Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle thanks to Kevin. Pours dark brown with tan head. Nose/taste of chocolate, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, light toast, vanilla and toasted chocolate malt. Medium body. Heat in finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Poured from 355mL bottle. Slight hazy mahogany brown with beige head. Vegetable, very mild resiny hops, mild caramel malt, slight nuttiness. Dry finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Poured from the tap. Hazy yellow with orange tinge and white head. Very floral citrus aroma with mild hops. Flavour has more resinous and floral hops, but quite mild, a bit of funk and mild caramel malt. Medium body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Poured from the tap. Chestnut brown with beige head. Caramel and roast malts. Very light and watery.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
@1398. Black appearance with a brown head. Chocolate and caramel and cherry. Slightly boozy. A touch thin. Dark chocolate, roasty. Tipsy. Fine.
Tessic (2342) reviewed Czech Mate from Paddock Wood Brewing Co. 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
This pils poured a nice amber colour with a big white head. Scents include citrus hops, a little yeast and leaves. First sip was smooth with flavours of citrus, tea and malt most prodominant. Finish in hoppy with a medium bitter flavour. Not bad at all...
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From my dear brother: Pours black with a creamy head. Some salty pretzel smell, dark chocolate malt, and a hint of coffee. Taste is lightly bitter. It is very dry, Leaves some lingering dryness and dark chocolate. Not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
355mL bottle, pours jet black with a medium tan / brown head. Nose brings out loads of fresh maraschino cherries, over top subtler roasted malt that is more or less drowned out by the cherries. Flavour brings out dry, subtly tart cherries upfront, along with roasted malt, and some powdery dry cocoa powder. The cherries do dominate, but it's still clear this is an impie stout through and through, with a soft, velvety, creamy body. Finishes on the subtly tart, dry cherries. Solid stuff, considering I don't normally like fruited stouts.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle with thanks to kbudd12! Pours opaque black with a medium dark brown head, creamy, dissipates slow with nice lacing. Aroma is roasty, chocolate, cherry. Flavor is the same, medium sweet, just a bit of bitterness, dark fruits, cherry (but kind of fakish), touch of bourbon. Grows off me as I drink it, but not bad per se. Fair bit of astringence. Medium-full body and quite creamy mouthfeel.