Subsidiaries
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at CBC. It pours cloudy dark brown, with a thin beige head. The nose is charcoal, treacle, varnish, cola and liquorice. The taste is charcoal, roasted malt, sweet caramel, tar, treacle, smoke, wood, liquorice, cocoa powder and a touch of spice, with a long dry-dry roasted finish. Medium-full body and soft carbonation. A tasty black IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jan 2012
at 04:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml Bottle - Dark brown with some amber tinges. Raisins, pine, grapefruit and caramel in the aroma. Nicely balanced taste with notes of hops and malt combining nicely with grapefruit, toffee, nuts, raisins and roasted malt detected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2012
at 07:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml.Clear dark brown black colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, coffee. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate, dark malt. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111211]
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2012
at 13:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask, handpump at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell, London 6th Jan 2012 Black in colour with a filmy head. This is an ’In yer face’ beer with loads of chocolate and citrus zapping around. Good thrusting bitterness with a nice drying finish, citrus showing well mainly grapefruit, drinks far too easily for the abv, Lovely, not quite as lovely as the ’Wild Boar’ but still a corking beer. [b> A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2012
at 09:14
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask, handpump at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell, London 6th Jan 2012 This would have walked away as beer of the evening if it weren’t for the fact that Tom decided to crack open a Magnum of Gueuze (cheers mate!) Still this beer was utterly wonderful and despite the superb selection on in here, I had two ’Wild Boars’ and would have had more were it not for the fact that it ran out, sometimes something just hits the spot and you don’t want to try anything else and this was that beer this evening after a hard days brewing. Gold in colour moving towards light amber with a slim white head. Juicy, fruity with plenty of hops, I get mango, pineapple along with some sweet citrus fruits such as tangerine and clementine, lovely, lovely beer. A8 A4 T9 P4 Ov17 4.2
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2012
at 09:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at CBC, London. Pours clear yellow with a foamy, white head. Straw hop nose. Light to medium sweet flavor, dry straw, light dough. Light to medium in body with fine carbonation. Good condition. Dry finish, some delicate grass and straw, mild white bread. Good stuff, but not outstanding like most of the Buxton lineup. (3.7)
Cask at the Euston Tap, London. Pours clear gold with a fine, white foam head. Dry grass and straw nose. Light sweet flavor with strong bitterness, some dry grass, hay, dry biscuits. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Good condition. Sticky and dry hops to finish with lots of grass and straw, light sweetness. Quite crisp on the finish. A very well hopped beer that packs a lot of flavor punch for a low ABVer. (3.8)
Cask at the Euston Tap, London. Pours clear gold with a fine, white foam head. Dry grass and straw nose. Light sweet flavor with strong bitterness, some dry grass, hay, dry biscuits. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Good condition. Sticky and dry hops to finish with lots of grass and straw, light sweetness. Quite crisp on the finish. A very well hopped beer that packs a lot of flavor punch for a low ABVer. (3.8)
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2012
at 04:33
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at CBC, London. Thanks Tom. Pours clear, yellow-gold with a white foam head. Nice hop nose, some straw, hay and grass. Light to medium sweet flavor, good hop balance, straw and hay, light citrus. Light in body with fine carbonation. Great condition. Clean finish with great balance all the way, good grassy bitterness, some hay, light biscuity sweetness. So smooth to drink. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2012
at 02:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at CBC, London. Pours golden-brown, clear, with a foamy white head. Lightly toasted wood aroma. Nice flavor, lightly sweet, with toasted grains and wood, mild toasted dough, some straw. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Good condition. Mildly dry finish, toasty grains and wood, toasty dough, light sweetness. Very solid bitter with nice nuance.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2012
at 12:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at CBC, London. Pours clear gold with a white foam head. Has a wonderful grass and dandelion hop aroma. Medium sweet flavor with lightly toasted grains, grass, straw and citrus. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Resinous grassy bitter finish, some pale malts, light white sugar, mild doughy bread. Solid sessioner.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2012
at 11:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at CBC, London. Pours dark brown with red highlights and a foamy, tan head. Aroma holds some dark pine, mild roast, burnt grass and faint cocoa. Flavor is big and ballsy. Medium to heavy sweetness with the bitterness to match it. Dark malts of moderate roast, burnt wood and grass, pine, some juicy citrus in the background, burnt sugars. Full bodied with fine, delicate carbonation. Long, deep bitter finish, grassy, with understated roast, sweet and juicy grapefruit, mild wood and cocoa. Quite dynamic and damn good. Buxton is just doing great work these days.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2012
at 11:01