7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle, bb 6/9/13. Hazy amber, thick, lasting white head. Aroma has grassy hops, biscuity malt and hint of smoke. Flavor has smoke, herbal notes, hay and bitter hops. Woody, herbal bitter finish. Actually really nice, good body, interesting, slightly different , hoppy golden ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2013
at 07:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
cask at reading ... deep black... thin tan head ...dark meaty and something not right nose ... dark malts... deep roast ... heavy roast ... dark chocolate light plum... soft lightt chilli 3.8 cask at bow .. deep brown black ... thin tan head ... dark meaty roast malts ... dark plum fruit nose ... sweet chocolate malts ... light mellow roast ... barest chilli 3.9
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2013
at 05:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Darkest brown colour with average to huge, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Dark malty aroma with a roasty touch, fruity notes of red and dark berries, a soy sauce-like spicy touch. Taste is spicy dark malty, minimally salty, roasty notes with a touch of coffee appear in the dry finish; soft carbonation, soft palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2013
at 07:45
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Filmy orangey dark golden colour with huge, frothy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Fruity aroma has notes of yellow and red berries. Taste is minimally sweet fruity, cautious hints of strawberry, gooseberry and the like. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2013
at 13:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Cloudy golden colour with small, creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Grainy and fruity aroma with notes of yellow and red berries. Taste is grainy, fruity, again notes of yellow and red berries, plum, cautious bitter hoppy overtones. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2013
at 11:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hand-pulled half-pint in the excellent Cock Hotel, Wellington on 18 Apr 2013. Dark brown, almost black: a deep ruby red hue when held up to a strong light source. Good creamy head which produced some good heavy lacing. Dark chocolate with coffee and liquorice notes in the nose and taste, rich for such a low alcohol beer and very flavoursome also. The finish is dry and semi-bitter. Impressed.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2013
at 13:18
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask by handpump, one-third pint at the Ship and Mitre. Coal dark body, low layer at the top, dotted spots to the glassware. Dark chocolate nose added by coffee notes. Earthy malts in flavour with a touch of dark chocolate. Dry, roasted bitter ending. Not thin at all. Pretty nice even though the blackberry was absent (Liverpool, 08.04.2013).
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Apr 2013
at 11:35
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On gravity at Gloucester beer festival, 23/3/2013. Dark brown with a slight, off-white head. Roasty, charred malts, a touch of bitter chocolate and a hint of blackberry in the finish. A bit dull.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2013
at 05:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Brandling Villa, South Gosforth [280213]
Amber, clear, thin white head
Aroma of soft sweet toffee caramel, slight fruity vinous note
Taste of fruity malts, some bitter UK hops, soft toffee caramel, marmalade
Palate - Medium body, fairly oily. Finish is more bitter, dab of scorched bitter caramel, dryish, fairly bitter linger, finish is a bit over bitter
Amber, clear, thin white head
Aroma of soft sweet toffee caramel, slight fruity vinous note
Taste of fruity malts, some bitter UK hops, soft toffee caramel, marmalade
Palate - Medium body, fairly oily. Finish is more bitter, dab of scorched bitter caramel, dryish, fairly bitter linger, finish is a bit over bitter
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Mar 2013
at 18:41
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask, half, shared with Finn at NWAF ’13. Cloudy, dark golden body. No head, some dotted spots down the glass. Lemony hops to the nose. Mixed taste profile of citrus and earthy malts. Dry bitter ending. Well bodied. Good (Manchester, 23.01.2013).
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2013
at 01:09