7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared at the Leighton tasting 08/06/2017. Many thanks to Ken for this one. A nut brown red coloured pour with a a halo of light tan head. Aroma is medium sweet, nutty, toffee, brown sugars, liquorice, toasted malts. Flavour is composed mixed layered malts, nutty malts toast, tangy liquorice, burnt brown sugars. Palate is semi sweet, tangy, moderate carbonation. Lingering brown sugars and dried fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2017
at 15:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared in London - thanks to MrTipple. Pours clear brown with a bubbly, tan head. Brown bread on the nose, a little paper, vague citrus. Light sweet flavour with notes of burnt grains, earth, toasted toffee, brown bread. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with moderate earthy bitterness, orange peel, toasty brown bread. So so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2017
at 13:04
6/10
Tried
on 08 Jun 2017
at 13:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Hackney Levels, thanks to Kenny, 08/06/17. Dark chestnut brown with a light beige cap that soon dissipates. Nose is brown bread, charr, spice, biscuit, toffee. Taste comprises light caramel, toffee, spice, biscuit, light red berry fruits, brown bread. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2017
at 13:01
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at LKS. It pours deep red - brown with is small beige head. The aroma is earthy, woody, coffee grounds, earth and damp cardboard. The taste is dry, earthy, toasty grain, burnt treacle, woody, brown bread and dirt with a drying finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. I wouldn’t clock this as a black IPA. Not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2017
at 13:00
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sample at NHBF’17. Just a near-OK yeasty Dunkelweizen. If they’d spend as much time on their recipes as on their commercial descriptions they’d be fine. But they don’t, so they’re not.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2017
at 14:20
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sample at NHBF’17. Dark brown colour, off-white head. BIPA? Haha! Aroma is sweet, light floral, hint of resin and juniper, liquorice, hint of roast. Light bodied. Nope.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2017
at 14:17
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Sample at NHBF’17. Dark brown colour, beige head. Aroma of sweet malts, cocoa, fruits, sugar. Flavour is very sweet, fake cocoa, roosvicee, soft roast, liquorice. Medium bodied at best. Weak.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2017
at 14:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled at Noord-Hollands Bierfestival, Alkmaar. Dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of overripe dark fruits, malt, chocolate, caramel, toffee. Flavour is above moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2017
at 11:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Noord-Hollands bierfestival. Almost black with beige head. Flowers, quite some wine gums and other candy, light lemon, milk chocolate, soft roast. Quite sweet and under medium bitter. Almost full bodied. Very sweet but not much aroma.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jun 2017
at 11:22