Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
4th April 2015
ChrisOs Easter Tasting. Opaque dark brown beer, no real head. Palate is light and semi dry, modest fine carbonation. Sweetish dark chocolate and mild bourbon. Good dark fruits. Trace of coconut. Smooth semi dry finish. Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at chrisO... Deep black... Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet chocolate.. Dark roast.. Dark malts.. Dark roast... Dark chocolate.. Soft sweet chocolate soft dark roast malts.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at The Cad’s 10 yr Shindig. Thanks to Leighton. It pours jet black with a small tan head. The nose is charred wood, burnt earth, charcoal, ash, cocoa, treacle and some sweet vanilla. The taste is bitter, roasted malts, slick, dark chocolate, oily, tar, gateaux, earth, pepper and warming alcohol. Full body, fine carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Slick and rather drinkable for the style. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at Toms 10 yr anniversary. Black beer. Chocolate sponge. A little bit of paper. Not much bourbon. Some ok chocolate.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Growler split at LKS ’Beers of London’ Tasting, high up thanks to LKS, 10/12/14. Clear golden with moderate off white spotting and edgework. Nose is sweet malt, candied orange peel, peach, light hop notes. Taste is malt forward, melon, straw, bitter orange. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. So so - ESB basically and not a great one at that!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
10th December 2014
Tasting at Leighton’s Flat. Growler thanks to our host. Bright clear gold beer, residual white head. Palate is light and semi dry. Modest fine carbonation. Smooth pale malts. Modest hops - some bitterish floral flavours. Little citric peel. Light finish. Mild bitter linger. Feels a little like a well hopped (noble hop) bitter.
Scopey (25220) reviewed Horatio IPA from Wandering Star Craft Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Growler thanks to Leighton. It pours clear golden-amber with a bubbly beige head. The nose is toasty, cereal, grain, honey and mild caramel. The taste is light, toasted cereal, soapy citrus, lemon rind, pepper, grapefruit and grass with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Almost like a bitter! English style IPA for sure. OK.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Horatio IPA from Wandering Star Craft Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Growler 750ml. w. swing top @ [ (pre-Christmas tasting ) by chriso - London ]. [ As Wandering Star Horatio IPA ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, bread notes, moderate hoppy, grass. Aroma is a bit weak for a IPA not in your face as many IPAs from US. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, grass, pale malt, hop bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20141207]
Fergus (31537) reviewed Horatio IPA from Wandering Star Craft Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Growler shared at chriso’s winter tasting 7/12/2014. Many thanks to Leighton. Crystal clear golden coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is spicy resinous hop, I little medicinal hop. Flavour is composed of nice clean Base malt with a touch of biscuit, light lemon, medicinal spicy hop. Lingering dirty grassy hop biterness. Palate is medium light bodied, moderate carbonation. Lingering dirty hop bitterness.