7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask ay white swan july 13...deep black... Thin tan head... Soft dry chocolate roast malt nose... Dry malts... Chocolate.. Soft sweet easy.. Stick 3.8 cask at guilford arms .... black ... soft light chocolate fruity roast ...little thin ... little green but from celar ... soft charcoal rast White swan rayong. Nice multi area pub... Plrnty of deeting. Griendly wrlcome... But no kids... :-(... 6-7 beers on but a few extra tsps. 2 of their own... All round fevent. 70
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jan 2011
at 09:28
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Well kept cask conditioned ale at Cask & Barrel. Beige-brown head on top of a more or less pitch black body. Smell of slightly roasted, sweet malts. Taste of creamy chocolate, hints of lactose. Very much on the sweet side, but one half pint was alright (weatherbound in Edinburgh, 01.12.2010).
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Dec 2010
at 00:48
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Bricklayers Arms Yorskhire Festival 09. Buttery/caramelly diacetyl on aroma. OK in mouth, decent hop on finish. Butter goes through it. Rest of beer is a decent bitter. Proper bitterness on finish. Get rid of the diacetyl and this would be pretty good.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Mar 2009
at 18:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, peat - smoke, soap notes. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (080808)
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2008
at 12:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2008. Deep brown colour, small brown head. Aroma is mild roast, coffee, smoked wood and dry fruits. Flavour is mild dark fruityness, some nectar and roasted malts. Bigtime roasted malty aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2008
at 01:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF 08. Very dark brown, thin beige head. Pretty nice choc porter. Decent flavour in mouth, good drinkability, tasty, good fullness, makes me feel good. Bit of harsh roast which stings the tongue. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2008
at 09:36
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Dark brown with tiny beige head. Sweet aroma with rodenbach malt, caramel and hints of coffe. Sweet flavor with burned rubber and bitter coffee.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2008
at 18:06
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask, White Swan, Stokesely. Golden colour, hops to the fore...Much as the brewers description above says. Very smooth and satisfying. Really excellent, the finest beer I tasted during the first quarter of 2008 !!
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2008
at 12:12