7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Tesco. Dark brown with a slight tan head and moderate carbonation. Aroma had some roastiness, chocolate and raisins. Slightly oily mouth feel, with flavours of milk chocolate, coffee and a decent bitter finish. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2008
at 13:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pitch black beer with little head. The aroma is mildly roasted/coffee, and the flavour is densely coffee and roasted with a good bitterness. Overall a good dark beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2008
at 19:44
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, bristol 1/4/08. Deep gold colour with a decent white head. Aroma was pretty fruity with some apricots, mandarins and earthy hops. Flavour had some sweet biscuit malt before an enjoyably bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2008
at 14:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.0%. Amber coloured beer, large off-white head. Moderate aroma of hops with a little malts, toffee and fruit. The flavour has decent hops and a little toffee and nuts, on a tolerable malty base. Dry and slightly woody finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2008
at 17:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.3%. Black colour, moderate to low greyish brown head. Nice aroma, some roastiness, coffee and chocolate, hints of tobacco and dark fruits. The flavour is moderately roasty, coffee and chocolate again, with a slight fruitiness. Smooth and pleasant to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2008
at 17:05
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Wellington, Birmingham B2, UK. Clear medium to dark orange color with a average, frothy / creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting / diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light malty, caramel, light hoppy, citrus, lime shell. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily, carbonation is soft / flat. (130108)
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2008
at 10:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Old Spot, Dursley, Gloucs 28/8/07. This was even lighter than mentioned before - bright gold with a slight white head. The aroma and flavour remained sweet, with plenty of caramelisation and a buttery finish. A pleasant change.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2007
at 13:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 27/6/07. A pale copper bitter with a slight white head. Aroma was of floral hops with some grainy malt. Flavour started with biscuity malt before a hoppy finish kicked in. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jun 2007
at 14:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Hillgrove Porter Stores, Bristol 19/6/07. Amber with a slight white head. Aroma of floral hops and hay. Flavour of grassy hops with some accompanying toffee sweetness that was Kellerbier like. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jun 2007
at 16:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask conditioned at the Victoria, Clifton Lido Bristol. A fairly standard bitter with the accent more on maltiness than hops. Aroma was a bit fruity whilst flavour had a decent biscuity edge. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 May 2007
at 15:07