7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From a 355ml can on 19/7/2024. Pours a deepest brown with a small tan head. The nose is dark chocolate, dried fruit with a good dash of whisky. The taste follows suit. Chocolate, dates, roasted malt and lots of whisky. Syrupy palate with average carbonation. A solid boozy BA sipper, but probably prefer a standard Darklord tbh.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2024
at 10:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Black with a tan head that lingers only briefly at the rim. Heavy whisky, mocha & roasty aroma with more caramel and vanilla than oak. The oak bites a little more on the palate. Not much more than medium bodied with mocha, roast and quite a lot of whisky barrel. Quite nicely balanced but - like the normal version - lacking much character.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Apr 2024
at 15:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
pitch black color. Massive espresso notes, maple and bourbon. Low medium carbonation, but not great depth. Strong alcohol. Not the most balanced. Fairly acrid. Not bad but not my cup of tea per se
Tried
on 18 Mar 2024
at 14:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Good to see Dainton survived their dangerous corner. Can. Gold with an inch of white head that doesn't last terribly long. Aroma of hayish bread, light spices, a touch of lemon peel. Very clean with fairly taut malt. Just a little sweetness, bitterness is spicy and just more than balancing. Solid drop.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2023
at 11:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
From a 355ml can on 16/12/2023. Pours a clear deep reddy amber with a medium head. The nose is a bit malty with hints of caramel with some stewed fruit in the mix. Tastes of caramel, orange, raisins and dates with a reasonably firm pine/resin bitterness. medium bodied with average carbonation. A very nice, well balanced red IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Dec 2023
at 06:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours hazy murky copper with a small nitro head.Nose shows heavy cherry along with soft chocolate. Slight lemon also.Flavours include more chocolate than the aroma, quite prominent. Also cherry and biscuity characters. A gentle but refreshing acidity in the finish.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2023
at 07:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours cloudy gold with a large head.Nose shows muddled peach, mango, citrus and floral hops along with clean malt.Flavours include more citrus, grapefruit, pine, nectarine, herbal and spicy hops, and clean malt. Cleaner than I was expecting!
Tried
on 07 Oct 2023
at 08:44
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Schooner on tap at Town Hall Hotel, Newtown. Pours black with a foamy head of crema. Nose is toffee, chocolate, honey. Good body, smooth texture. Balancing bitterness at the end, but still hints of sweetness. Excellent dessert beer. Probably not a sessioner.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2023
at 12:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. 2023 version is 7.5% ABV. Opaque orange with a fluffy cm of white head. Aroma of pineapple, peach, mango, orange. Soft texture. Cleaner palate than expected with floaty fruit before a fairly bitter finish. Slight herbal burn at the end. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Sep 2023
at 15:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. 70s leather sofa orange with a dense near cm of white head. Aroma of pulpy and pithy oranges, pineapple and other tropical fruit, crackers, some herbs. 8- Much more vibrantly fruity upon a taste - wow. Not much bitterness, only a touch of pineapple astringency, alarmingly little sign of the 10% ABV (I suppose it's a bit drying). Fruit flavours fade elegantly away. Flash.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Sep 2023
at 13:30