8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Tap at Cross Scythes, Sheffield. Just about black. Tan, thin, lasting head. Dark fruit chocolate truffle. Vanilla. Sweet, ripe, dark fruit. Hint of roast coffee. Taste is fruitcake sweet. Then a big roast dryness. Roast bitterness at the end. Sweetness remains in the background, though. A light saltiness in there, too. Long, dark chocolate, bitter finish. And all at ยฃ4 a pint!! Beautiful.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jan 2014
at 04:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ Marble Arch Inn, 73 Rochdale Rd, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England M4 4HY.Clear dark black color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee, licorice, soy sauce notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dark roasted, licorice, dark malt, dark dried fruit, light salty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20130126]
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2014
at 04:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ The Salopian, Shrewsbury. Pours amber with citrus nose.. fairly grassy with shiny citrus and lemon and a bracing bitterness. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2014
at 08:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pale blond. Aroma of hop and green apple. Smooth and malty start then giving way to a bitter hop finish.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2014
at 06:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Aroma of coffee and roasted malt. Thick, smooth, oily. Flavour has coffee, cocoa and burnt malts. Very rich and full flavoured.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2014
at 15:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at yhe Stockbridge Tap. Appearance - just about opaque black but there is a small chink of red light appearing on the edges. Nose - roastiness plus black chocolate and hazelnuts. Taste - oh itโs honeycomb and chocolate. Crunchie bar again. Palate - medium bodied and dry in texture. The finish is dry and pretty elegant. Overall - lovely beer. I think the roastiness would define this as a stout or even dry stout though.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jan 2014
at 15:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
6th January 2014
Earl Of Essex. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small bubbly white head. Palate is light and semi dry. Mild fine carbonation. Smooth pale malt, light touch of sweetness. Hops are quite pithy bitter but have a touch of juicy fruits. Bare whisper of esters. Semi dry finish with a touch of lemon and grapefruit marmalade. Not bad.
Earl Of Essex. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small bubbly white head. Palate is light and semi dry. Mild fine carbonation. Smooth pale malt, light touch of sweetness. Hops are quite pithy bitter but have a touch of juicy fruits. Bare whisper of esters. Semi dry finish with a touch of lemon and grapefruit marmalade. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jan 2014
at 10:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
23rd December 2013
Craft Clerkenwell. Cask. 7.2%. Opaque black - brown beer with a small pale tan head. Smooth palate, modest carbonation. Smooth but rich dark malts. Little dark chocolate, not sweet. Whisper of coffee bitterness. Maltesers - not sweet! Whisper of nuts and tropical fruits. Finishes light. Pretty tasty.
Craft Clerkenwell. Cask. 7.2%. Opaque black - brown beer with a small pale tan head. Smooth palate, modest carbonation. Smooth but rich dark malts. Little dark chocolate, not sweet. Whisper of coffee bitterness. Maltesers - not sweet! Whisper of nuts and tropical fruits. Finishes light. Pretty tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2013
at 08:57
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the hanging bat... Golden yellow.. Thin white lacing... Sift sweet floral orange nose... Big dry zezty orange and pineapple.. Light dry finish... Nice
Tried
on 25 Dec 2013
at 10:58
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Slightly hazed golden ale with a creamy head. Has a citrus orange aroma and a high citrus bitterness.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2013
at 13:57