Subsidiaries
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
At Merton Winter Beer Festival 2018. Black dark cola coloured lasting tan head. Chocolate toffee brandy aroma. Sweet aroma. Oak woody. Warming aroma. I mean it'll get you drunk hides abv well. Barrel age character on aroma. Just about ok. Too much wood for me. Made me happy though.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2018
at 14:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Merton Beer Festival, Merton, Oxon, Friday 23rd 2018. Pours black with hardly any head at all. The aroma whilst present here is very much muted when compared to the sherry cask, you wonder if this cask has either been used a few times now or if it is just struggling to impose itself in the way that the sherry cask does. As I said with the other variant this is a Imperial Stout very much in the more traditional old style, it's big, ballsy, meaty and I get a beefyness about it the brandy notes are there but subdued. A little dark, bitter chocolate when I would crave a touch more sweetness it's fine but not totally my bag. As I said with the other sherry version if you go traditional then go more like Courage and Harveys who do it for me both offering a level of complexity and fruity tang to a big beast.A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.3
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2018
at 07:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Merton Beer Festival, Merton, Oxon, Friday 23rd 2018 in the company of Ratebeerians Bobinlondon and Ryan. Pours black with a slim head that rapidly departed. Nice aroma the sherry really is shining through. This is an Imperial Stout very much in the more traditional old style, feels robust, meaty I get a little oxo or beef stock, the sherry present in the mouth as well. I would like a little more sweetness and perhaps more smooth chocolate, that's not too say that I didn't like it, because I do, however just wanted a more indulgent edge to this. If I like at the more traditional style Imperial Stouts/Porters then I would argue that Courage and Harveys do it for me both offering a level of complexity and tang to a big beast of a beer.A7 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2018
at 07:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Lamb & Flag, Oxford. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are rich roast malt, licorice, bitter hops, fruits and has a nice long bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2018
at 20:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Lamb & Flag, Oxford. Almost black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 170218
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2018
at 20:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask @ St. Aldates, Oxford. Hazy dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and licorice. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 170218
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2018
at 18:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ St. Aldates, Oxford. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, coffee, licorice and has a nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2018
at 18:07
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg @ Bootlegger, High Wycombe. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are grass, fruits, malt and hops. Sweet finish.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2018
at 14:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap @ Bootlegger, High Wycombe. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light fruity and light hoppy - grass. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 170218
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Feb 2018
at 14:35
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle @ Brewery Shop Emporium, High Wycombe. Clear dark golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and heavy bready. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 170218
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2018
at 14:11