Subsidiaries
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Dec 2025
at 10:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reddish black with a solid tan he’d. Aroma of caramel malts. Flavour is creamy roast malt, lightly smoked. Burnt sugars at the base, lingering bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Dec 2025
at 00:00
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Draft. Cloudy golden/copper pour, one finger creamy white head, long lasting, sticky lacing on the glass.
Light to medium body, soft carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel and texture, soft, chewy, slightly fizzy, easily drinkable. Nicely balanced bittersweet taste. Aroma of grass, grains, bread and pale malts. Mild fruity notes in the background. Light peppery. Medium lasting finish, slightly dry, lingering herbal bitterness.
Solid.
Light to medium body, soft carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel and texture, soft, chewy, slightly fizzy, easily drinkable. Nicely balanced bittersweet taste. Aroma of grass, grains, bread and pale malts. Mild fruity notes in the background. Light peppery. Medium lasting finish, slightly dry, lingering herbal bitterness.
Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Dec 2025
at 14:01
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Tried
on 29 Nov 2025
at 00:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 5
Overall 7.5
Can at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. It's black with a thick, lasting creamy head - if anything, it looks evrn better than regular Guinness. The taste though is definitely different to regular Guinness - in place of the usual dry coffee and smoke there was a semi-sweet combo of berries and cocoa that was rather tasty. The only downside is with the mouthfeel - somehow they've avoided the thin-ness that plagues most AF brews, but however they've done it has made the beer a little gloopy in the mouth. Fortunately that did not detract too much from my enjoyment of it. In fact, it's possibly the best AF beer I've had, and is equally as enjoyable as the regular Guinness (despite tasting very different to it). Nice one!
Tried
from Can
at
Back of Beyond
on 28 Nov 2025
at 19:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle Porterfestivalen 2025-11-15 Göteborg
AR: sweet dry, wee fruity
AP: darkest brown, wee lid
F: sweet dry, wee fruity
AR: sweet dry, wee fruity
AP: darkest brown, wee lid
F: sweet dry, wee fruity
Tried
from Bottle
at
Quality Hotel Waterfront, Göteborg
on 16 Nov 2025
at 19:49
6/10
Tried
on 02 Nov 2025
at 16:40
7/10
Smooth, light, coffee
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2025
at 19:48
Had 2011 in Belfast. No notes. No memory of it.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2025
at 15:20
4.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Deep brown color with beautiful bubbles and lasting foam when poured. Aroma is roasted malt and mild coffee grounds. Flavor matches, coffee bitterness, wood, slight sweetness underneath. Easy drinking for a stout.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Oct 2025
at 16:04