7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ The Bankers Draft, 1–3 Market Place, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England S1 2GH.Clear meddium to dark black color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is roasted, burnt, chocolate, coffee, licorice. Flavor is light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090419]
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2009
at 02:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ The Bankers Draft, 1–3 Market Place, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England S1 2GH.Clear dark dark brown color with a average, creamy, excellent lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, raisin - bush berry. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Easy and very drinkeable. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090418]
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jun 2009
at 02:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ The Bankers Draft, 1–3 Market Place, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England S1 2GH.Clear dark red brown color with a average, creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, licorice notes, moderate hoppy, citrus, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy burnt bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090418]
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jun 2009
at 02:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Black with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with sweet roasted malt and coffee. Flavour had roasted malt, chocolate and coffee notes. Finished sweet. Not bad.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2009
at 13:36
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Penderel’s Oak, JDW. Holborn WC1. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel aroma. Fruity malty spicy flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a fruity mlaty slightly sweetish spicy finish with some hints of caramel in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 May 2009
at 05:58
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ The Lord Moon of the Mall, JDW. Whitehall SW1. Pours a clear pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty slightly hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy citrus flavor with some spicy hints. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 May 2009
at 10:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Cask at St. Urho’s Pub, Helsinki, on 2009-05-15) Black. Hardly any head. Roastedness and coffee in aroma. Full bodied and dry palate. Burntness, roastedness, liquorice, cough mixture, bitterness and smoke in taste. Burnt and bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2009
at 09:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@St Urho’s Pub. Opaque black color, almost non-existent head. Licorice, cold cofffee and beans or vegetables in the nose. A bit light palate. Cold, burned coffee, toasty, roasted bitter aftertaste. Not much to do with the original. Too thin, too burned.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 May 2009
at 10:17
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask@St. Urho. Very dark brown/black colour, small brown head. Aroma is old coffee, some aspartam, dry dark fruits. Flavour is yeast, liquorice, earth, mould and grass. Mild notes of roasted malts as well.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 May 2009
at 09:32
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Pommeller’s Rest, JDW. Bermondsey SE1. Pours a slightly hazy dark golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty aroma with some hoppy hints. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a sweetish fruity malty hoppy finish with some hints of citrus in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2009
at 09:57