Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
0,354l bottle at my hotel in Barbados, bought at Clifton Market, St. Lawrence. No BB date on the label. black color, very small coffee colored head. smells cocoa, nutty, milk coffee, bitter chocolate, toffee, fudgy. lovely smell. full body, soft carbonation. tastes earthy, peppery, spices, some cocoa, bitter chocolate, fudgy, light vanilla, some grapefruit, bit leathery, coffee, toffee. finishes both roasty and hoppy bitter with notes of toffee, grapefruit and some fudgy notes. lovely balance, goes almost in the direction of a Black IPA. very smooth to drink, pretty bitter finish, but none the less smooth beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
0,33l bottle at my hotel room bought at the Grape Vine near Worthing, Barbados. No BB date. amber hazy color, small white head. smells earthy, herbal, peppery, tobaccoish, bitterish. average smell. medium body, light carbonation. tastes pepperish, some cabbage, rather bitter, bit rubbery, earthy, some tobacco. finishes watery and medium bitter with notes of tobacco, rubber and peppery notes. not a big fan of this, bit heavy on the off notes. not good to drink.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
11th Nov 2019; monthly beer tasting in Chez Sophie, Shrewsbury. Cheers Simon for this 354ml bottle, a new bottle size for me I think (not that I collect beer vessel sizes, that would be very sad). Anyway this was a very pleasant Stout all round, dark bodied, beige topping, chocolate and light vanilla esters/flavours, malty and smooth.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
330ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Nov 19. Thanks Simon for this! Pours misty dark, good tan topping. Overly high carb but bears a nice roasty presence with some pleasant dark chocolate shades and a dry earthy bitterness. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tht august. Clear golden with white head. Sweet malts, bit of wet hops, grassy, flint. Moderate sweet and bitter. Medium body and soft carbonation. --- Beer merged from original tick of Round Rock IPA on 01 Sep 2018 at 21:44 - Score: 7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at THT aaaarrrrggghhhhh. Almost clear golden with white head. Some mango, dry malts, lots of CO2, funky hops, dry malts, light creamy wheat. Just mediumsweet and bitter. Medium bodied with fizzy carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
33cl bottle at Tht shared Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Nice bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tht august. Black with offwhite head. Sweet roasted chocolate malts, cacoa, moccha, creamy. Moderate sweet and bitter. Medium body and soft carbonation. --- Beer merged from original tick of Mahogany Bay Stout on 01 Sep 2018 at 21:38 - Score: 7