7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Dark brown. Cocoa, fudge, nuts in an appetizing, almost ale-like aroma. Smooth body has cocoa, nuts and a good splash of hop bitterness to balance it out, leading to a chocolatey espresso finish. Quality.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2008
at 20:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Very dark brown. Rich dark chocolate, molasses, malt aroma. Soft, yet chewy malt character with dark chocolate notes. Lots of roast. Slightly watery finish tempers this.
Tried
on 01 Dec 2007
at 13:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a deep black color ale with a small foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of cacaco, some subtle dry coffee and some roasted malt. Taste is dominated by some semi-dry black chocolate with some subtle notes of coffee with some bitterness form roasted malt. Body is full with some medium to low carbonation and a creamy texture. Very well done with some similarities to Fuller porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2007
at 11:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A hazy dark amber ale with a thick creamy off white head. Aroma is rather doughy, caramel and light hopping. In mouth, a very herbaceous rendition of the IPA, grassy, none of the floral hops expected, the bitterness tending to be very dry and citrusy. Alcohol warmth in finale pleases the mouth. An IPA veering on a Belgian Dubbel. Gift from Pintbypint, late January 2007.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2007
at 17:22
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
A deep dark porter with a thick moka head. A aroma of freshly ground coffee bean and bitter chocolate, wonderful. In mouth, a dry bitter chocolate with coffee grinds, light aicidity points, with a rich sustained bitterness. Wow! Thanks to Pintbypint for this one.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2007
at 16:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of CBA: Poured an hazy amber color ale with a nice big foamy head with some good retention and some lacing. Aroma of biscuit malt with some dry hops. Taste was also dominated by some biscuit malt note with some nice English dry hops at the end. Body was above average with some nice carbonation. Very well done overall and something that I wouldn’t mind having as a regular session beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2007
at 13:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Amber-brown colour. No real head. Fudgey, chocolatey, demerara aroma. Rich, earthy palate with burnt cherry, alcoholic warmth midway, and a sweet, earthy, brown sugar and fruitcake finish.
Tried
on 30 Sep 2007
at 00:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Light brown head. Grapenuts and cranberries in nose, though little depth. Light, sour mouth with chocolate and grapenuts. Very malty. Low hops. Sour cereal, grapenuts, milk chocolate finish.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2007
at 22:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
A deep dark brown bock with a thin lacing light moka head. Nice caramel and plums in aroma, with light vinous and chocolate notes. In mouth, a sweet molasse bock with figs, licorice, nutty notes, metallic notes, but overall, enjoyable. Bitter chocolate develops in final. Thanks to PintbyPint, around March 2007.
Tried
on 12 Sep 2007
at 17:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
mMch blacker than expected. Milk chocolate and hazelnuts dominate nose. Not too sweet. The mouth is not as smooth or sweet as expressed, slightly sour. Milk chocolate hazelnut finish. Too hoppy. Not as balanced as expected, but not bad. Too astringent.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2007
at 09:24