7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London, 7 Aug 2007) Black colour with brief beige head. Roasted, fruity nose with spicy notes of fresh coriander and coffee. Roasted, fruity taste with wild berries and spicy coriander notes. Long bitter-sweet finish. Medium body. Strangely enough the balance between cold coffee and fresh coriander actually works. Quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2007
at 16:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2007. Dark amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is caramel malts and some very fruity hops. Flavour is the same with enormously bitter fruits. Aftertaste is mainly mild wood.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Aug 2007
at 04:46
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Copper with a small white head. Caramel and some butter in the aroma. Sweet with a dry bitter finish. Quite boring.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2007
at 11:21
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 10
Cask, GBBF 07 ... Deep black ... sweet cherry malts nose ... sweet fruity ... rich ... gentel malts very nice ... lots of black berry and raisins.... Tk2 Cloisters Edinburgh (and thanks to them for getting this out of the Celar for me ) ... deep black ... nice roast fruity nose ... again deep cherry and raisins as well as roast malts. (rushed rate but still lovely and concur 4.1) dont really get coriander. more deep fruits ... Still on at Cloisters ... oh lovely like this more and more... nice smooth and deep rich flavours. 4.2
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2007
at 06:45
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2007 ... Dark amber ... a musty hop nose ... a standard fruity hop bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2007
at 14:28
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at GBBF 2007 ... Golden orange ... fruity hop nose ... bitter hop with a little fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2007
at 14:26
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500 ml. bottle. Aroma of chocolate and hints of dark fruits. Near opaque brown color with ruby lights. The head almost never was. Medium bodied. Chewy, almost creamy carbonation. Chocolate, Italian prune, caramel sugar. Finishes rather dry. Mouth is subject to near astringency. It is really good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2007
at 23:03
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask handpull at The Alexandra, Norwich. Copper, no head. Very malty, fruit, bit un-brewed out. Has malt and hops. Never a big fan of Nethergate. The malts are a bit overpowering. Good hit of hop on finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Aug 2007
at 02:48
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
bottle, brewed in Clare, Suffolk, before the brewery moved to the present location. Black colour, about an inch of creamy froth, which is very persistent and remains on top of the beer until the last sip. Malty, hints of roasted malt, wild berries, chocolate. There is a slight fruity sourness present. Lovelly porter!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2007
at 12:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 10
Overall 5.5
Smallish beige head. Barely translucent dark red body. Fruity burnt licorice aroma. Sweetish burnt tobaco and cocoa taste, kind of weak and thin. Full, smooth, rich mouthfeel. Dry, burnt caramel aftertaste with hoppy notes. Interesting contrast between richness of mouthfeel and the thin taste. Feels nice, but has little taste. (0.5l bottle.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2007
at 16:24