Subsidiaries
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Craft Clerko. It pours opaque near black with a medium tan head. The nose is rich roast, parma violets, orange peel, coffee and cocoa. The taste is bitter-sweet, citrus peel, parma violets/potpourri, roasted, malt, earthy, coffee, light soap and orange with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Good depth. Rather tasty stuff.
Tried
on 30 Sep 2014
at 09:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at CBC Clerkenwell during the Northern Monk launch tap takeover. Pours cloudy yellow-gold with a foamy white head. The nose has citrus fruits, some melon, straw, pale malts. Light to medium sweet flavor with some juicy and fruity hops, lightly astringent hay and grain, bitter grass. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Some further pale, doughy bread on the finish, light yeast, wheat, lemon essence. So so. Definitely not an improvement on the base beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Sep 2014
at 01:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at CBC Clerkenwell during the Northern Monk launch tap takeover. Pours clear brown with a wimpy, tan head. Ripe fruit in the aroma with some plum, berries, mild ham. Medium sweet flavor with up-front toffee, faint chocolate, candied ham, light smoke. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Sugary finish with more toffee, mild candied ham, caramel, some further berries, other ripe fruits. Very minimal smoke character here, save for the hammy aspects. Tasty but basic.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2014
at 00:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at CBC Clerkenwell during the Northern Monk launch tap takeover. Pours perfectly clear, pale yellow with a light, bubbly-frothy white head. The nose has simple white bread, citrus and straw. Light-medium sweet flavor with further basic pale malts, minimal bitterness of straw and hay, some cereal, some lemon rind. Light bodied with fine carbonation; perhaps lacking a touch of condition. Decent balance to finish with further cereal and dough, lightly bitter grass, straw, citrus rind. A very simplistic APA.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Sep 2014
at 00:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at CBC Clerkenwell - London. Pours cloudy gold with a creamy, white head. Nice dry dough aroma with hints of lemon peel and straw. Light-medium sweet flavor with sourdough bread, mild bitter hay, aint cereal, fough, pale bread, citrus zest. Medium bodied with fine carbonation and velvety mouthfeel. Nicely balanced on the finish with further subtly doughy sourdough bread, zesty citrus, faint lemon tang, light bitter straw and lemon rind. Solid.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2014
at 10:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at the Barton Arms; dark brown almost black pour with a thin tan head, aroma has coffee, taste is backed up with instant coffee action, dark fruits and some plain chocolate, bitter chocolate.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2014
at 07:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle from, I think, Beermoth. Been sat on the beer shelf for quite a while now I felt it’s day had come. Pours black with a nice beige head and big whalloping dark malt aroma. Not too heavy with a nice bitter balance, some smooth liquorice and chocolate and a nice helping of dark malts. Lovely stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2014
at 13:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg. Leeds IBF. Hazy gold. Thin, white head. Very sweet, lemony, biscuit malt. Taste is sweet maltiness. Palate is pretty sweet, and thick. Some bitterness comes through at the end, but this isn’t right, I think. Almost as if it’s not been conditioned long enough? Hate giving low scores. Will re-rate.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2014
at 13:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Chrisso’s May 2014 tasting 25/05/2014. Hazed bright orange / light amber coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is berry, fruity esters, grainy and light caramel. Flavour is composed of tangy berry fruits, candied orang, caramel and light citric acid. Warming alcohol in the finish. Palate is sweet , tangy sweet fruits, full bodied. Some grain tanin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2014
at 10:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg. Leeds IBF. Lost my notes on this, which is a bugger, as I’m the first to rate it. However, I recall it being murky, dark brown. Bubbly, lasting, tan head. Lots of nutty, chocolatey maltiness, offset by piny, grapefruit bitterness. Taste was roast bitter. Smooth palate. Nutty, bitter finish. Good.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2014
at 13:19