Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Old Review from 16/06/2014. A bottle from the small shop in the foyer of the Wheatsheaf Inn, in Lorton, Cumbria. Part of the Independent Lakeland Breweries range from a few small, but quality Cumbrian Breweries. Bottle description- Dark Night stands out by it's deep dark colour & beautifully balanced flavours. Achieved by the masterly blending of chocolate & crystal malts as well as de-husked carafe malt. For me it's one of the better chocolate stouts I've had, with the chocolate coming across not to strong.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Old notes from 27-07-14. A 500ml bottle. Pours amber with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, citrus, fruits, biscuit & malt. Light to medium body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Old rating from 2014 - Pint from the cask, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, lemon, flora, grass, herbs & malt. Moderate body. Slight bitter finish
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle from Open All Hours, Keswick. Some mention of Tractor Shed on the label as opposed to Yeats? Appearance - golden amber with a very slight haze. Decent off-white head. Nose - dried orange, almost plum or rhubarb jam. Taste - musty dried fruit and hay. Brown bread and dry biscuit. Palate - medium bodied, tangy sweet middle and finish. Overall - not really on style and too sweet to make drinking easy.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Gold Wing from Independent Lakeland Breweries 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
28/8/2019. Cask at The Last Zebra, Carlisle served in a dimpled mug. Pours golden with a long lasting creamy white head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, fruit, biscuit and straw. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness with a slight tart edge. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask. Brown pour. Aroma of chocolate, caramelised malt and hopjesvla. Taste has smooth hopjesvla, caramelised malt, creamy mocha and chocolate. Love it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Bridge Hotel, Buttermere. Brown-black with an off-white head. Roasty malt is the name of the game here with a hint of ash and some milk chocolate. The mouthfeel is maybe a little too smooth for its own good; it felt it needed a little more roughness for character. Nice enough though. Surprised that it's been entered on here as an ESB; for me it was somewhere between a stout and a mild.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at the Scafell Hotel, Rossthwaite. Deep gold with a white head. Grassy hops with a little lemon. Chalky mouthfeel, mildly dry. Not for me.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
bottle at home ... copper .. thin white lacing ... soft sweet metailic malts .. dark malts ... soft sweet toffee metalic malts ... soft fruit .. bitter metalic finish