6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared with Loz, Jan & Charlotte Sun 23rd Oct 2011 at home. I purchased this at the Hop Pocket, Bishops Frome, Herefordshire summer 2011 Pours gold with a busy carbonation and a bubbly white head. Touch metallic in mouth and the bitterness is quite rough at times, little grassy, very gassy, some hoppy burps, its ok. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov12 3.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2011
at 00:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Fin & Loz’s tasting with Jan, Charlotte, Craig, Stella & kids consumed Saturday 22.10.11 I picked this up at The Hop Pocket, Bishops Frome, Herefordshire summer 2011 A rather uncompromising stout, its not too sweet (good thing) not too heavy (another good thing), not too hoppy (yet another good thing) and quite nice and roasty. However despite all these ticks in the right boxes I still feel that it could have been even better, it was good but somehow promised more than it eventually delivered. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2011
at 12:06
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle at fins ... deep black ... thin tan head .... soft coffee roast maltnose...harsh body ...big bitter front ... big licorice ... something just not working for me
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2011
at 13:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask, gravity at the Bar at Bromyard Folk Festival, 09.09.11 Pours gold moving to amber, quite fresh tasting, nice bitterness quite tangy good stuff. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.6
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2011
at 22:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask, gravity at the Bar at Bromyard Folk Festival, 09.09.11 Pours gold, nicely fruity, soft in mouth, touch creamy and smooth, mid bitterness, quite pleasant. A7 A4 T7 P3 Ov14 3.5
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2011
at 22:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a medium head. Aroma is bitter coffee, yeast and some soy sauce. Taste has yeasty roast malt throughout with bitter roast coffee on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2011
at 16:45
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at The Wellington in Birmingham, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, oats and mild sweetness. Flavour of roasted malt, oatmeal, mild espresso and finished with mild bitterness. Quite decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2011
at 10:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (GBBF 2010) - Golden in colour. Grapefruit features in the aroma. The taste is hoppy with hints of grapefruit and aniseed. Moderate bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2010
at 08:18
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Wellington, 37 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands England B2 5SN.Clear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, fruity, mandarin notes, cake - biscuit notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100116]
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2010
at 11:16
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On gravity at Worcester Beer Festival, 14/08/10. Golden in colour with a decent white head. Grainy, sweet malt aroma with a hint of floral hop. Flavour was also sweet, with some caramel and citrus fruit before a dryish finish. Ok.
Tried
on 14 Aug 2010
at 23:40