6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Southampton Arms, 139 Highgate Road, London, Greater London, England NW5 1LE.Clear light medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate to heavy hoppy, grapefruit, lemon. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average to long duration, peel bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111228]
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2012
at 06:07
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ Hop Pole Inn, [ Hop Pole Beer Festival & Aylesbury Brewhouse Grand Opening 2011 ], 83 Bicester Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England HP19 9AZ.Clear dark red brown colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, soft roasted. moderate to heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, soft roasted, orangery hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20111204]
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2012
at 06:06
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the Three Tubs, Bristol 14/10/2012. Amber with a slight, off-white head and moderate carbonation. Plenty of tropical fruits, with some jammy sweetness, solid malts and a dryish finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Oct 2012
at 00:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 12/10/2012. Deep amber with a decent white head. Aroma of sweetish, citrus fruit with big, almost herbal hopping. Flavour had solid, biscuity malts, grapefruit and range and a lingering, dry finish. Very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2012
at 00:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught@SBWF2012. Deep amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is juniper, mild ginger and pepper, some sweet malts and herbs. Flavour is fruity, wooden, toffeeish, some mild spices and some slight gingery burn in the finish. Balanced beer though!
Tried
on 21 Oct 2012
at 21:39
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; pours almost black, strong coco cola aroma, ginger biscuit taste, slight chocolate, quite dry, metallic aftertaste don’t feel the high ABV, good beer will have again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2012
at 12:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Pours black with a thin head. Aroma is warm ginger, roast and cheap cola. Taste has dark berries to start and a yeasty ginger finish. A little flat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2012
at 13:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig, 2012, London. Pours rich black with a fine, creamy head. Loads of peat in the nose, some burnt grass. Big sweet flavor, super peaty with dark sugars, brown sugar. Full bodied, oily, with fine carbonation. Burnt earth finish, ultra peat character, more burnt grass, burnt toast. Quite a rabid, peat-laden fella here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2012
at 01:21
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig, 2012, London. Pours thick black with a modest, off-white head. Tons of scorched earth in the nose. Big sweet flavor with further scorched earth character, dirt, dark baking cocoa. Full bodied with fine carbonation and an oily mouthfeel. Big baking cocoa finish, with the bitterness that comes along with it. Nice beer. Really nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2012
at 01:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Pours a hazy reddy amber with a small head. Aroma is very herbal, basil, some dark berries. Taste has watered down Ribena to start. Liquorice and berries in the finish. A bit bland, really, considering the ingredients. A bit flat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2012
at 16:09