6/10
Tried
on 03 Jul 2021
at 11:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Pours hazy dull dark gold with a medium head. Aroma is rustic yeasty straw and sweet candy sugars. Taste has sweet rustic yeast, straw and candy sugars. Some citrus. Creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2021
at 20:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle – Pours a brown colour with a reddish tinge and an average sized mostly lasting light tan head. The aroma is medium roasted malts, brown bread, caramel, brown sugar and nutty notes. A moderately sweet malty taste, brown bread, roasted malts, dark fruit and sour cherry flavours with a drying sweet roasted finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2021
at 17:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Pours jet black with a small head. Aroma is oily roast, blackberry and a little dark chocolate. Taste has lots of yeasty roast with a little liquorice on the bitter finish. Oily mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2020
at 22:12
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Hogshead, Wolverhampton Pours a hazy pale yellow with a small white head. Not much of a nose – just vague hints of lemon. In the mouth it is sweet snd mslty with some citrus, and traces of biscuit. Finish is fruity. Pleasant enough but not at all memorable.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2020
at 22:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Old Dispensary, Oldbury. Pours light gold with a small head. Aroma is soapy straw and lemon. Taste has straw to start with a soapy acrid lemon finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Mar 2020
at 10:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Third by cask, shared with Finn on the third day of GBBF Winter 20, Iron Bridge Bar. Pitch black in the glass, spotty lacing, fawn-head. Chocolate malts on the nose, woody. Comprehensive taste profile including smoked dark malts, oak, dark berries and dark fruits. Roasted malty berries to the ending. Different and quite nice. (Birmingham 06.02.2020).
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Mar 2020
at 12:28
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Third, cask ale at Head of Steam. Shared with Finn. Filmy layer, misty golden, spotty lacing. Moderate smell of fruity wheat. Mixed fruity taste with notes of apricot and lemon. Hints of spiced to a fruity end. Fair enough. (Birmingham 03.02.2020).
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Mar 2020
at 18:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Anice clean slightly oxidized atout, bit a good malt bill. Gbbf 2020 on cask real ale
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2020
at 22:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours a deep dark brown almost black colour with a small frothy light beige head. Aroma is sweet roasted malts and milk chocolate with a hint of dried fruit. A moderately sweet smooth roasted malt taste, cocoa powder and burnt malt flavours with a dry slightly alkaline finish. Nice.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2020
at 18:51