7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Old rating from 2009 - 330ml bottle, pours jet black with a small beige head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, expresso, dark fruits, oat & roasted malt. Medium body. Light but lingering finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2025
at 14:23
7/10
May 2, 2017
Bottle@Jens - dark brown to black pour with tanned head. Sweet and toasted malty aroma and taste, some dark dried fruit, caramel, toffee, some nice sherry soaked wooden accents into the finish.
Bottle@Jens - dark brown to black pour with tanned head. Sweet and toasted malty aroma and taste, some dark dried fruit, caramel, toffee, some nice sherry soaked wooden accents into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:33
6/10
Spoons Spring Fest 2025 - sweet and toasted malty, some twiggy hops, bready malts, caramel, light to medium body, malty finish, maybe not in the best condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Smelled of coffee/chocolate. Very dark color. Excellent flavor. First impression is slight sweetness but immediately overtaken by the bitterness. Chocolate after taste. Thick but not too thick. Overall, a good beer.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On cask at the Guildford Arms.
Appearance - amber with a white head.
Nose - bread, green apple and grapes.
Taste - brown bread and green fruit again. A bit twiggy!
Palate - light to medium bodied, dry tangy finish.
Overall - alright.
Appearance - amber with a white head.
Nose - bread, green apple and grapes.
Taste - brown bread and green fruit again. A bit twiggy!
Palate - light to medium bodied, dry tangy finish.
Overall - alright.
Tried
from Cask
at
Guildford Arms
on 21 Mar 2025
at 13:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
Bottle #3097, bottled Oct 2017, drunk 3/20/2025.
Dark. Clear. Small, dark beige head quickly to ring.
Rich and malty, round and oaky. Wow, so this is actually a really nice BA Ola. Unlike the normal shit where they barely leave the beer in the barrel, you actually get a ton here. Very aromatic, clean, round, soft and accented by huge caramel. No alcohol.
Woah, very different in the mouth ...super salty peat with rich roasted seaweed and light iodine. A bit thin, unfortunately and not much, if any, spice. But I love that peat smoke. Why can't these guys put forth a malty beer??
Dark. Clear. Small, dark beige head quickly to ring.
Rich and malty, round and oaky. Wow, so this is actually a really nice BA Ola. Unlike the normal shit where they barely leave the beer in the barrel, you actually get a ton here. Very aromatic, clean, round, soft and accented by huge caramel. No alcohol.
Woah, very different in the mouth ...super salty peat with rich roasted seaweed and light iodine. A bit thin, unfortunately and not much, if any, spice. But I love that peat smoke. Why can't these guys put forth a malty beer??
Tried
from Bottle
from
Julio’s Liquors
on 21 Mar 2025
at 00:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Heriot watt beer festival. Pours clear deep amber, nose is caramel, toffee, floral, taste is similar, light bitterness.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2025
at 15:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear deep amber with a thick beige head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, floral hops. Taste is more of the same. Light bitter finish.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2025
at 10:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Pale amber with a bubbly/frothy off-white head and just a touch of fruit malt on the nose. Light to medium bodied, fresh with berry fruit up front, some floral hops and a malty base, finishes dry and very slightly bitter
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury Hotel
on 10 Mar 2025
at 20:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On cask at the Standing Order.
Appearance - amber and clear with a creamy off-white head.
Nose - caramel, toffee and orange.
Taste - orange, caramel and bready.
Palate - light bodied with a gently bitter finish.
Overall - quite nice.
Appearance - amber and clear with a creamy off-white head.
Nose - caramel, toffee and orange.
Taste - orange, caramel and bready.
Palate - light bodied with a gently bitter finish.
Overall - quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
at
Standing Order
on 10 Mar 2025
at 15:51