Subsidiaries
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Flute & Flagon, Solihull. Clear gold with small creamy white top, great lacing. This one was quite peach, orange and biscuit notes with a grassy to pithy citric bitterness. Smooth bodied. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from HOTM. Pours black with small beige head, leaves nice lacing. Aroma is roasted malts, molasses, liquorice, chocolate, orange oil. Very roasty, dark chocolate, liquorice, fig and orange peel, rich and dry. This is not an artificial beer at all. The chocolate and orange has been added to enhance an already decent stout as it should be. Medium bodied, smooth, slightly chewy finish, soft carbonation. Its a thumbs up from me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from HOTM. Pours a clear dark brown, with small off-white head. Aroma is nutty, roasty malts, brown sugar, light floral hop. Taste has less nuttiness and more chocolate compared to aroma but broadly the same. Not picking up much if any orange peel listed on ingredients which is a shame. Clean tasting, easy drinking. Decent overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can from Lidl. Dark red-brown with beige head. Aroma of peanuts, chocolate, light roast and savoury note. Taste is sweet with notes of peanuts, caramel, chocolate and overdone with the sea salt as its the main taste in the finish. Medium smooth body, soft carbonation. Almost a great beer for the price but they over salted it. Never thought I'd write that about a beer.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle for Lidl Inverurie. It pours neaera black wig a handsome khaki head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, dark roasted malt creamy, milk chocolate, coffee grounds and some burnt toast. The taste is not dissimilar, roasted malt, bitter - sweet character, milk chocolate, coffee grounds, touch of mocha and a hint of acidity with a smooth, toasty finish. Average body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Rather nice to be honest.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 13:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from a Morrisons online shop. Pours black with a moderate sized aerated tanned head. Aroma of dry burnt wood, hint of sweetness. Dry burnt light ash note balanced by a sweet malt, quite light. Underwhelming at first in its simplicity but it grew on me a lot, like a Guinness it has a lovely session quality where you keep wanting more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Co-op. Clear amber brown, small white head Aroma of pale malts, bread, citrus zest, spicy notes. Taste is orange zest, basic malt, spice, somewhat floral, tangy citrus. Light bodied, refreshing, slight dryness. It's ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from House of Trembling Madness, online. Clear gold, brief fizzy head, no bubbly retention. Standard. Decent apple aroma core, peel and all, some sugars. Taste is sweet, slight syrupiness to it, tart green dessert apples, a modest dry and bitter crispness. Its ok.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:22
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:16
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:15