7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Hop Vault, Stourbridge, online. Pours black, small beige head, minimal retention. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, liquorice, milk chocolate. Very nice. Taste has a lovely balance with sweet milk chocolate contrasting with roast and bitter coffee notes. Very moreish. Medium bodied, smooth, fine carbonation. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:13
6/10
Tried
on 26 Dec 2024
at 17:40
6/10
Tried
on 23 Nov 2024
at 14:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled half-pint at a beer festival in the Anvil (Shifnal, Shropshire) on 11th October 2024. A whole lot better than the base Stout in my opinion, this is richer, more boozy and smoother. Had two halves, just to make sure!
Tried
on 11 Oct 2024
at 12:44
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a clear, almost black colour with a mostly lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is roasted malt, dry ashtray. The flavour is moderate to light sweet and liquorice bitter, with a smooth, somewhat rich, roasty, red berry fruit, dry, liquorice bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Oct 2024
at 20:21
Drink Valley Autumn Beer Festival. High regard for Fixed Wheel but this is a big disappointmwt. As a 3.5% Black Country Bitter I'd go for it, but as a 5.0% Citrus fruit fest it really fails
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2024
at 15:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge at 4.4%. Pours pale gold with a small head. Aroma is sweet ginger and straw. Taste has started to start with a light, soapy, yeasty ginger finish. Soft mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Sep 2024
at 17:57