04/09/2014. PLOUGH, 58 St. Benedicts, NORWICH, Norfolk, England (GRAIN)

6.9

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

Cask at Spread Eagle, Ipswich. Aroma is certainly smoky over coffee. Dark and glossy. Creamy beige head recedes. Flava is smoky with a tangy berry edge. Flows into creamy coffee. Medium bodied. Creamy but watered down. Flat-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Nice. After the ar9ma was expecting more smoke bur eventually it's a polite non-intrusive beer.

6.8

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

Svart. Mokkafarget filmskum. Aroma av melkesjokolade. Smaken det samme. Litt kaffe i en lett tørr avslutning.

6.2

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

Black as the night with a bubbly tan head. Ok intensity in the aroma. Fine body and a fine carbonation level. Quite balanced sweetness. Coffee, toffee and some roast in the flavor. Tasty and easy drinkable stout.
[Cask at Chelmsford & Mid Essex Winter Beer Festival -17]

6.8

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

By gravicask at Chelmsford & Mid Essex Winter Beer Festival. Shared with Cunningham. Black as pitch. Low fawn-coloured head. Smell of dough and chocolate. Mixed taste of toffee and dark dough with a coffee backdrop. Medium bodied. Smooth in the mouth. Pretty alright (17.02.2017).

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ Spread Eagle, Ipswich. Pours nearly black with an offwhite head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, bread, licorice. Flavor is sweet, malt, toasted bread, chocolate, licorice. Medium body, oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation. 150217

7.2

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

Cask @ Spread Eagle, Ipswich. Black with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and lots of chocolate. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and roasted moderate bitter finish. 150217

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ Spread Eagle, Ipswich. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, coffee, caramel and hops. Nice roasty finish.

6.6

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

Gravity cask at the Cambridge Winter Ales Festival 2017. Very dark brown and translucent with a tonsure of khaki head. Smells of oak with some liquorice and stone fruit. Taste is far too sweet but I’m mollified by the spicy hop and smoky liquorice which usher in the finish. Still there’s an artifice milky sweetness - like a chocolate milk drink - in the aftertaste. A tough one to rate as it is such a mixed bag.

7.4

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

Cask at the Spread Eagle, Ipswich. Pours black with a lasting off white head. Aroma of chocolate, malt, toffee, molasses. Light milky sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium to full bodied, sticky texture, soft carbonation. Finish is slightly smokey. A good stout.