7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask gravity at Kent BF, Canterbury. Gold/copper with lasting white head. I rather like this, nice malt/hop balance, decent hop on end. Really enormously drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jul 2007
at 13:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[i]Cask at The Wellington pubs 5th Beer Festival, Wellington, Herefordshire[/i] Poured warm golden in colour, citrus notes dominated this beer’s nose. Tasted very fresh and crisp superbly bitter with very little sweetness, this was a good started.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jul 2007
at 02:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Merton Summer Beer Festival 07-07-07. Poured black with very little head. This for me was the only beer that managed to challenge the Grand Union Simcoe and Bowman Quiver over the weekend and it did so very well sitting between the two in my ratings. A very convincing porter with great liquorice throughout, a touch of sourness maybe and some nice dried dark fruits thrown in for good measure. A lovely beer that tasted corking and I for one wasn’t upset at all that we were unable to get the Gorlokova from the same brewery as this was an excellent replacement.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2007
at 07:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask conditioned at The Lord Rosebery, Scarborough. Served a little too warm. ABV is 3.7%. Golden colour, moderate creamy head. Moderate but nice hoppy aroma with some citrussy notes. Tolerably hoppy flavour, but not remarkable. Dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2007
at 05:31
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask conditioned at The Lord Rosebery, Scarborough. Served a little too warm. ABV is 3.8%. Brown colour, minimal head. Moderate aroma, some malt. Reasonably hoppy flavour, "dusty" dry bitter finish. Decent, but not very complex.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2007
at 05:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Newark Beer Festival, 2007. Dark black/brown beer with a lightly coffee aroma and a very gently dry flavour. Overall an average weakly strong stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 May 2007
at 06:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@The Criterion, Leicester. Reddish black beer with a lightly roasted aroma and a roasted, mildly coffee and spiced flavour. Overall a nice smokey/roasted beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 May 2007
at 02:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravity at Reading BF 5/5/2007. Near black with a beige head. Aroma dominated by roasted notes and dark chocolate. Flavours of coffee, burnt fudge and more chocolate. Finish was long and dry. Good, but I would have expected a bit more from a 6% beer.
Tried
on 12 May 2007
at 05:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at Reading BF 2007. Very dark brown, thin bubbly tan head. Good roasted malt aroma. It’s pretty choccy and decent in the mouth. Lovely choc.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2007
at 04:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London 27 Apr 2007) Dark brown with ruby notes, frothy off-white head. Roasted nose with notes of coffee, chocolate, dark fruit and citrussy hops. Roasted taste with chocolate, hints of coffee and some citrussy hops in the finish. Uncomplicated but tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 May 2007
at 14:08