Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from Carwyn Cellars Canvent Box. Chocolate, pine nose. Black with beady head. Oily mouthfeel. Great combo of coffee, chocolate and pine. Almost the pick of the box, 19 beers in.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can. 7% ABV, labelled a springtime ale. Amber with a white head. High bead. Aroma of biscuit, quite puncy spices, some honeydew melon, orange. Rich and hearty biscuity malt is not that sweet with spicy and surprisingly resinous bitterness building towards the end. Good, much more like an ESA than expected.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
From a 375ml can on 20/5/2018. Pours a clearish golden with a biggish white head. The aroma is indistinct. The flavour is slightly fruity, but a chemical bitterness prevails, which is just a bit harsh. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Can taste the Belgian yeast. But it doesn't help. Not good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can shared on Level 42, 13/02/2018. Many thanks! A reddy brown coloured pour with a lasting greyish tan head. Aroma is liquorice, black burnt sugars, pine. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, liquorice, black malts, pine, jammy fruits, . Palate is semi sweet, rounded, moderate carboantion. Not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
From a 375ml bottle on 4/3/2018. Pours a deep golden with a small head. Nose is slightly fruity and there is a hint of coconut. Flavour wise, it features some indistinct fruit sweetness followed by a pretty blunt, slightly harsh bitterness. 21IBU doesn't seem quite right. Medium bodied with average carbonation. An odd experience, and a bit of a failure for mine.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Can split at L42, thanks to Tipple, 13/02/18. Mahogany brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is charr, pine needle, cocoa powder, dusty hop presence. Taste comprises toffee, pine, dried berries, earthy, toffee,, brown bread.. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with dusty hop bitterness. Average CDA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can shared in London - thanks to Tips. Pours clear reddish brown with a dense, creamy khaki head. Vague cocoa in the nose, modest roasted malts, dried berries. Light sweet flavour with more dried berries, burnt toast, chocolate accents. Meidum bodied, lightly oily, with fine carbonation. Alright balance in the finish, more toasted brown bread, nips of ash and cocoa. Good stuff overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
13th February 2018
Thanks to Tipple for the can. Semi opaque amber brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is softish, modest fine carbonation. Tangy malts, little cream, touch of bitterish chocolate. Spicy bitterness. Good tangy fruits. Trace of vanilla. Mild pine. Smooth finish. Comes together well.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can at L42 - thanks to Tippple. It pours clear deep brown with a medium beige head. The aroma is oily, toasty, brown bread, sticky, fruit cake and a bit of burnt pine. The taste is dry, bitter, charred wood, piney, resinous, oily, bit of citrus vibes, toasted nut and wood with a dry and raw finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. A bit sticky and raw. Fair.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can. Almost clear amber with light beige head. 3+ A: Pine, grapefruit, some toast, alcohol. Not a lot of body. Tastes pretty much as the aroma suggested it would with very strong bitterness. Although there's lots of pine it's not an abrasive finish. Some golden raisins. It's raucous and fine but not terribly drinkable.