6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the 14th Egham Beer Festival at the EUSC, 28/03/13. Very dark mahogony brown with a thinnish beige head that clears to the edge and forms a film. Nose is dark fruits, raisens, dark malt, toffee, touch of spice. Taste comprises dark malts, molasses, raisens, dark fruits, hint of chocolate. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, fruity finish. Ok stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Apr 2013
at 14:22
5/10
Tried
on 30 Mar 2013
at 08:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Gravity dispense at the 23rd Battersea Beer Festival - 06/02/13. Lightly hazed mid golden with a thin white head that clears to a film. Nose is pale malts, hops, orchard fruits. Taste comprises hops, summer fruits, light sugars, orange. Medium body with bite, moderate carbonation, some bitterness in the finish. Ok stuff. Did deliberate whether to add as a golden/blonde as this is no hop bomb, but it is made with US hops, is 6%+ and it had a hop presence so went with IPA.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2013
at 14:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask @ Three Tuns Dronfield - Gold with white head. Nice fruity, sharp golden ale, fresh with a hint of grapefruit, nice long finish, a nice well rounded body. Excellent stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2013
at 13:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ Smithfield Hotel, 37 Swan St, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 5JZ. [ As Black Iris Bitter ].Clear medium to dark amber color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee, butterscotch, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fudge. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120118] 6-3-6-3-11 Cask (handpump) @ Salford Arms Hotel, 146 Chapel Street, Salford, Manchester, England M3 6AF. [ As Black Iris Salford Arm Ale ].Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, citrus, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130125] 7-3-6-3-13
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Nov 2012
at 23:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Grape and Grain Autumn beer festival, Crystal Palace. Amber pour with a white head. Caramel, nuts and slight hint of coconut aroma. Malts, caramel and light fruit flavours. Doesn’t quite do it for me.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Oct 2012
at 06:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Mahogany brown. Malty fruity aroma. Very silky smooth texture. Fruity flavour with a nice fruity and hoppy aftertaste.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2012
at 15:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Reading Beer Festival 2012. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, herbal and quite nice. Flavour is the same in a nice balance, with also some nectary and honeylike notes. Caramel and floral notes in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jun 2012
at 09:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Reading Beer Festival 2012. Reddish amber colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is fruity, mild yeastyness with some mild berries. Flavour is wood, some floral notes along with mild fruits and spices.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2012
at 22:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask@Reading Beer Festival 2012. Very deep amber colour with a small beige head. Aroma is fruity, caramelly, roasted and some mild ashy notes as well. Flavour is vanilla, roasted malts, some floral and liquorice notes too. Balanced. Some ashyness towards the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2012
at 22:42