7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Earl of Essex - London. Pours clear gold with a frothy white head. The aroma has some grainy read, berries, citrus and leaves. Light sweet flavor with doughy bread, more grains, faint grass, leaves, some orange, hints of toffee. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Simple bready malt finish with further berries, toffee, light bitter earth and leaves. Solid bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2014
at 08:37
6/10
Tried
on 31 Jul 2014
at 00:01
6/10
Tried
on 31 Jul 2014
at 00:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle [4.5% abv as per label]. Clear, dark brown colour with small to average, frothy to creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige to tan head. Sweet-ish, dark malty aroma, hints of milk chocolate, pumpernickel, a touch of vanilla. Taste is moderately sweet dark malty, hints of milk chocolate, cold coffee, pumpernickel, a touch of vanilla, rock sugar, minimally tartish, lactic acid counterweight. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2014
at 13:45
4/10
Tried
on 28 Jul 2014
at 08:50
6/10
Tried
on 27 Jul 2014
at 12:55
8/10
Tried
on 20 Jul 2014
at 01:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours black with no head. Aromas of vanilla and chocolate cake. Taste brings a fruity note, but dominated by chocolate. Slightly high carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2014
at 00:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle at home ... deep black ... no head ... deep chocolate ... dark sweet malts ... dark malts ... light bitter malt ...berry fruits ... dark swweet cheewy malt roast... Light spice... Rich sweet malts... Creme brulee like
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2014
at 14:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours black, nose is lovely vanilla and chocolate, taste is rich chocolate, sweet, some vanilla, a bit fizzy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2014
at 13:56