FF #02 - Approved
Arbor Ales in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴
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Score
6.95
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home... Dark black.. Thick tan head.. Soft sweet woody fruits... Dark chocolate roast malts nose... Dark roast
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2016
at 13:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at craig’s. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, bready, dark chocolate, taste is sugary, chocolate, roasted, dry coffee. --- Beer merged from original tick of Approved on 11 Mar 2016 at 07:42 - Score: 6. Original review text: Bottle at craig’s. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, bready, dark chocolate, taste is sugary, chocolate, roasted, dry coffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2016
at 13:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
14th December 2012
Opaque black - brown beer, big fluffy tan head. Nose of dark chocolate and coffee. Frothy airy palate (slight gush on opening). Mild minerals. Tangy dark malts bordering on sour. Touch of paint like it was barrelled. Nice coffee streak with a little dark chocolate. Mildly fruity finish. Interesting.
Opaque black - brown beer, big fluffy tan head. Nose of dark chocolate and coffee. Frothy airy palate (slight gush on opening). Mild minerals. Tangy dark malts bordering on sour. Touch of paint like it was barrelled. Nice coffee streak with a little dark chocolate. Mildly fruity finish. Interesting.
Tried
on 04 Aug 2013
at 08:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled@chriso. Quite much pitch black colour, with a small brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, some liquorice, ripe fruits and mild smoked wet wooden notes. Flavour is liquorice, ripe fruits, some roasted malts as well as mild saltyness and a bit sour black coffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2012
at 02:08
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home in London. Pours thick black with a frothy, beige foam head. Really deep roasted malt nose with dirt, soil and seared earth. Also rich cocoa. Medium sweet flavor with hefty dark malts, strong roast character, charred malts, burnt cocoa, bitter dirt. Medium bodied with average, creamy carbonation. Lightly warming on the finish, more burnt cocoa, strong roastiness, perhaps some slight prunes. Very decent brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2012
at 15:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from West County Ales
Black, no light through, frothy tan head that dissipates to thin layer, some lacing
Aroma -soft dark roasted malts, chocolate, soft good quality coffee, fruity dark malts, well blended
Taste - soft dark roasted malts, dark fruits, soft bitter chocolate, touch of coffee, bit of burnt wood, lots of fruity dark malts, quite complex
Palate - very soft carb. medium body, smooth texture, touch of warming alcohol on palate, smooth fruity malts and soft woody. Finish as main flavour, smooth, lingering fruity roasted malts
Overall - Really nice smooth mellow gentle imperial stout
Black, no light through, frothy tan head that dissipates to thin layer, some lacing
Aroma -soft dark roasted malts, chocolate, soft good quality coffee, fruity dark malts, well blended
Taste - soft dark roasted malts, dark fruits, soft bitter chocolate, touch of coffee, bit of burnt wood, lots of fruity dark malts, quite complex
Palate - very soft carb. medium body, smooth texture, touch of warming alcohol on palate, smooth fruity malts and soft woody. Finish as main flavour, smooth, lingering fruity roasted malts
Overall - Really nice smooth mellow gentle imperial stout
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2012
at 10:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from My Favourite Beers, Cheltenham, 11.02.12 consumed Sunday 12th February 2012 Pours dark brown with filmy beige head. bitter and roasty, slightly gritty mouthfeel, quite hoppy with the alcohol also noticeable, slight spirit like character. Dark fruitiness, in fact quite tart. Its very pleasant. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2012
at 13:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. @ home. [ As Arbor Freestyle Fridays #2 Approved Stout ].Clear dark brown black colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, caramel, chocolate, dusty, wood, smoke. Initial flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter, middel flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter, finish flavour is moderate sweet and heavy bitter with a long duration, peat, chocolatem cold coffee, chimney soot, chlorine notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat flat. [20120112]
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2012
at 08:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 21/11/2011. Opaque black with a touch of a tan head. Big dark chocolate and roast malts aroma. Flavour had more chocolate, some sweetish dark fruits and a toasty finish with warming alcohol. Very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Nov 2011
at 12:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at CP&K (under the name of Arbor Freestyle Fridays #2 Approved). It pours opaque black, with a thin dark tan head. The nose is smoke, salted liquorice, hay, roasted malt and ash. The taste is salted liquorice, varnish, roasted malt, dark cherry, tar, salted caramel, smoke, ash and alcohol warmth. Full body and fine carbonation. Tasty and full in flavour.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Nov 2011
at 13:08