Subsidiaries
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can ordered from the brewery - 12 Beers of Christmas yo. Aroma has cocao with a smooth maple edge. Nuts join the aroma fray. Opaque dark brown. Thin beige head soon forms a narrow at best ring. Flava... rich cacao with a nig sour edge... berries.. but I also think that maple has unexpected results. Underlying nuttiness. Medium-heavy bodied. Oily. Sediment sticks to me teeth. Long astringent finish. For what should be a sweet Stour from my perspective there's a bitter heart.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jan 2024
at 22:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can ordered from the brewery. In their Christmas box. Aroma has fruit, floral notes, malts, earthiness, damp cellar. Copper gold. Slightly opaque. Foamy white head. Fruity. Jammy citrus. Malty sweetness. Resinous core. Medium bodied. Oily. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Enjoyable enough, just leaves a taste in the mouth.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jan 2024
at 21:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can ordered from the brewery. Aroma combines herbs and choc choc. Cloudy kreosote brown. Thick fluffy foamy beige head. Initial vinous tang (which is in for the duration). Followed by mocha richness. Medium bodied. Creamy. Lazy average carbonation. Long somewhat astringent finish. Develops some dryness.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jan 2024
at 21:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can ordered from the brewery as part of their Christmas box. Aroma had sweet sugariness, stone fruit and herbs. Hazy milky orange. Thick frothy foamy white head. Tangy yet earthy. Sweet fruit alongside citrus, and herbal and vinous notes. Creamy edge. Medium bodied. Creamy. Flat-average carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Decent NEPA, which differentiates itself with the use of the NZ hops.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2023
at 20:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Christmas box ordered from the brewery. Can. Aroma is earthy, grassy. Sherbert edge. Opaque muted gold. Thick fluffy foamy white head threatens to escape the glass. Medium bitter. Sour edge. Sherbet. A tad vinous. Underlying malts. Light. Slick if thin. Soft carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Crisp but kinda one dimensional.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2023
at 20:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can ordered from the brewery. Aroma has coffee, cacao, malts, berries and a creamy edge. Dark and glossy. Thick fluffy foamy beige head. Tangy coffee and associated berries. Creamy coffee malty wave then appears and tempers the sourness. Underlying roastiness. Medium bodied. Creamy. Silky. Flat-average carbonation. Long somewhat astringent finish.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2023
at 22:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can purchased online from Elusive Brewing. Sampled May 2021. Poured dark brown towards black with a fine beige tan foam. Aroma: toasted malts, chocolate, grapefruit, citrus, pine. Taste: moderate sweet with lighter bitterness, burnt malts, pine, liquorice hints, coffee, pine. Medium body with fine carbonation. Bit sweet but nice flavours
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2023
at 16:42
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Little Summer Beer Bash held at Verdant Brewery, Penryn July 2022. Rich, dark choc, treacle, molasses, caramel. Moderate+ sweet & bitter. Medium+ body with fine carbonation. A treat to try this on cask
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2023
at 16:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at IMBC 2022. Pours gold with white foam. Aroma: bready, lemon hints. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter dry, clean. Light to medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
on 27 Dec 2023
at 16:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can, shared at Bumble Inn, Peterborough. Pours hazed gold with a cream cap. Aroma: juicy, ripe tropical fruits, citrus peel. Taste: moderate sweet & bitter. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel & fine carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2023
at 14:03