6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Half pint on cask at the Queen (Crafthouse)
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light chocolate and sweetness.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light chocolate and sweetness.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Queen Crafthouse
on 17 Apr 2026
at 17:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Cask at Newcastle Beer & Cider Festival 2026. Black brown colour, beige foam head and aroma of roast malt, chocolate, black forest cake. Taste is sweet, roasty, malty, berry fruit hints, vanilla, black forest cake, with earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, sweet cakey roasty bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Apr 2026
at 20:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Mitchell’s Wines. I need to get on these because they always have a shit load in. Anyhoo. Clear cola brown. Leggy beige swede. Other than the legs it doesn’t look all that for a 10% imperial stout. Looks thin, if that can be a thing. Nose has ash and tar. Turkish coffee vibe. Some vinous notes. Some super bitter high cocoa content baking chocolate. Taste is full on bitter with some ashy dryness and a flicker of sweetness. Drinks easy with the ABV feeling around 7 rather than 10. Bitter ashy fruity finish. Decent but nothing especially to write home about.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2026
at 20:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Sample on cask at the Queen.
Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Queen Crafthouse
on 17 Mar 2026
at 16:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Third of a pint on cask at the Queen.
Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Queen Crafthouse
on 15 Mar 2026
at 20:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Mitchell’s Wines. Hazed deep slightly gingery gold. Solid lasting white head. Pretty punchy hoppage here. Very twangy and vinous. White grape to the fore. Bit of pink grapefruit. Bit of nectarine. Lean malts in the background. Taste is light dry and moderately bitter. Decent body overall. Light slightly vinous finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2026
at 18:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Gluten Reduced. Orangey golden amber colour, white foam head and aroma of malt caramel, fruity, hops. Taste is tangy, malty, caramel, fruits, gooseberry, grape, orangey, citrus, with earthy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Cask
at
Darlington Snooker Club
on 14 Mar 2026
at 17:02
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Chapel, Middlesbrough. Gluten Reduced. Black colour, beige foam head leaving lacing and aroma of wagon wheels, chocolate, raspberry jam, vanilla. Taste is sweet, chocolate, malt, biscuit, with raspberry jammy notes, roast, coffee, and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, sweet chocolatey bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
at
Chapel
on 06 Mar 2026
at 18:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
My thoughts are now turning to the Wigan Beer Festival tomorrow where my next beer will come from, this last before is a golden coloured brew with plenty of bitterness about it, although it's a hoppy ale in design.
Tried
from Cask
at
Flying Horse Hotel
on 05 Mar 2026
at 22:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Teesside Beery Day Out Beer#2. Not quite black, milky in taste, a little sticky-sweet in texture. It does feel smooth in the palate though, and the milkiness of the sweet tasting roasted malts is flavoursome.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Twisted Lip
on 06 Feb 2026
at 23:20