Subsidiaries
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
It sounds more like a bitter than a christmas ale. The taste is dry, bitter, hop and a bit watery. It is not a bad ale, correct, 05.05.17
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2026
at 21:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
It is a regular black beer, close to a porter, some roasted malt, bitter side, easy to drink, not bad, 22.08.16
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2026
at 14:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
(Cask at GBBF London Earl’s Court, 4 Aug 2010) Dark reddish brown colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of dried fruit, raisins, prunes, figs and sweet liquorice. Malty, fruity taste with dried fruit, raisins, prunes, dark bread, over-ripe pineapple and a good, spicy bitterness. More than medium body, with a solid malt sweetness. Well balanced and tasty, mooreish. Very nice. (8/7/7/8/7=7.3) Rerate: (Cask at Akkurat, 30 Apr 2026) Reddish brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty nose with notes of coffee, chocolate and blueberries. Malty taste with coffee, liquorice, blueberries, cacao and a balanced earthy bitterness. Medium body, quite dry. Rich and harmonious. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
at
Akkurat
on 29 Apr 2026
at 22:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Clear mahogany colour, small head. Aroma of apples and spicy hay. Mid sweet with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Toast, hay and apples. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Akkurat
on 14 Apr 2026
at 16:28
6.5/10
Nice. Bottle at home.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2026
at 20:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can (BBE 3/24/26) from CBC Liquors, Westford. Clear amber with tons of sparkle, thin head with good retention, light lacing. Aroma is strong caramel, dark fruit. Taste follows aroma with lightly bitter cracker. Smooth texture, average carbonation, finish as taste. Good strength, especially for ABV, and delivers the advertised flavor. Pretty nice.
Tried
from Can
from
CBC Liquors - Westford
on 27 Mar 2026
at 04:06
5.5/10
Nice stout. Bottle at home.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2026
at 17:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
deep amber, white head
A - malts, sweet toffee
F - crisp bitter malts with that blacksheep yeast character
fair bitterness
A - malts, sweet toffee
F - crisp bitter malts with that blacksheep yeast character
fair bitterness
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2026
at 23:45
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jan 2026
at 11:43
6/10
Very good festive ale. Bought from local supermarket, drank at home.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2026
at 19:00