9/10
Oily texture, tan head, firm roasted, dark chocolate, licorice, lots of oak, thick and creamy, vanilla, firm, amazing, Tx Trevor B.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2020
at 22:17
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
17/1/2020. Cask at the Drayman's Son, Ely. Billed as the last ever pin of Red Stag in existence. Poured clear red brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of fruit, malt, caramel, blackberries, blueberries, toffee and slight woody notes. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with a tart edge. Medium body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jan 2020
at 20:15
7/10
Tried
from Crowler
on 05 Jan 2020
at 21:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at tilt, a clear caramel brown coloured pour with no head. Aroma is meaty roast, apple pastie. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, brown sugars, earthy roast, apple, turnover. Palate is semi sweet, light tang, moderate carbonation. Ok.
Earlier Rating: 3/9/2013 Total Score: 3.6
Bottle thanks to Bob. Big roast. Salty chalk aroma. Sweet candi floss. Sharp carbonation, but big Roasty caramel. A little solvent. Fruity tewast esters.
Earlier Rating: 3/9/2013 Total Score: 3.6
Bottle thanks to Bob. Big roast. Salty chalk aroma. Sweet candi floss. Sharp carbonation, but big Roasty caramel. A little solvent. Fruity tewast esters.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2019
at 19:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Tilt Birmingham; dark brown pour with a thin tan head, aroma has dark fruit and tar, taste has rich fruit and malts.
Earlier Rating: 4/28/2014 Total Score: 4.3
Bottle from Fin and Loz shared at home with Sarkynorthener; lot 104, coca cola brown pour with thin tan head, sweet brown sugar aroma, taste is sweet with plain chocolate, some hints of leather and vanilla a trace of coffee, some dark fruity action, very nice.
Earlier Rating: 4/28/2014 Total Score: 4.3
Bottle from Fin and Loz shared at home with Sarkynorthener; lot 104, coca cola brown pour with thin tan head, sweet brown sugar aroma, taste is sweet with plain chocolate, some hints of leather and vanilla a trace of coffee, some dark fruity action, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2019
at 13:03
7/10
Earlier Rating: 5/12/2016 Total Score: 5
Tried
on 07 Dec 2019
at 13:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at HL1, 29/11/19. Black with a well presented tan cap that dissipates to a swirl over time. Nose is roast malts, dried fruits, liquorice, chocolate, treacle toffee, toasted brown sugars. Taste comprises liquid fruit cake, light smoke, dates, cocoa powder, toasted brown sugar, charr, prunes. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, balanced warming alcohol in the close. Solid easy drinking old skool leaning impy.
Earlier Rating: 12/9/2012 Total Score: 4.2
Bottle at home (thanks to Craig Garvie for the trade) Lot No. 514. 09/12/12. Pours mid black with a dirty tan head that soon dissipates to the edge of the glass and leaves a small film in the centre. Nose is big on roast malts, molasses, touch of chocolate, some coffee. Taste comprises roast malts, dark sugars, touch of booze. chocolate, light mineral tones, rich and complex. Excellent on the palate, full bodied, minimal carbonation, smooth as. Top imperial stout, alcohol is well disguised and it makes love to your larynx on its final journey!
Earlier Rating: 12/9/2012 Total Score: 4.2
Bottle at home (thanks to Craig Garvie for the trade) Lot No. 514. 09/12/12. Pours mid black with a dirty tan head that soon dissipates to the edge of the glass and leaves a small film in the centre. Nose is big on roast malts, molasses, touch of chocolate, some coffee. Taste comprises roast malts, dark sugars, touch of booze. chocolate, light mineral tones, rich and complex. Excellent on the palate, full bodied, minimal carbonation, smooth as. Top imperial stout, alcohol is well disguised and it makes love to your larynx on its final journey!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2019
at 16:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at montys. Pours black, nose is blackcurrant, chocolate, marzipan, liquorice, taste is sweet, fruity, toffee, chocolate, oatmeal.
Earlier Rating: 8/2/2014 Total Score: 4
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours black, nose is chocolate, liquorice, taste is fruity, roast chocolate.
Earlier Rating: 8/2/2014 Total Score: 4
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours black, nose is chocolate, liquorice, taste is fruity, roast chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2019
at 11:28
8/10
Tried
on 08 Nov 2019
at 20:36
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle. Pours black with a thin light brown edge. Aromas of sweet dark fruits, raisins, licorice, some coffee beans, vanilla, caramel candy, toffee. Taste is pretty licorice up front, lots of dry oaky notes, toffee, sweet dark fruits, some chocolate and coffee notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 17:20