6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Tap Room Cliftonville. A very English bitter. Clear brown amber colour lasting beige head. Some milk chocolate. OK English bitter. Some hedgerow hops. Some English malt sweetness. Sharp. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2018
at 14:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
8th December 2017
Pigs Ear. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, bubbly tan head. Palate is smooth and mildly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Mellow and somewhat thin dark malts. Nice raspberry candy and a little raspberry sherbet. Back end brings a good helping of Parma Violets. Good fun and very drinkable.
Pigs Ear. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, bubbly tan head. Palate is smooth and mildly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Mellow and somewhat thin dark malts. Nice raspberry candy and a little raspberry sherbet. Back end brings a good helping of Parma Violets. Good fun and very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Apr 2018
at 07:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
8th December 2017
Pigs Ear. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts with a pleasant fruity tang, little blueberry and raspberry. Touch of fruit liqueur. Not a huge amount of dark malts character here. Whisper of citrus. Nice beer but hardly recognisable as a barleywine and neither is it an Impy. English Strong morelike.
Pigs Ear. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts with a pleasant fruity tang, little blueberry and raspberry. Touch of fruit liqueur. Not a huge amount of dark malts character here. Whisper of citrus. Nice beer but hardly recognisable as a barleywine and neither is it an Impy. English Strong morelike.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Apr 2018
at 07:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Evening Star, Brighton on 2nd April 2018. Virtually black with light tan foam and no lacing. Coffee aroma. Intense bitter chocolate and coffee roastiness in-mouth, and a roasty finish. Full-bodied with an engaging texture.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Apr 2018
at 22:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Great British Winter Beer Festival 2018, Norwich. Pours mahogany brown with a small bubbly beige head. Aroma of dark fruit, alcohol, berries, chocolate, wood and liquorice. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Full bodied, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Feb 2018
at 21:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2017, day 1 - London. Pours murky orange with a foamy, white head. Ripe and gooey citrus fruits in the aroma, orange especially, some melon to boot. Medium to big sweet flavour, with sugary ripe orange, tropical fruits, bready pale malts. Medium to full bodied, oily and chewy, with fine carbonation. Sugary finish, with mellow alcohol warmth, more big, gooey fruits. Hefty, but not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2018
at 07:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2017, day 1 - London. Pours clear, orange-gold with a light, creamy white head. The nose holds doughy pale malts, ripe citrus fruits. Medium sweet flavour, with notes of caramel, crackers, low bitterness. Medium bodied, oily, with fine carbonation. Finishes with more pale bread, subtle leafy bitterness, more caramel. Not terrible.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2018
at 07:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Green Dragon Croydon. It pours darkest brown - black with medium bubbly tan head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, sticky blueberry pie, roasted malt, toasty and chocolate cake. The taste is bitter - sweet, charred roasted malt, earthy, peppery spice, cacao, unami, blueberry vibes (but not in an artificial way), fruit cake and a touch of liquorice. Medium body and soft carbonation. I kind of worried this would come across artificial, but it didn't. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2018
at 17:03
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at Pig’s Ear 2017. It pours clear deep amber with a bubbly white head. The aroma is earthy, resinous, wood, brown bread, tropical fruit vibes, mango in particular and some oiliness. The taste is slick, oily, wood, resin, grass, grain, orange peel, peach, apricot, peach ice-tea, tannin and hop sack with a drying finish. Medium body, soft carbonation and oily mouth – feel. Pretty punchy and chewy stuff. A bit rough around the edges perhaps.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Dec 2017
at 03:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at Pig’s Ear 2017. It pours cloudy orange with a medium bubbly white head. The aroma is rich, oily, rather sweet, orange muffin, fruit cake, brioche, marmalade, berry, festive spice, earth and stollen. The taste is bitter – sweet, oily, chewy, candied orange, tangerine, peach, orange muffin, Irn Bru, Orangina, figgy pudding, touch of sherbet, brioche and booze. Medium+ body, fine carbonation and oily mouth - feel. Pretty fruity stuff. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Dec 2017
at 03:01