7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at 10% at Kilder, Brum. Pours jet black with a thin head. Aroma is treacle, tar and liquorice. Taste has liquorice, tar and treacle.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2022
at 19:43
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
bottle l997 bbe3/18 many thanks Alberto Scura buona schiuma fine abbastanza persistente cacao tostature un filo liquoroso lieve nota ossidata non fastidiosa corpo ancora medio gasatura leggera non molto amara finale cacao al liquore
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2022
at 16:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can @ SirAlex and Bickle night, Oluf Bagers Gade. Pours black with a small beige head. Tannins and roast beneath. Cherry wine, dark dried fruit, raisins and wood. Tartness. Base beer is lost. Giant shame.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Mar 2022
at 06:38
7/10
High class Wednesday at #RatebeerOdense. Black with a small off-white head. Aroma of of liquorice, dark dried fruit and cherry. Dry, roasted flavour with figs and cherry, some berry tartness, and a hard roasted finish.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2022
at 19:54
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
23/XI/21 - 275ml bottle from a trade, shared @ home, BB: 1/IX/11, lot n°: 265 (2021-1504)
Clear dark brown to black beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: bit oxidized, soft roast, coffee, caramel, earthy, lots of tobacco, lovely stuff, really amazing! MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: slightly sweet, bit sourish, malty, nice roast, quite some alcohol, bit earthy, some blackberries. Aftertaste: bit malty, hay, cow fodder, caramel touch, some chocolate soft bitterness, more oxidation, but in a nice way, good stuff, like it!
Clear dark brown to black beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: bit oxidized, soft roast, coffee, caramel, earthy, lots of tobacco, lovely stuff, really amazing! MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: slightly sweet, bit sourish, malty, nice roast, quite some alcohol, bit earthy, some blackberries. Aftertaste: bit malty, hay, cow fodder, caramel touch, some chocolate soft bitterness, more oxidation, but in a nice way, good stuff, like it!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2021
at 22:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Norwich Beer Festival 2021, Norwich, Norfolk. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate, dark fruit, caramel aroma, tastes similar very rich and incredibly drinkable.
Earlier Rating: 5/14/2016 Total Score: 4.2
Cask (cellar run) at The Rake, Borough Market, London. A very dark brown/black coloured pour with a thin beige head on top. Rich roasty, malty, chocolate, coffee aroma. Tastes similar, rich, roasty, malty, chocolate, coffee, a little caramel, soft and sweet. This was incredibly easy to drink, a quite marvellous Imperial Stout.
Earlier Rating: 5/14/2016 Total Score: 4.2
Cask (cellar run) at The Rake, Borough Market, London. A very dark brown/black coloured pour with a thin beige head on top. Rich roasty, malty, chocolate, coffee aroma. Tastes similar, rich, roasty, malty, chocolate, coffee, a little caramel, soft and sweet. This was incredibly easy to drink, a quite marvellous Imperial Stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Oct 2021
at 15:04
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg at Red Hand - Dalston. Pours clear deep brown with a tight, creamy mocha cap. Medium sweet flavour with nicely layered dark malt character, some gooey chocolate, ashy roast, dark fruits, raisins, cherries, mellow booze, vanilla. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish, a little ashy dryness, more raisins, cherries, plum, baking cocoa. Delicious.
Earlier Rating: 10/13/2012 Total Score: 4.1
Bottle at Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig, 2012, London. Pours oily, black-brown with a creamy, tan head. Nose holds dark chocolate and charred wood. Big sweet flavor replete with dark fruits, char, light rubber, burnt cocoa. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with dark and leathery fruits. Very good stuff. (October 2012, score: 3.9).
Bottle shared at Craig’s. Vintage c. 2008. Great stuff, well balanced, nice vanilla and burnt marshmallows, some chat, baking cocoa. Dry toffee. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with scorched earth, oily chocolate. Some dark fruits. Wonderful beer. (January 2015, score: 4.1)
Earlier Rating: 10/13/2012 Total Score: 4.1
Bottle at Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig, 2012, London. Pours oily, black-brown with a creamy, tan head. Nose holds dark chocolate and charred wood. Big sweet flavor replete with dark fruits, char, light rubber, burnt cocoa. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with dark and leathery fruits. Very good stuff. (October 2012, score: 3.9).
Bottle shared at Craig’s. Vintage c. 2008. Great stuff, well balanced, nice vanilla and burnt marshmallows, some chat, baking cocoa. Dry toffee. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with scorched earth, oily chocolate. Some dark fruits. Wonderful beer. (January 2015, score: 4.1)
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2021
at 12:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Ebenezers, Nantwich. Pours almost black with no head. Aroma is a vague hint of chocolate. In the mouth it is smooth and silky. The flavour is a heady mix of chocolate, fruitcake, raisins and alcohol (more specifically sherry) along with hints of toffee and roast malts. Finish is dried fruit and alcoholic kick. Ooh – this rather nice !
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2021
at 22:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at the Grand Reunion Tasting at MM, Thanks to Danny (Boyo), 20/05/21. Black with a good sized tan cap that clears to a swirl. Nose is rich roast, dried fruits, spice, umami, dark malts, mellow port notes. Taste comprises fruit cake, raisins, cocoa powder, dark malts, mellow roast, port stained oak. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced boost. Decent impy but I expected more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2021
at 15:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Panda thanks to London Crew: Poured a oily sludge black with a tan head. Aroma is sticky, roasted malts, porty, fruity, chocolate. Taste is nutty, chocolate, roasty, port, malty, very interesting.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2021
at 21:08