8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours hazy pale yellow with a white head. Lemony aroma. Taste is lemon, funk, brett, mildly tart finish. Refreshing. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2026
at 03:52
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
330ml bottle. Opaque, darkest brown colour with small to average, dense, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, dark beige to tan head. Roasty and chocolately, slightly bready, dark malty and caramel malty aroma, notes of pumpernickel, dark caramel, dark chocolate, some toffee, a touch of mocha, mildly leafy hoppy and minimally ashy overtones. Taste is roasty, slightly chocolately, minimally ashy, dark malty and slightly caramel malty with subtle residual sweetness and a minimally bready touch, notes of dark chocolate, some pumpernickel, caramel, a touch of mocha, mildly bitter, minimally leafy, hoppy counterpart with a touch of tobacco; minimally ashy finish.
Creamy texture, smooth and soft palate, fine, very dense, soft, creamy carbonation.
Very smooth, homogeneous and harmonious, very rich for its abv - this is pure excellence!
Creamy texture, smooth and soft palate, fine, very dense, soft, creamy carbonation.
Very smooth, homogeneous and harmonious, very rich for its abv - this is pure excellence!
Tried
from Bottle
from Hoptimaal
on 31 May 2026
at 21:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, yellow-ish, bright, pale golden colour with average to huge, frothy, rapidly diminishing, barely lacing, white head. Funky yeasty and slightly citrusy fruity, minimally leafy-herbal, hoppy aroma, wheaty and oaty malty background, hints of quince, lemon, lemon balm, nettle, woodruff, whiffs of mint, oaky overtones. Taste is tart-ish, yeasty funky, citrusy and slightly herbal-leafy hoppy, minimally yeasty fruity, minimally woody, hints of lemon, lemon balm, some quince, old lemon peel, a touch of mint, woodruff, nettle, some oak, old oak wood, minimally biscuity, pale malty, oaty and wheaty malty basis.
Creamy, watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously minimally dry and astringent palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Very fine composition, harmonious and balanced, lots of subtleties - great.
Creamy, watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously minimally dry and astringent palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Very fine composition, harmonious and balanced, lots of subtleties - great.
Tried
from Bottle
from Hoptimaal
on 31 May 2026
at 13:43
7.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2026
at 17:53
Draft at the tap. Hazy gold. Massive thick white head. Aroma has very light citrus and fried onion. Light bitter - earthy hops. Light sour edge - gooseberry and onions. Light-medium bodied. Slick with a chalkiness. Soft-flat carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Pleasent if unexciting.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road)
on 27 May 2026
at 15:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the source. Hazy-opaque gold. Light. Thin frothy white head. Aroma has herbs and a light vinous sourness. Underlying porridge. Flavourwise it's got a bitter core and a sour streak. Underlying bready malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick verging on creamy. Sediments. Soft restrained fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road)
on 27 May 2026
at 15:28
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Mother Arch iii, 27/05/2026.
Moderate hazed on a golden orange pour topped with a lasting white head.
Nose is mellow citric flesh, tangerine, grass, melon.
Taste comprises airy malts, orange zest, citric tinged straw, melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy session gear.
Moderate hazed on a golden orange pour topped with a lasting white head.
Nose is mellow citric flesh, tangerine, grass, melon.
Taste comprises airy malts, orange zest, citric tinged straw, melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy session gear.
Tried
on 27 May 2026
at 10:10
8.5/10
Lovely. Tart, a bit fruity, lively yeast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2026
at 20:40
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle and keg. Black body with a thick tan head that holds forever. Good lacing. Aroma of chocolate mousse, cappuccino, ash, blackcurrant, Marmite, wood and a hint of smoke. Flavour of leather, dark chocolate, coffee, ash, roasted malt, prunes and cocoa powder. Dry finish. Medium body with a creamy texture. Soft fizz. Rich and intense - this is everything I look for in a Stout. One of the tastiest (and best value) dark beers out there.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Great Grog Bottle Shop
on 25 May 2026
at 20:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, faint brown colour with average, frothy to creamy, slowly osteoporosing, minimally lacing, off-white to beige head. Nutty, toasty, slightly chocolately, dark malty and slightly leafy, minimally earthy, hoppy aroma, hints of praline, nougat, milk chocolate, a touch of hazelnut. Taste is mildly bitter, minimally leafy, earthy hoppy, sweet-ish, slightly nutty, toasty and chocolately, dark malty basis, hints of nougat, praline, milk chocolate, some hazelnut.
Creamy-watery texture, smooth and soft palate, medium, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Well crafted, very nice malt flavours, quite meaty for its low abv - good.
Creamy-watery texture, smooth and soft palate, medium, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Well crafted, very nice malt flavours, quite meaty for its low abv - good.
Tried
from Bottle
from Hoptimaal
on 24 May 2026
at 18:30