. Final beer of the night and I think we'd all had enough by this point. Pours black, good tanned topping. Aroma of chocolate, mild vanilla. Indeed, vanilla seems quite low in the mix overall, semi-sweet malt with a nice drinkability. Not bad.

6.9

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

Cask at gbbf 2022 day 2. A dark mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting loose mid tan head. Aroma is chocolate powder, hazelnut. Praline.. Oily. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, oily chocolate, Nutella, hazelnut, mellow roast. Palate is semi sweet, oily, mellow carbonation. Ok.

6.9

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

Rocky light brown head stayed on a near black body. Sweet, vanilla & malt aroma. Medium bodied, smooth, soft & cloying. Malt, vanilla, perfumed & stone fruit tastes. Easy going stuff.

7.5

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

Appearance is nearly black, with a 1-finger thick mocha head. Aroma is chocolate, toasty malt, coffee, bready malt, toffee, nutty malt. Taste is chocolate, coffee, milky chocolate, dark nutty malt, hints of peanut butter, toasty malt. Not much vanilla. Easy-drinking porter.

6

Massive coffee, roast, sourish, not in it's prime

7.2

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

Near black with a frothy beige head and dark fruits and vanilla on the nose. Velvety smooth and sweet, with milk chocolate and fruit flavours, and a roasted coffee bitterness in the finish

7

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

Pint on cask at the Doncaster brewery. Medium creamy beige head. Clear black pour. A bit sweet. Some chocolate. Very good.

7.2

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

330ml can from Mitchells Wines, Meadowhead - Jet black bod, tan heed. Nose is chocolate ice-cream, roasty coffee bean, and a bit of smokiness. Taste is bittersweet up front, aftertaste of vanilla. A bit thin, but otherwise pleasant.

6.8

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

330ml can. Pours jet black with a small head. Aroma is yeasty, beefy roast, cola and liquorice. Taste has sharp cola to start. Chocolate and vanilla on the finish. A little liquorice on the aftertaste.