6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at the Watford beer festival 2015. Dark mahogany brown, reddy coloured pour with a halo of light tan loose head. Aroma is choc, chipotle pepper, earthy grains, nutty. Flavour is nutty choc, toasted coconut, berry, milky, light lactose sugars. Lingering coco powder. Palate is semi sweet, lowish carbonation, grainy. OK light sweet stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Nov 2015
at 15:53
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at home in London - picked up at Kris Wines. Pours mostly clear gold with a creamy white head. Grainy malts in the nose, hints of pine needles, lemon rind. Light sweet flavor with assertive bitterness, a little bit of plastic/phenol, harsh grass, grain husk. Light bodied with average carbonation. Bitter finish with further grassy bitterness, some woody notes, leaves, pale grains. Once the palate adjusts to the bitterness - and I don’t think a palate should need to adjust - the beer is drinkable. But overall, the beer is a bit rough at the edges.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2015
at 15:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in London - picked up at Kris Wines. Pours deep brown with a dense, creamy beige head. Moderate roasted malts in the aroma, some milk chocolate, dark berries. Light-medium sweet flavor with nice cocoa character, some burnt earth bitterness, burnt sugars, milk chocolate, mild dry and leathery berries. Light bodied with really lively carbonation; it’s a bit over-carbonated, which distracts from the subtle characteristics of the beer. Lightly sweet on the finish, with further milk chocolate, a hint of bittersweet baking cocoa, more bitter earth, some ash. Really good stuff given the ABV. It could be even better if the carbonation levels weren’t out of balance. Overall, solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2015
at 16:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared at Leighton’s. Thanks to Daniel for this one. Light hazed golden orange coloured pour with a small white head. Aroma is earthy spicy hop, earthy grains, straw, Light smoke. Flavour is earthy grainy malts, straw, spicy hop, light berry, hedgerow hop. Palate is grainy moderate carbonation ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2015
at 15:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle split at the heights of Smith, thanks to Daniel, 20/10/15. Very lightly hazed golden with a moderate off White covering. Nose is orange squash, straw, toasted bread, melon. Taste comprises straw, orange, bread dough, light lemon flavours. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Ok golde.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2015
at 01:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Danny. Pours lightly hazy orange-gold with a frothy white head. The nose has ripe citrus, rind, pale bread. Light-medium sweet flavor with woody dryness, herbs, pine needles. Light bodied with average carbonation. Strongly bitter finish, some grass, dirty leaves, grain husk. So so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2015
at 14:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks, to Dirty Dan. It pours lightly orange with a small white head. The nose is sweet, juicy, bready malts, orange peel, peach and brioche. The taste is crisp, clean, toasty, orange peel, straw, tangerine and toasty grain with a dry finish. Light - medium body and average carbonation. Not much to it, but not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2015
at 14:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Kew gardens hotel. Hazed orange golden coloured pour with a lasting off white froth. Aroma is grainy, spicy lemon citrus, grain husks. Flavour is composed of slightly rough grains, butter lemon. Rough back of the throat bitterness lingers. Palate is good cask condition ,grainy and slightly creamy. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Oct 2015
at 09:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the ring for the brewery tick. Hazed amber murky coloured pour with a lasting loose off white head. Aroma is nice caramelized sugars, nutty, leafy, woodland berries, and hints of pine. Flavour is composed of nutty, light caramel malts, tangy berry, some grain tannin. English yeast character is pretty good. Palate is medium sweet, decent cask condition. Assertive bitter finish. Some wood.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2015
at 12:29
8/10
Tried
on 24 Aug 2015
at 15:48