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5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

The 8th Redhill Beer Festival 2 Nov 12. Ultradyprød / svart. Ikke skum. God kaffearoma. Smaken litt søt lakris. Blir tørr etter hvert. Bra innhold i forhold til styrken.

6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Gravicask, half, shared with Finn. Missing head to an opaque, dark-brown coloured body. Malty nose with hints of dark fruits. Chocolate malts in the flavour offset by fruity notes. Faint roasted bitter ending. Ok, easy going (Redhill Beer Festival, 02.11.2012).

7.4

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

Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours black with a off white creamy head. Liquorice, caramel and vague toffee. Smooth. Nice

7

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

Cask@GBBF2011. Very dark brown colour, small brown head. Aroma is ashes, toasted malts, some slight liquorice. Flavour is roasted malts, fruits, some wood and mild ashy and bitter finish.

6

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

From cask. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is dark malty and fruity hoppy. Mild bitter, malty and slight roasted. Bitter and dry into the finish. Ends dry and bitter.

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at GBBF, 2011. Dark brown pour, no head. Raisin and light chocolate aroma. Caramel and chocolate flavour. Dry, light bitter finish.

7

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

Cask (gravity) @ 27th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2010, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.Clear dark black brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, roasted, chocolate malt. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, dark malt, dried dark berries, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20101202]

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Gravity cask at the Pig’s Ear. Pours rich brown with a smooth, off-white head. Faint nose of hard malts. Lightly sweet flavor with mild chocolate malts, hints of sour, and some brown sugar. Faint charry bitters. Light t medium in body with fine carbonation. Light malt and sugar finish. Average.

5.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol, 20/4/08. Near black with next to no head. Aroma of weak coffee, red fruit and some caramel. Mouth feel was surprisingly watery with some vague roastiness and a short & sweet finish. Subdued all round.