7

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

Old rating - A 500ml bottle from Brunswick Inn. Poured at home in Jersey. It's a near black with a off white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of toffee, roasted nut, hints of liquorice & sweet malt. Very well made & enjoyable

7.2

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

23/8/2023. Cask at the 44th Peterborough Beer Festival. Pours very dark brown to black with a small frothy beige head. Aroma of liquorice, roasted malt, dark chocolate, treacle, molasses. Moderate sweetness, medium to heavy roasted bitterness. Medium body, oily, soft carbonation. Decent.

21/02/2004.BRUNSWICK INN, 1 Railway Terrace, DERBY, Derbyshire, England (FREE HOUSE)

3.4

Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 15

Cask at the Brunswick Inn, Derby. Pours black with a tan cap. Aroma: roasted malts, chocolate, toffee. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, semi-dry, roasted malts, dark chocolate, liquorice hints, charr, Light body with soft carbonation. Nice flavours but could do with a tad more body.

6.6

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

Cask at the Brunswick Inn, Derby crawl, 11/02/22. Black with a good sized lasting tan crown. Nose is chocolate, toffee, dark malts, brown bread, mellow roast. Taste comprises roast malts, cocoa powder, faint liquorice, charr, dried fruit rinds. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close. Ok stout .. perhaps a touch thin and lacking some depth for a 6% job.

7

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

Cask at the brunswick flyer.. A reddy brown coloured pour with a halo of beige. Head. Aroma is semi sweet, nutty liquorice,. Aroma is woody, dried fruits, liquorice, cakey. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, woody, cakey, dried fruits, jammy. Palate is semi sweet light tang, moderate carbonation. Ok. Mineral, dry finish.

6.8

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

Cask: Poured a dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is rich roasted malts. Taste is rich malty, chocolate.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Had this many times over the years at Brunswick, Derby. Pours a very dark reddish brown with minimal head but good lacing and low carbonation. The nose is mainly malts with hints of coffee and alcoholic strength. Fruitiness is the initial impression in the mouth, before vanilla, raisins, and hints of liquorice and chocolate come through. Finish is fruity. Very nice and alarmingly easy to drink, but hard to categorise (I’m not sure it’s a stout).