6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Michael Balcon (JDW), Ealing 4/1/2018. Deep amber in colour with a thin, white, head. Big citrus fruit character, some floral hops, sweet vanilla notes and a lingering, bitter, finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2018
at 11:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Oakford Social Club, Reading. Dark brown with a cream-coloured head. Nutty roasted malt and cocoa up front, then a hint of fruity red wine, before some dusty old barrels kick in to finish. Liked it at first, but the dust got a bit too much by the end. Still OK though.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Dec 2017
at 16:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Pig’s Ear 2017. It pours black with a small white head. The aroma is earthy, toasty, bitter – sweet, creamy, milk chocolate, vanilla, mini milk, wood and toasted bread. The taste is dry, almost tart berry skin upfront, tangy, wood, stewed fruit tea, earthy, musty, tannin and earthy coffee roast. Medium body and fine carbonation. Has a nice aroma, but the taste doesn’t match up to it.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Dec 2017
at 03:10
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at Catford Bridge Tavern. It pours clear copper with a small white head. The aroma is fairly soft, sweet, vanilla, cream, perfumed, grass, florals and Marshmallow. The taste is very bitter, toasty grain, cereal, grass, burnt plastic, creamy aspect, straw and pithy citrus with a drying and bitter finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A bit odd as the taste is massively bitter and quite unlike the aroma. Not sold on this.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Dec 2017
at 08:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Pig's Ear '17,day one, 05/12/17. Black with a decent tan head. Nose is dark chocolate, dried fruits, spice, charr. Taste carries a lactic tang, fruit loaf, toffee, raisins, brown bread, cocoa powder. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2017
at 11:57
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (gravity) @ 34th Pig's Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2017, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.
[ As Truman’s Dark Side of the Moon Special ].
ABV: 5.0%. Clear dark red brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, vanilla, dark malt, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, vanilla, dark malt, chocolate, tart notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171207]
6-3-7-3-13
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Dec 2017
at 09:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2017 - Hackney. Pours clear red-brown with a thin, foamy topping. The nose holds burnt toast, ashy roast, dry chocolate. Light sweet flavour with lots of bitter ash, some coffee, blackberry, dry cocoa. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with lightly tangy dark malts, charred toast, scorched earth. Just decent on the whole.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Dec 2017
at 06:50
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Can at home, 08/12/17. Clear light golden with a well presented white cap. Nose is pale malts, cereals, biscuit crumb, light caramel, grass. Taste comprises cornbread, light lemon bite, grass, toasted grains, pale malts, sweet tones, biscuit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok lager.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Dec 2017
at 12:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
5th December 2017
Pigs Ear. Cask. Clear deep brown beer, a few tan bubbles. Thin palate, mildly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Tangy dark malts and tangy dark chocolate. Some powdery chocolate. Tangy dried fruits. Light dry finish. Tangy but all right.
Pigs Ear. Cask. Clear deep brown beer, a few tan bubbles. Thin palate, mildly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Tangy dark malts and tangy dark chocolate. Some powdery chocolate. Tangy dried fruits. Light dry finish. Tangy but all right.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2017
at 02:23
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Truman's Gunboat Smith Black IPA 645411
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris. Utseende: Sort. Skum/kullsyre: Tykt skum, heng langs kant. Smak: Kaffe, svak sjokolade. Hvor: George & Dragon (Fitzrovia), London. Medium: Tapp@500ml, ABV@5,2%, Når@02.12.2017
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris. Utseende: Sort. Skum/kullsyre: Tykt skum, heng langs kant. Smak: Kaffe, svak sjokolade. Hvor: George & Dragon (Fitzrovia), London. Medium: Tapp@500ml, ABV@5,2%, Når@02.12.2017
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2017
at 17:29