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7.6

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

6th August 2009
GBBF Cask. Very dark brown beer, just about clear. Light fresh porter, not too bitter or dry. Lovely light mild chocolate and a little coffee. Finishes smooth and creamy. Very nice indeed.

6.8

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

Cask @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear dark brown color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, chocolate. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090804]

6.2

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

Dark brown with a small off-white head. Roasted aroma of chocolate with fruity notes. Sweet fruity and roasted malty flavour

6.5

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

Cask at GBBF 2009 ... Deep black ... thin toffee roast malt nose ... light blackcurrent malts ... some roast ... little charcoal..

7.2

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

(Cask at GBBF, London Earl’s Court, 6 Aug 2009) Dark brown colour, almost black. Brief, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with chocolate, liquorice and dried fruit. Malty, fruity taste with notes of chocolate, some liquorice and dark berries. Fairly sweet. Slightly above medium body. Nice and tasty porter.

7

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

Cask@GBBF2009. Deep brown colour with some rubyish notes. Head is small and beige to the colour. Aroma is roasted malts, some mild coffeeish and nutty notes as well as mild caramel and wooden notes. Flavour is smoked wood, dark berries, some earth, caramel and also has some grassyness to it.

6.9

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

Cask@GBBF 2009. Dark ruby color, small mostly vanishing beige head. Aroma of coffee and some nuts. Smooth palate. Some burned malts, coffee and light sweetness in the finish. Pleasant porter. Not earthshaking, but drinkable.