Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
growler-pours a rich thin brown head and black color like motor oil. Aroma is roasty/chocolate-dark malt, some oat and anise like input, secondary earthy hops. Taste is rich roasty/chocolate/coffee-sweet dark malt, some oat . backbone of very earthy hops with some bite. Every once in a while a bit of northwest citrus hops comes through. Full body. Good carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
on tap-pours a nice rich light brown head with black color. Aroma is roasty, dark malt-chocolate. Taste is roasty, dark malt-chocolate/faint coffee. The chocolate bitters combines with the hops to give a solid backbone of bite. Medium/full body. Not my style usually, but nicely done & done as a party gyle.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
on tap-pours a rich tan head that laces and dark copper color. Aroma is medium malt-roasty/some chocolate, faint earthy hops. Taste is medium malt-roasty/some chocolate, secondary earthy hops. Nice English brown.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Raspberry Hefeweizen-on tap-pours a white head and hazy yellow color. Aroma is raspberry, perfumy, banana. Taste is raspberry, perfumy, banana, tangy wheat. A slight artificial/metallic comes through at back end.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (gravity) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear dark brown color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, coffee, berry - sour, spicy - herbs. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (050808)
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask at GBBF 2008 ...Deep black ... thin roast nose ... little sweet ... roast malts ... little chocolate.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask@GBBF2008. Black colour, mediumsized brown bubbly head. Aroma is licorice, some fudge and spices. Flavour is mild roast, some sour wood and mild ashes. Pleasant.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
on tap-pours a white ring and yellow color. Aroma is continental hops-light fruit/spice (Hallertau?). Taste is continental hops-light fruit/spice/herbal, secondary light malt/grain. OK/mild carbonation. Good bye Mike #2, we hardly knew ye.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
on tap-pours a white bubbly head and gold color. Aroma is sweet light malt, perfumy. Taste is light side of medium body, sweet light malt/grain, perfumy continental hops.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
on tap-pours a thin rich tan head and dark mahogany color. Aroma is dark fruit-raisin, dark malt-molasses, secondary spice, yeast. Taste is dark fruit-raisin, dark malt-molasses, secondary spice/sharpness/alcohol, yeast. OK/mild carbonation.