Subsidiaries
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@Craft Beer Co, London. Quite much pitch black colour, small off-white head. Aroma is dark fruits, some bitterness, mild toasted notes as well as quite herbal notes. Flavour is liquorice, fruity, floral, herbal and also some bitterness. Aroma is ok, but the flavour feels a bit out of balance.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2011
at 06:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask@Euston Tap, London. Very deep amber colour, close to black, with a small off-white heaad. Aroma is liquorice, some fudge, dark fruits and some mild plummy notes. Flavour is chocolate, liquorice, dark dry fruits as well as some toffee and quite nice bitterness. Long bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Dec 2011
at 07:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle courtesy of and shared with my dad at home, cheers dad consumed 08.12.11 Pours light gold with a white head. This is grapefruity with a good bitterness but this is tempered by the fact that there is a good sweetness also. Nice soft unobtrusive carbonation, very nice beer. A6 A4 A8 P3 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2011
at 00:51
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of and shared with my dad at home, cheers dad consumed 08.12.11 Pours hazy pale yellow with a slim white head. Nice light carbonation. Initially there are some light soapy hops but these are not too overpowering, there is a dryness, touch of lagery flavour, citrus, and a minerally edge. Good beer. A7 A4 A7 P4 Ov14 3.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2011
at 00:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Cask at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell, London, 24 Nov 2011) Black colour with foamy, pale brown head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of coffee, cocoa, dark bread and pine needles. Malty, roasted taste with coffee, cocoa, pine needles, grapefruit and a generous piney bitterness in the finish. Medium body, quite dry and bitter. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2011
at 14:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Euston Tap, Euston, London, 24 Nov 2011) Pale yellow colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with lemon, biscuity malt and grass. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, grass, biscuity malt and a fresh, citric bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with just a touch of sweetness. Refreshing and quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2011
at 08:14
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell, London, 23 Nov 2011) Reddish brown colour with foamy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of dried fruit, caramel and sour cherries. A hint of cinnamon? Malty, roasted taste with oak wood, vanilla, sour cherries and a bitter-sweet finish with a touch of chocolate. Medium body, with balanced sweetness. Interesting and quite different. Not everyone will like it, but after some contemplating I found it very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2011
at 06:40
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at CP&K. It pours opaque black, with a thick beige head. The nose is resin, wood, roasted malt and manure. The taste is roasted malt, bitter-sweetness, resin, alcohol warmth, treacle, burnt malt, tar and some smoke, with a bitter-roasted finish. Medium body, soft carbonation and chewy mouth-feel. Solid.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2011
at 05:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Craft Beer Co. It pours slightly hazy straw yellow, with a white head. The nose is dough, farmyard, floral and some citrus. The taste is oily hop, floral, resin, wood, citrus zest and dough, with a big bitter finish. Light to medium body and soft carbonation. Light, tasty and very drinkable. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2011
at 04:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at CP&K. It pours dark ruby, with a decent beige head. The nose is bitter-sweet, sweet cherry, caramel and roasted malt. The taste is caramel, resin, sweet cherry, roasted malt, tangy fruit, touch of smoke, leather and wood, with a bitter-sweet finish. Medium body, soft carbonation and slightly syrupy mouth-feel. Ok, but not my sort of thing.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2011
at 04:54