7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Rosy amber (a surprise) with a fat coat of off white head that doesn't last. Aroma of apples, brandy, grass, dried fruit, spices. Syrupy. Malty and sweet with bread, cake, dried and some stewed fruit before fruitcake spices and strong bitterness that still struggles a bit. Boozy but there's no unintegrated alcohol.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Sep 2024
at 15:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Can. Deep clear amber with a 2cm off white head that lasts well. Aroma of sticky (& singed) breadcrust, blackcurrant, cooked lemon, some spices - says Enigma but you'd guess Bramling X. 7+ Lighter in body than expected and the hops in turn feel a little weedy where they promised berry & spice. Bitter end. Pretty good - a bit more grunt in the middle would have made it.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Aug 2024
at 13:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Can) Pours black with small tan head. Subtle pleasant aroma of roast grains. Medium body, slightly oily with modest fine carbonation. Roast grain, coffee, dark toffee, salty notes later in palate with some bitter in the finish. Interesting. (Apparently a collaboration with Dangerous Ales)
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jul 2024
at 12:53
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
(Can) Pours hazy yells straw with tiny loose white head. Pleasant but odd aroma with lemon and floral hints. Light body with somewhat fuzzy carbonation. Refreshing lemony start joined by peppery bitterness that carries over into a somewhat bitter finish. A reasonable session beer.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jul 2024
at 13:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Can) Pours deep brown with small tan head. Pleasant aroma of chocolate, coffee, toffee and dark roast grain. Medium body with good lively fine carbonation. Good tasting beer with some toffee sweetness and pleasant hop and burnt bitterness. There’s some chocolate notes towards the start. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jul 2024
at 12:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Can) Pours clear ruddy amber with big pale amber head. Subtle aroma of caramel and pine. Medium body, well carbonated. Taste starts with subtle caramel and tea notes and ends with some reasonable hoppy bitterness. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jul 2024
at 13:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Can 5.5%) Pours very dark brown with tiniest pale tan head. Nice aroma, dominantly coffee, with notes of vanilla. Full bodied, smooth with very fine carbonation. Good taste. Coffee again dominant with notes of vanilla and dark roast grain. There’s some pleasant sweetness to balance the black coffee bitterness. Very well done with good balance and very drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jul 2024
at 13:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Can) Pours opaque very dark brown with tiny tan head. Good aroma with plenty of banana with hints of maple and cake mixture. Full body with good bright carbonation. Enjoyable and unusual taste starting sweet and ending with burnt bitterness. The start has toffee, maple and banana which linger throughout the palate. There is a slowly developing bitterness that kicks in at the end. It provides a good contrast to the sweetness but is just a bit too harsh, and it’s not a hoppy bitterness, more very strong coffee or burnt sugar, maybe soy sauce (autolysis?). Unusual, enjoyable but a bit harsh in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jun 2024
at 13:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Clear amber with an inch of white head that lasts OK. Seething under-ripe tropical fruit, grapefruit and grassy aroma with light bread, fresh sap. Just more than medium bodied. Clean, moderately sweet at first. Fruit gives way to resin, grass and a building bitter finish. Rambunctious.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Apr 2024
at 16:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can from Lane Cellars, Orange. Off black cola colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are buckets of caramel sweet to slight coffee bitter, also damp basement, and a weird aftertaste. Slightly thin.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Apr 2024
at 11:50