7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Ales by Mail
Bottled Nov 2013 - Pours dark brown, almost black with a smooth white head. Aroma of roasty malts, licorice, sweet syrup, fruity and grassy hops, citrus. Taste is smooth, roasty and salty with notes of licorice, grassy hops, fruits and citrus. Finish is smooth, stingy and salty with loads of licorice, fruits, roastiness, grass and citrus. Quite heavy but very well balanced imperial black IPA.
Bottled Nov 2013 - Pours dark brown, almost black with a smooth white head. Aroma of roasty malts, licorice, sweet syrup, fruity and grassy hops, citrus. Taste is smooth, roasty and salty with notes of licorice, grassy hops, fruits and citrus. Finish is smooth, stingy and salty with loads of licorice, fruits, roastiness, grass and citrus. Quite heavy but very well balanced imperial black IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2014
at 12:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, from Ales By Mail, split at Colin and the Vikings tasting, Nol, Goteborg, Sweden 22/03/14. Hazed orange amber with a moderate off white swirl atop the glass. Nose is orange pith, light honey, straw, toasty malt. Taste comprises much the same, sweetish tones, mandarin, bread dough, light honeycomb, hop notes. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok, kind of like a not too hoppy APA with a glob of bee jizz thrown in!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2014
at 22:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Brewdog Shepherds Bush, London. A hazy golden/amber coloured pour with a thin white head on top. Boozy, fruity, spice aroma. Tastes boozy, yeasty, spice, fruity, slight sweetness, Belgian style tripel. Quite decent.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2014
at 12:05
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks to ThirstyBird for sharing. Batch No 0035. Bottled on Oct-13. Best before Oct-14
Dark in the glass with and intense malty-dry nose. The beer starts very intense: Roasted and coffee. The mainpart is very dry, even a bit dusty. Highly roasted with lots of coffee. The aftertaste is long, intense. Viscous, coffee, hints of sourness.
A very great beer - especially for the 3.7% extremely flavourful! --> 13/12/13/13
Dark in the glass with and intense malty-dry nose. The beer starts very intense: Roasted and coffee. The mainpart is very dry, even a bit dusty. Highly roasted with lots of coffee. The aftertaste is long, intense. Viscous, coffee, hints of sourness.
A very great beer - especially for the 3.7% extremely flavourful! --> 13/12/13/13
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2014
at 08:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Craft 100. It pours hazy deep brown with a small beige. The nose is earthy, toast, brown bread, orange sponge cake, caramel, old leathery sofa and dried fruits. The taste is bitter, woody, resin, spice, alcohol, toasty, leather and caramel with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body, soft carbonation and oily mouth-feel. A bit rough around the edges, but interesting to sample.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2014
at 12:19
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
3rd April 2014
Craft100 fest at Craft Clapham. Cask. Hazy amber beer, small pale cream coloured head. Light palate, slightly soft and semi dry. Good fine carbonation. An ’oud bruin’ like sour vibe with IPA like floral and citric bitterness. Dry finish. A strange concoction but interesting!
Craft100 fest at Craft Clapham. Cask. Hazy amber beer, small pale cream coloured head. Light palate, slightly soft and semi dry. Good fine carbonation. An ’oud bruin’ like sour vibe with IPA like floral and citric bitterness. Dry finish. A strange concoction but interesting!
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2014
at 11:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Darkest brown colour with average, creamy, half-way lasting, moderately lacing, beige head. Dark malty aroma, hints of coffee, grassy and herbal hoppy overtones, a peppery green onion touch. Taste is bitter hoppy, dry, roasty dark malty basis, notes of coffee, a salty touch of liquorice. Sober, precise, concentrated, very well balanced. Good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2014
at 14:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Tasting at Colin and the Vikings, courtesy of Theydon_Bois.
Appearance: Hazy amber colour with a small white head.
Aroma: Sweet malt, fruit, caramel, floral.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Hops, grass, floral, sweet malt.
Where: Tasting at Colin and the Vikings, courtesy of Theydon_Bois.
Appearance: Hazy amber colour with a small white head.
Aroma: Sweet malt, fruit, caramel, floral.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Hops, grass, floral, sweet malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2014
at 07:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home, 5th April 14. Smells of burnt caramel, molasses. Taste is creme brûlée, burnt sugar, molasses some bitterness. Strange but quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2014
at 01:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Craft 100. 8.2% As Boring Brown Beer. Syrupy brown malty beer. Good grapefruit on the finish. Yes decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Apr 2014
at 05:32