A nod to the rich smuggling History around the East Kent coastline.
Malt: Maris Otter Crystal Chocolate Roasted Barley Flaked Barley
Hops: Brewer's Gold
Yeast: House yeast
Malt: Maris Otter Crystal Chocolate Roasted Barley Flaked Barley
Hops: Brewer's Gold
Yeast: House yeast
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
17/3/2019. Can from Hopsters, Ipswich. Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of dark chocolate, deep roasted malt, cocoa, dark fruits, coffee, lactose and nut. Moderate sweetness, medium roasted bitterness. Medium plus body, slick texture, average carbonation. Bittersweet roasted finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2019
at 17:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
100ml draught at Eebria Taproom. Black in the glass, steady fawn-coloured head, clingy lacing. Roasted malty aromas with a cocoa touch, inviting. Rich taste of choco-coffee, nicely roasted. Prolonged ending. Medium bodied. Good drinking. (Bermondsey, London 29.09.2018).
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Oct 2018
at 17:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours almost black with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate, roast malts. Taste is the same, initially fairly sweet chocolate, roast malts, bitter roasty finish. Medium bodied, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jun 2018
at 02:04
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
3rd March 2018
Dan's Stag. Hotel room tasting. Can. Clear brown beer, small pale tan head. Thin dark malts, little roast, mildly bitter. Trace of bitterish dark chocolate. Little floral bitterness. Dry finish brings some cocoa dusted dark fruits. Dry finish. Passable, just.
Dan's Stag. Hotel room tasting. Can. Clear brown beer, small pale tan head. Thin dark malts, little roast, mildly bitter. Trace of bitterish dark chocolate. Little floral bitterness. Dry finish brings some cocoa dusted dark fruits. Dry finish. Passable, just.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2018
at 18:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can shared in a Bristol hotel room. Pours clear red-brown with a creamy tan head. The nose has some day-old coffee, mellow roast. Light-medium sweet flavour with some earthy hops, cocoa, more coffee. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with bitter cocoa, mild roast, ash, earth. Pretty solid overall.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2018
at 18:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at lks. It pours hazy dark brown - black with a decent light tan head. The aroma is earth, toasty, cocoa, juicy, chocolate cake, coffee grounds and light peppery spice. The taste is dry, mellow bitterness, coffee grounds, cocoa, light charred, ashy and earth with a drying finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Fine enough.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2018
at 18:48