Leighton (34941) reviewed Figgy Pudding from Block 15 Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at ChrisO Holiday Tasting, London - thanks to Colin for procuring this one. Pours cloudy brown with a fine, tan cream head. Semi-dark malt nose with dark fruits. Big sweet flavor with light tangy fruits, mellow spices, fruitcake. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish with tangy dark fruits, berries, dark bread, more fruitcake, a bit of alcohol, moderate earthy bitterness. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at ChrisO tasting, thanks to Frank/Ramnuts for gifting me this one, 30/12/12. Obscured dark amber/brown with a thin tan head that escapes edgeward leaving bubbles at the rim. Nose carries candied sugars, brandy, booze, dark fruits, raisens, a little spice. Taste comprises figs, dark fruits, raisens, sweet dark sugars, booze, caramelised dates, toffee, cake mix. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, sweet boozey finish. Nice one!
Fergus (31329) reviewed Figgy Pudding from Block 15 Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Chriso’s tasting 30/12/12. Mirky dark brown with an off white head. Rum raisin fig aromas. Belgian yeast character. Some higher alcohols very warming. Finish is moderately sweet.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Figgy Pudding from Block 15 Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Chriso tasting new year 2012/13. Hazy ruby lasting beige head. malty aroma. malty and a slight sourness in mouth then very rich. Decent sweet nuttyness
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared by someone at work (PMR maybe?). Pours with a hazed yellow hued body with a small white head. Aromas are very fresh and vibrant strawberry, some medium funk, jammy, wet hay, light barrel. Flavors show some zingy acidity, good and jammy fruit, mild funk and some hay. What really hurts this beer is the lack of carbonation which kills any brightness that the fruit and acidity might have. Lacking "zip" with the lower carbonation and as a result, lower body. Good, but missing a little bit.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Strawberry Fields from Block 15 Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
375mL bottle, pours a completely still cloudy orange with a tiny ring of white bubbles - makes me wonder why the hell this was capped and corked. Nose of oak barrels, fairly prominent soured strawberries, and a bit of fruity sweetness. Flavour is dominated by the oak barrels, with quite a puckering berry sourness, a hint of berry sweetness though dominated by the sourness, and a bit of funk, finishing on tart, complex oak notes. Whatever the deal is with the carbonation, this is pretty solid, though could perhaps use a livelier carbonation to bring out the complexities more. Great stuff.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Figgy Pudding from Block 15 Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Belmont Station Bier Cafe, pours a deep dark mahogany with a small tan head. Aroma is huge on prunes and dates, figs too I guess, and some brandy liqueur. Flavour brings out big prune and date notes, with loads of brandy liqueur and lots of booze. Very warming and boozy, dominated by huge dried fruit notes and alcohol. Solid stuff, but the alcohol overbears a bit too much. Still, very enjoyable slow sipper.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared by Rohit, thanks! Pours a hazy amber with a gray head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a light tart strawberry note with some acid and a hint of creaminess. Flavor starts with tarts strawberries and is backed by a creamy grain note.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
From the 11/2012 3R6P tasting. +++ Sampled from a 750 ml corked brown bottle this beer poured a murky orange-apricot color with a large foamy yellow-white head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was musty and dusty peach, orange and pear. The flavor was dry and bretty with notes of peach and orange. Medium finish and body. Tasty - like a fruity Orval.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Super Nebula from Block 15 Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle 750ml. corked.Clear dark brown colour with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate - cacao, alcohol - bourbon, light coffee. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate, dark roasted, alcohol, sweet malt. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120920]