cagarvie (40076) reviewed 9 Black Velvet from XT Brewing 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
cask at egham ... deep brown ... thin tan head ... soft sweet chocolate malt nose ... mellow roast ... sweet roast ... light toffee roast ...chewymalts ... soft roast ... quite fruity --- Beer merged from original tick of After Nine Black Velvet on 05 Dec 2014 at 09:47 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Cask Cask at the pigs ear festival... Deep black... Small tan head... Soft spice dark roast.. Chocolate coffee roast malts nose... Dark roast dark malts.. Soft chocolate... Light spice.. Ni e fruit
Convair880 (6926) reviewed 6 Rich Ruby from XT Brewing 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at The Lower Red Lion, St Albans, Herts. An amber/ruby coloured pour with a medium off white head. Fruity, malty aroma. Tastes malty, fruity, caramel. It’s OK.
Fin (18365) reviewed 3 West Coast IPA from XT Brewing 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask, handpump at The Rock of Gibralter, Enslow Bridge, Oxon 19.03.12 after Morris practice Amber in colour with a small white head. Very honey nose, in fact the honey is also present in the mouth, nice maltiness, late bitterness, this is good, in fact I rather like this and at 4.2% would be happy to have a couple of these. A7 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.4
Fin (18365) reviewed 9 Black Velvet from XT Brewing 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask, gravity at Merton Winter Beer Festival, 17th & 18th February 2012 This is either very dark brown or just black I keep looking to see if any light is able to permeate but its looking like maybe not so this is probably near on black. Taste is chocolatey and very malty, little powdery cocoa and quite filling in the mouth. Rich, malty beer that I thoroughly enjoyed and whilst the hoppiness was also evident I think that the maltiness was the dominating theme here. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.6
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed 4 Session Amber from XT Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
[Cask at the Bootlegger, High Wycombe] Amber-red, moderate off-white head. Toffee malt is neatly juxtaposed against a relaxing blend of orange and lemon. It lacks any real wow factor, but it’s mellow, comfortable and well-balanced, a decent enough bitter.
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed 3 West Coast IPA from XT Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
[Cask at the Bootlegger, High Wycombe] Gold, moderate white head. Smooth vanilla shot through with a decent amount of floral hops and some lemon in the slightly dry finish. Reasonable enough beer, but doesn’t especially stand out in a market flooded with golden ales, and the vanilla means it’s not as refreshing as some of its competitors. c4
Leighton (34941) reviewed 2 Session Gold from XT Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at CBC, London. Pours clear, rich gold with a light head. Crack, corn and cereal nose. Medium sweet flavor, lightly syrupy, with light toasted grain. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Mildly dry finish, some crisp corn, light grain, straw, and creamy dough. Not bad at all.
lad_newton (4207) reviewed 4 Session Amber from XT Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask at Craft Beer Co, London on 2nd December 2011. Deep copper with thin whitish head and almost no lacing. Spicy atoma, then fruity, spicy and hoppy in-mouth; some woodiness and a citric end. Zingy mouthfeel and bitter late finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of 4 Session Amber - Cascade, Bramling Cross on 22 Aug 2024 at 22:40 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 17th August 2024. Coppery amber with almost no foam or lace. Malty aroma. Spicy, leafy hops and caramel malt in-mouth and a sweet malty finish with berry fruits. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed 4 Session Amber from XT Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Handpull at Craft Beer Co. Well its amber clear and looks marvellous. Quite a soft easy drinking beer. Best condition so far at this pub today. Ok bitterness. I mean its not going to blow anyone away in intense flavour but you know what? Its very decent. i like the hint of toffee and the hint of bitterness on finish. Good beer
Fin (18365) reviewed 8 Dark Roast from XT Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask, gravity at The Honeypot, Oxford, 03.12.11 when stewarding for Mabel Gubbins anniversary longsword/rapper dancing event This is indeed really quite chocolatey and malty, also very smooth, some light creamy chocolate on the nose. Perhaps served just a tad warm, otherwise it is a decent pint. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.4